The Did you know thread. Uselss, but fascinating trivia, facts and stories

The same thread worked well in the history forum, but when I started this thread here many years ago, it went nowhere. Let's try it again.

Ferenc Puskas' real name was Ferenc Purczeld. I believed he was ethnic German. He was ten years old when his father, Ferenc Sr., changed the family name to Puskás.

Pele lost his virginity to a hooker. He said it in his autobiography.

Jay Heaps is the first "basketball" player in Duke basketball history who turned pro before his senior year....

The Did you know thread. Uselss, but fascinating trivia, facts and stories