The Most Interesting Facts About the Legendary Kobe Bryant

NBA All-Rookie Team

In 1996, Kobe was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He even had a trading card made, which has now earned a rare status. It was a prestigious honor to be named to the Rookie team at only 18 years old.

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The More You Know

  • Surfaces near the equator move much faster than those in other locations on Earth.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • There's only one country in the world that doesn't use the metric system.
  • Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix. He starred in Wild Wild West instead.
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