5 Quirky Facts About Babe Ruth

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  1. Joe Riley

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    Babe Ruth Fun Facts:

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    He trained to become a tailor
    He spoke German
    He had an unusual method for keeping cool
    He joined the New York National Guard
    He was the subject of a Japanese war cry
     
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    Yes, that's Babe Ruth with a beard, 1933. (It's on the internet, so it must be true)

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    He had 136 triples and stole home plate 10 times in his career.:)
     
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    General John Pershing Saluting Babe Ruth
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    "“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.” Babe Ruth

    He had some hilarious quotes too.
     
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    No, Wheaties is not "The Breakfast of Champions." It's Puffed Wheat! :cool:

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    "Although the name of the candy bar sounds like the name of the famous baseball player Babe Ruth, the Curtiss Candy Company traditionally claimed that it was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Ruth Cleveland."

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    Babe Ruth's Piano
    (video from 2012)

     
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    That's not a Piano in the photo. It's a Pump Organ with nine stops.

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    @Hal Pollner
    Hal, if you had clicked on the link, you would have read:

    "When he played for the Red Sox, Babe Ruth -- shown here at a pump organ with his wife. Ruth -- wintered at Willis Pond in Sudbury, Massachusetts, often entertaining friends in rustic cottages nearby."
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    The piano mentioned, was from another cabin, closer to the lake, and was moved onto the ice and ended up in the lake.
     
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    Oh....thanks.

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