• hope@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Incidentally, has anyone ever done less to become famous? I mean, yay for me I mixed two drinks together!

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      15 days ago

      To clarify, he is a world famous golfer.

      Itā€™s like saying Tiger Woods is famous for cheating on his wife.

      Michael Jordan is famous for playing baseball.

      Babe Ruth is famous for the candy bar.

      Arnold Palmer just happened to like lemonade and iced tea. It is weird what people are remembered for, but itā€™s not like he was just a dude who ordered a unique drink.

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        15 days ago

        Baby Ruth bars were named after Grover Clevelandā€™s daughter. Nothing to do with the famed Boston pitcher.

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          I had no idea. I looked it up and the truth is even stranger still. Officially itā€™s named after Grover Clevelandā€™s daughter, but seemingly to avoid having to make a proper deal with Babe Ruth.

          It just ā€œhappenedā€ to have the name of a famous baseball player who was experiencing a nation wide rise in popularity. It was named after the daughter of a president, a girl who A, was relevant 20 years ago, B, is no longer a baby, and C had passed away.

          https://www.history.com/news/babe-ruth-v-baby-ruth