2 Comments TIL that former 16th POTUS Abraham Lincoln was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame with a record of 300+ wins and only 1 loss over a decade’s time during his youth. by whatilearned March 27, 2022, 2:31 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL Brendan Fraser is the first American-born actor to be inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. by whatilearned February 28, 2022, 2:18 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL about Bud Fowler, the first Black professional baseball player. He has now been inducted into the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. by whatilearned January 30, 2022, 1:51 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL Bob Dylan, in addition to having sold over 125 million records, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200, winning 10 Grammy Awards, and being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has also won both a Pulitzer Prize & Nobel Prize in Literature. by whatilearned January 25, 2022, 2:09 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL: In 1972 the death of Harry Truman forced the closure of all federal offices as part of a national day of mourning. Vietnam draftees scheduled to be inducted on this date had their induction delayed until 1973. In 1973 the draft was not restarted, preventing this group from ever being inducted. by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 4:48 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL There are 11 musicians who have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. They are Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Bill Monroe, Bob Wills, Brenda Lee, Floyd Cramer, and Sam Phillips. by whatilearned November 9, 2021, 12:26 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that because of his role as a Ranger commander in Saving Private Ryan, his other related work and charitable efforts, actor Tom Hanks was inducted as an honorary member of Army Ranger Hall of Fame. by whatilearned July 11, 2021, 4:17 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL Nav Bhatia moved to Toronto in 1984; struggling to find work as a mechanical engineer he sold cars, eventually buying the dealership 2 years later. A “superfan” of the Toronto Raptors, He received an official championship ring and was recently inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame by whatilearned May 23, 2021, 6:03 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Kobe Bryant among Class of 2020 officially inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame by SportsNews May 16, 2021, 2:10 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Sylvester Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame even though he’s not actually a boxer! by Cool Facts Guy April 25, 2019, 4:43 am 0 Points Upvote Downvote
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