Manute Bol
publication date: Thursday, May 29, 2014 (part of Spring 2014)
category: Sports
clue: His height made him one of the NBA's all-time best shot blockers, so it's ironic that his first name made him sound tiny.
explanation: The 7'7" Bol's first name sounded like "minute." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
trivia: Scott had a difficult time finding a square image that showed most of Bol's extremely tall body.

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