Fun Facts!™ #2

1. Fenrir is a wolf from Norse mythology who was so vicious that the gods tied him up with an unbreakable rope and imprisoned him in the otherworld. At the end of days he was said to break free and fight against the gods on the side of chaos.

Fenrir Greyback is a werewolf in the Harry Potter books who fights on the side of Voldemort.



Cool, eh? I love this woman. I tell you what.

2. Ty Cobb may have been the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936 when the Baseball Hall of Fame opened, he recieved more votes than any other player.



Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 Major League Baseball records during his career.He still holds several records as of 2008, including the highest career batting average (.367) and most career batting titles with 12 (or 11, depending on source). He retained many other records for almost a half century or more, including most career hits until 1985 (4,191 or 4,189, depending on source), most career runs (2,245 or 2,246 depending on source) until 2001, most career games played (3,035) and at bats (11,429 or 11,434 depending on source) until 1974, and the modern record for most career stolen bases (892) until 1977. (Source: Wikipedia)

He was known for sliding with his feet high in the air so that he could spear opposing players. He called it "showing steel" and there is a legend that may or may not be true that he actually sharpened his steel cleats so that a player would think more than twice about attempting to tag him out.

From what I've read and seen, I can easily tell you that Ty Cobb was a disgusting human being: racist, elitist, sexist, abusive, and violent, but you have to admire the stats.