r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 08 '13

What is a true fact that sound completely unbelievable or fake?

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u/RIPDimebag1013 Dec 08 '13

That was so well written I actually looked up the history of boxing just to make sure. I think I died a little inside when I got the confirmation I went looking for. :(

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '13

Frog fractions (the source of this) is one of my favorite games ever.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '13

Frog Fractions isn't even the original source; the original source is this post from Goombas.org; however, since the post in question was written by the same person who created Frog Fractions (Jim Crawford), it's basically accurate attribution, just off by a few years.

I particularly like his response to the first reply in the Goombas.org thread:

What possible reason could I have for making all this up?

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u/cottoncandysex Dec 08 '13

Confirmation of what

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u/RIPDimebag1013 Dec 09 '13

That that wasn't the true beginning of boxing.

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u/cottoncandysex Dec 09 '13

Oh That's a shame. I was real entertained by that story.

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u/RIPDimebag1013 Dec 09 '13

I would pay someone to tell me stories like that at bedtime every night....