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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To clarify, he is a world famous golfer.

It's like saying Tiger Woods is famous for cheating on his wife.

Michael Jordan is famous for playing baseball.

Babe Ruth is famous for the candy bar.

Arnold Palmer just happened to like lemonade and iced tea. It is weird what people are remembered for, but it's not like he was just a dude who ordered a unique drink.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Baby Ruth bars were named after Grover Cleveland's daughter. Nothing to do with the famed Boston pitcher.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I had no idea. I looked it up and the truth is even stranger still. Officially it's named after Grover Cleveland's daughter, but seemingly to avoid having to make a proper deal with Babe Ruth.

It just "happened" to have the name of a famous baseball player who was experiencing a nation wide rise in popularity. It was named after the daughter of a president, a girl who A, was relevant 20 years ago, B, is no longer a baby, and C had passed away.

https://www.history.com/news/babe-ruth-v-baby-ruth