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#PMT-2017-0915-11766
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Telescopes are just an optical illusion and don't actually get you closer

So if you reflect things enough, eventually they get really close. ... It actually gets you closer because that's the only thing that you can see. So it's an optical illusion. So you think that you're closer because it's all that your eye has in its vision.

Fact ClaimLifeScorchingSarcastic
Telescopes use lenses and mirrors to physically magnify light and bring distant objects into focus; it is not merely an optical illusion of blocking out peripheral vision.
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#PMT-2017-0913-14808
HankHank

Breaking news: Mike Gundy has shaved his mullet

I think I'm going to go with the DM rumor and confirm that Mike Gundy has shaved his mullet. I've heard the same rumor... Mike Gundy does not have a mullet anymore.

Gundy did not shave his mullet in September 2017; he kept it for several more years, even making it a primary marketing point for Oklahoma State.
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Take Slip·Sep 13, 2017
#PMT-2017-0913-14811
Danica PatrickDanica Patrick

Dale Jr. is the undisputed face of NASCAR

Dale Jr. is the face of NASCAR. Well, I mean, that would be Dale Jr. Oh, but he's retiring. Yeah, but he's definitely the face of NASCAR.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Most Popular Driver award 15 consecutive times, including in 2017, confirming his status.
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Take Slip·Sep 13, 2017
#PMT-2017-0913-14812
Danica PatrickDanica Patrick

Metaphysical intention can change the structure of water

It's about how intention changes water. So you'll talk to water and you'll say I love you and then there's that glass and then I hate you and you put that glass down. You tell what, it's the emotion attached to that water and it'll be from the same water source just different word association and then it shows under a microscope what it looks like with the word intention associated with it.

This is widely considered pseudoscience by the scientific community, as word association does not change the molecular structure of water.
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Take Slip·Sep 11, 2017
#PMT-2017-0911-16690
Big CatBig Cat

Week 2 in the NFL is a must-win for 0-1 teams

So 95% of playoff teams avoid going 0-2. So if you do the math, that makes week two a must win.

Statistically, very few teams that start 0-2 make the NFL playoffs, though the exact percentage varies by era and season length.
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Take Slip·Sep 11, 2017
#PMT-2017-0911-16698
Big CatBig Cat

Ben Roethlisberger owns Cleveland's stadium as a quarterback

Ben Roethlisberger is now the winningest quarterback in Cleveland Browns Stadium history, which opened in 1999. more wins than any Browns quarterback. So he's got 11, and that officially passes Derek Anderson, who had 10.

As of September 2017, Ben Roethlisberger did indeed hold more wins (11) at FirstEnergy Stadium than any Browns quarterback.
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Take Slip·Sep 6, 2017
#PMT-2017-0906-10662
AJ HawkAJ Hawk

I would come out of retirement to play for the Patriots for $10 million

There's not much I wouldn't do for 10 million dollars.

The Patriots never called or offered him that amount, and he remained retired.
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Take Slip·Sep 5, 2017
#PMT-2017-0905-19523
Stu FeinerStu Feiner

Donald Trump has slept with over 3,000 women

Donald Trump is banging 15 to 20 women a week... in his 20s and 30s, he had as many women as Hugh Hefner... I put the overrun with 3,000 women. He's fucked. No issue about it. And I'd say I'd go over.

This is an unverifiable claim about a public figure's private life.
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Take Slip·Sep 1, 2017
#PMT-2017-0901-6241
Greg McElroyGreg McElroy

Nick Saban smiles for less than two minutes after winning a national championship

Oh, fellas, you said two minutes. I'd take the under. I really would. That's a lock of the decade. Because even after we won the national championship, in the locker room, not kidding, we have the crystal ball in hand... He went into the locker room and said, 'hey, guys, great job... you know that's not how we play in the second half.'

Anecdotal but widely corroborated by other former Alabama players.
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#PMT-2017-0828-8204
Big CatBig Cat

Blake Bortles is the Jaguars' QB1 for the 2017 season

Blake Bortles is back... he is QB1 for the season. All you haters out there. Blake Bortles, QB1, Jacksonville Jaguars. Write it down.

Bortles did start all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2017, leading them to the AFC Championship game.
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#PMT-2017-0828-8206
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ice cream is the most efficient way to cool your core down during a hangover

I'm going to go with just ice cream because it's so easy. You don't have to worry about chewing it... it cools your core down when you get that hangover where you're dehydrated and you have that lava core. You're sitting on your couch sweating, but if you have the ice cream, it cools you down more efficiently than anything else could.

While cold food lowers internal temperature slightly, there's no medical evidence it's the 'most efficient' way to recover from a hangover compared to hydration or electrolytes.
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Take Slip·Aug 23, 2017
#PMT-2017-0823-13641
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jon Jones is addicted to steroids

I think Jon Jones, it's an understatement to say it, but I think he just really likes drugs. He's addicted to steroids. He's got an addictive [personality]... He's the only person on earth that's addicted to PEDs.

While Jones has had multiple positive tests for banned substances, there is no medical confirmation of a clinical 'steroid addiction'.
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Take Slip·Aug 23, 2017
#PMT-2017-0823-13648
Big CatBig Cat

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor will have one billion pay-per-view buys

Sal Pal said there's gonna be 1 billion pay-per-view buys... One million [sic - meant billion]. People even said, like, hey, Sal, I think you got your stats wrong. He's like, nope. One billion pay-per-view buys.

The actual number of PPV buys for Mayweather-McGregor was approximately 4.3 million in North America, nowhere near 1 billion.
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#PMT-2017-0823-13643
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Nationals have a 100% chance of making the NLDS

The Nationals are officially Gucci... The Sabermetrics came out, and they have a 100% chance of making the [NLDS]. I don't know how they can calculate that just yet, but I'm not very smart.

The Nationals won the NL East with 97 wins and played in the 2017 NLDS.
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#PMT-2017-0821-1159
HankHank

Pumpkin Spice is officially back because stores are already displaying it in August.

My first who's back of the week is Pumpkin Spice. ... Walking to a grocery store, walking to any type of store, you will see ... It's just who's back of the week. And who's back of the week is pumpkin spice.

Seasonal marketing for Pumpkin Spice products does indeed begin in mid-to-late August.
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Take Slip·Aug 21, 2017
#PMT-2017-0821-1163
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Judge's 37-game strikeout streak is linked to the 37 pinstripes on the Yankees uniform.

He struck out 37 consecutive games in a row. ... There are 37 pinstripes on the Yankee uniform. ... Illuminati. So just grab a screen grab of his uniform and then just make a triangle in red.

Fact ClaimBaseballMediumSarcastic
The number of pinstripes varies by uniform size and manufacturer, and Judge's streak was a coincidence.
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#PMT-2017-0818-7974
Billy FootballBilly Football

Steam rooms have been proven to boost your natural human growth hormone

Steam rooms have been proven to boost your natural human growth hormone. It just helps your body repair itself. Anything that shocks your central nervous system causes your body to change.

Hyperthermic conditioning (heat stress from saunas or steam rooms) has indeed been linked in some studies to temporary spikes in growth hormone, though the 'proven' degree and long-term efficacy are often debated.
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#PMT-2017-0818-7975
Billy FootballBilly Football

IPAs are estrogenic and make you grow breasts

It is a proven fact that IPAs are estrogenic and make you grow tits.

Hops do contain phytoestrogens, but the idea that drinking IPAs causes 'man boobs' (gynecomastia) is largely a myth; you would have to drink a massive, impossible amount of beer for the hormonal impact to cause such physical changes.
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#PMT-2017-0818-7979
Big CatBig Cat

Ralphie the Buffalo is actually a female

People forget Ralphie's actually a woman. I knew I was right. Ralphie has been called one of the best live mascots in sports, and she is often erroneously labeled male.

The University of Colorado uses female bison for Ralphie because they are smaller, less aggressive, and more manageable than males.
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#PMT-2017-0816-6120
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bulls' 'TNT Bulls' home winning streak is still alive because they weren't scheduled for any TNT games

The NBA has run away, cowards. They have not scheduled the Bulls, the Chicago Bulls, on TNT Thursday night this year... the record, the 20 straight home wins on TNT, you can't lose if you don't play.

The Bulls were indeed notably absent from the TNT schedule in 2017-18, preserving their 'streak' in a technical, albeit meaningless, sense.
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Take Slip·Aug 16, 2017
#PMT-2017-0816-6122
Dikembe MutomboDikembe Mutombo

The 'Who wants to sex Mutombo' story is completely false

I have defended myself. I have splendid myself, and I continue to splendid myself. Nobody don't know where that story come from... That story is not true. And I always even ask Alonzo Mourning, where did you get it? He said, no, somebody told me too.

While it's impossible to verify a negative, Mutombo has consistently denied this his entire life. It remains a 'he-said/he-said' between him and other 90s NBA stars.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
#PMT-2017-0814-10120
Adam SchefterAdam Schefter

I am five foot eight

[I am] five foot eight. That is definitely... [I'm] definitely not 5'6".

Most public sources cite him as 5'8", though it is frequently disputed by those who meet him in person (like the hosts).
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#PMT-2017-0811-19567
Billy FootballBilly Football

Masturbation makes you gay

This is a life advice that I've gotten. I don't know if it's true. Okay. But I was once told that masturbation makes you gay.

Biologically and psychologically false.
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Take Slip·Aug 11, 2017
#PMT-2017-0811-19573
Mike LeachMike Leach

Texas is the only state that exercises sovereign immunity on contracts

Sovereign immunity is really appealing to third world dictators. ... the only state, the only state that exercises sovereign immunity on contracts is Texas. ... every state in the country eliminated exercising sovereign immunity on contracts, except for Texas does it to this day. ... And North Korea, I mean, sovereign immunity is a big deal with North Korea, Somalia. And that, you know, that's the company that's being kept if you exercise sovereign immunity on contracts.

While several states have forms of sovereign immunity, Leach's specific claim about its application to breach of contract in Texas is a central point of his long-running legal dispute with Texas Tech.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
#PMT-2017-0809-5328
Dallas BradenDallas Braden

19% of current MLB players use steroids

I'm going to say... 19% [of MLB players use steroids]. They have a drug testing problem and they have a penalization problem. Chemists are starting to get one step ahead and start maintaining that one step ahead of the drug testing.

Almost impossible to verify without internal MLB testing data, but far higher than 'official' suspension rates.
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Take Slip·Aug 4, 2017
#PMT-2017-0804-777
Big CatBig Cat

Finishing a beer after being arrested for it is protected by double jeopardy

I think if you start the beer and you get arrested for drinking that beer and then you finish it and they try to arrest you again, that's double jeopardy. It is. You can't be charged twice for the same crime. If it's the same beer.

Fact ClaimLifeHotSarcastic
Double jeopardy prevents multiple prosecutions for the same offense after acquittal or conviction, but finishing the beer would be a continuing or separate act in the eyes of the law.
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Take Slip·Jul 31, 2017
#PMT-2017-0731-12313
Phil HellmuthPhil Hellmuth

Tobey Maguire is the greatest celebrity poker player in the world

The biggest celebrity winner probably in the world is Tobey Maguire... He's really good. Ben Affleck is an excellent poker player as well, and these guys play in some high-stakes games.

While exact earnings are private, numerous sources in the high-stakes poker world have corroborated that Maguire was the biggest winner in the legendary private games.
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Take Slip·Jul 28, 2017
#PMT-2017-0728-13154
Malik JacksonMalik Jackson

I left the Broncos for the Jaguars primarily to maximize my family's financial security

This game for me is about providing for my family, allowing my daughter to grow with not too many worries. No state income tax down in Florida. Florida, Texas, Tennessee... as a player, you know, we get cut every day... if [fans] had the opportunity to do what I did, they would do the exact same thing.

This is a statement of personal motivation.
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#PMT-2017-0728-13156
Big CatBig Cat

The Nationals have the most potent offense in baseball

Shout out to future hall of famer Dan Haren because on this same podcast on Wednesday he said the nationals have the most potent offense in baseball boom so next day [they hit 8 home runs].

In 2017, the Nationals finished 3rd in the MLB in runs scored per game, confirming they were among the elite offenses.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2017
#PMT-2017-0726-4237
Dan HarenDan Haren

Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer are the best pitchers in baseball

Him [Kershaw] and Scherzer are the best ones. [Kershaw] is the best pitcher in baseball. I'm worried about his back, though. This is the third year in a row he's gone on the DL for his back.

In 2017, these two were widely considered the elite. Scherzer won the Cy Young in 2017, and Kershaw remained elite but plagued by back issues.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0724-725
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Seahawks locker room hates Russell Wilson

The Seahawks all hate Russell Wilson. ... It's the worst kept secret in football. If you go back two years ago when they were really, really good and people were saying that the Seahawks' defense doesn't respect him because he's not black enough, at that point you're like, okay, this is a really screwed up locker room.

While 'hate' is a strong word, numerous reports and subsequent interviews from former teammates (Sherman, Baldwin, Bennett) have confirmed significant cultural friction and resentment toward Wilson during that era.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0724-726
Billy FootballBilly Football

Bunnies will not chew on power cords if they have an electric current

Bunnies won't chew on a cord if it has electric current going through it. Because they just know. ... Because they're just smart.

This is factually incorrect and dangerous; rabbits frequently chew through live cords and can be electrocuted.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2017
#PMT-2017-0724-727
Billy FootballBilly Football

There are more wild camels in Australia than in the Middle East

There are more feral camels in Australia than the Middle East. ... In Dubai, they buy their camels from Australia. They import them.

This is actually true; Australia has the world's only feral dromedary camel population, and they are indeed exported to the Middle East for meat and racing.
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Take Slip·Jul 21, 2017
#PMT-2017-0721-12241
Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

Lonzo Ball's Summer League introduction was the sixth most popular post in NBA Instagram history

The NBA made a press release today saying that of all the posts that the league has ever put on Instagram... that Lonzo being introduced at Summer League, when they put that up on IG... That's the sixth most popular thing they've ever put up.

Based on NBA communications at the time, this was a correct reporting of their internal social media metrics.
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#PMT-2017-0721-12243
Big CatBig Cat

Marlins Man claims he is the founder of All Lives Matter

Marlins Man claimed that he was the founder of All Lives Matter. He claimed he invented the phrase All Lives Matter.

The phrase 'All Lives Matter' emerged as a response to 'Black Lives Matter' and its origins are decentralized; there is no evidence Laurence Leavy (Marlins Man) invented it.
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#PMT-2017-0719-16975
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No one will be put in a position of importance in America if they have weird hair

No one's going to get put into a position of importance in America if they have weird hair. That's a fact.

Fact ClaimPoliticsHotSarcastic
At the time, Donald Trump, known for his unique hairstyle, was President. This makes the claim literally incorrect while being sarcastically pointed.
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Take Slip·Jul 19, 2017
#PMT-2017-0719-16991
JJ WattJJ Watt

I've eaten bigger burritos than Ray Rice

I've eaten bigger burritos than him. I mean, obviously, the real one is supposed to say I'm taking it. But that one was thought of ahead of time, but it turned out good.

The size of burritos eaten is unverifiable but stated as a joke/planned line.
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Take Slip·Jul 19, 2017
#PMT-2017-0719-16995
JJ WattJJ Watt

You can't find a touchdown in a club

You can't find a touchdown in a club. Is that true? Yeah, that's my quote.

Literal claim is true (stadiums are not clubs), but it's a metaphorical claim about focus.
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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2017
#PMT-2017-0717-4529
Billy FootballBilly Football

Salmonella is like the chicken pox; once you get it once, you can never get it again

If you get salmonella, then you don't have to worry about getting it again so you can eat cookie dough and stuff. No, because if you get salmonella, then you don't have to worry about getting it again.

Salmonella is a bacterial infection, not a virus like chicken pox, and you do not develop lifelong immunity to it.
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#PMT-2017-0717-4533
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Sun is not actually hot because space is cold

There's a big conspiracy theory out there that the sun is not actually hot. ... If the sun is hot, why is space cold? ... The sun is probably the biggest fraud of all time if it's cold. ... If you're on the surface of the sun, you'd be fine. You could have a picnic on the surface of the sun.

The sun's surface temperature is approximately 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and its core is millions of degrees. Space is cold because it is a vacuum with few particles to hold heat.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2017
#PMT-2017-0714-7689
Mark TeixeiraMark Teixeira

The MLB baseballs are wound tighter this season causing more home runs

I think the balls are wound a little tighter this year, no doubt. I think pitchers are throwing harder and guys are stronger, so therefore the ball's just going to go further.

Several studies and eventual admissions by MLB confirmed the ball had less drag and structural changes that contributed to the 2017 home run surge.
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Take Slip·Jul 14, 2017
#PMT-2017-0714-7692
Mark TeixeiraMark Teixeira

Switch hitters have to re-learn how to hit every single spring training

I was two completely different hitters. I don't exaggerate when I say this... Every year in spring training, I had to learn how to hit again. I literally would come to spring training, the first few games, I would look like I never played baseball.

This is a personal professional experience from a veteran switch hitter; while it's his specific reality, it reflects the known mechanical challenges of the skill.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0707-2038
Big CatBig Cat

Swaggy P signing is irrelevant to the Warriors' championship chances

The Warriors' odds to win the NBA championship before Swaggy P signed, minus 163. After he signed, minus 163. So Swaggy P is literally irrelevant to the Warriors' chances to win. His wins above replacement is zero.

The Warriors won the 2018 championship, and Swaggy P played a minor role, supporting the 'irrelevant' claim.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0707-2041
Jon TafferJon Taffer

70% of people make a right-hand turn when they walk into a mall

i'm just i'm just a fucking nutcase guys i mean i pick apart and study and you know everything like 70 of people that walk into a mall make a right hand turn now that bothers the shit out of me and because it's true

Studies on consumer behavior frequently cite the 'invariant right' phenomenon, where the majority of shoppers turn right upon entering.
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Take Slip·Jul 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0707-2045
Jon TafferJon Taffer

Cold urine smells less than warm urine, which is why bars put ice in urinals

cold piss does not smell as much as warm so is that what it is is it is that why okay because we always just assumed because we're guys we like to pee on snow and ice... I can tell you this. Cold piss does not smell as much as warm.

Temperature affects the volatility of odorous compounds; colder liquid produces fewer fumes.
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#PMT-2017-0707-2047
Jon TafferJon Taffer

An overcrowded bar actually makes less money than one with 20% fewer people

You know what's funny is that bar with 20% less people in it would actually make more money that night. And that's the sign of a rookie owner. Because when a bar gets that crowded, I can't get waitresses to you. Bartenders can't serve everyone. Half the people in the room don't have drinks.

This is a recognized principle in hospitality management regarding service capacity and efficiency.
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Take Slip·Jul 3, 2017
#PMT-2017-0703-5288
Joey ChestnutJoey Chestnut

Hot dog buns are significantly harder to eat since Wonder Bread went out of business

I did notice when Wonder Bread went out of business years ago, and then the buns changed a little bit. They seemed to get harder, but then eventually they found another company that were similar specs.

Chestnut is the primary source on bun texture for this event, and Wonder Bread's 2012 liquidation did cause major bakery supply shifts.
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Take Slip·Jul 3, 2017
#PMT-2017-0703-5286
Joey ChestnutJoey Chestnut

I could beat a grizzly bear in a hot dog eating competition

Michael Phelps is racing against a great white shark. Can Joey Chestnut beat a grizzly bear in a hot dog eating competition? [Joey Chestnut]: Yeah, I could do it... I think I have the capacity to do it. I think the bear would start to wonder what's going on.

While a grizzly can eat massive amounts, it is not trained for the speed of competitive eating. However, this has never been tested.
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Take Slip·Jul 3, 2017
#PMT-2017-0703-5294
Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

The Jaguars will never have the #1 overall pick in franchise history because they aren't even good at being bad

They've never, ever been the worst team in the league by record... If they get only two wins, there's a good chance they'll have the number one overall pick, which will be the first time in Jaguars history that they have the number one overall pick.

This was correct until the 2021 NFL Draft, when the Jaguars finally had the #1 pick (Trevor Lawrence) after finishing 1-15 in 2020.
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Take Slip·Jun 30, 2017
#PMT-2017-0630-5640
Big CatBig Cat

Chris Paul hated Doc Rivers because of the preferential treatment given to Austin Rivers

Chris Paul hated Doc Rivers ever since he brought Austin Rivers on and basically didn't yell at Austin Rivers and treated him exactly like his child.

Reports at the time from ESPN and others heavily suggested that the relationship between CP3 and Doc soured due to Doc's handling of his son Austin.
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