The Most Interesting Facts About the Legendary Kobe Bryant

Forever a Laker

Kobe spent 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, and he won five championships with them. Though he's a native Philadelphian, LA is easily where he feels the most at home. He's the only player to ever spend that many seasons with one consecutive team.

The More You Know

Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
Dogs can learn up to 165 words.
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.