The Most Interesting Facts About the Legendary Kobe Bryant

A High School Hero

Kobe was the first guard to ever be drafted into the NBA straight from high school. He was assigned to the Charlotte Hornets as the 13th pick in the first draft of 1996. He graduated from Lower Merion and then immediately entered the NBA. He was traded to the Lakers right after being drafted in a predetermined deal between the Hornets and LA.

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The More You Know

  • J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity!
  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
  • Researchers have found that swearing when in pain may release pain-killing endorphins.
  • In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
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