No, no, no, wait. Hear us out. We want to start posting random facts so that you, the reader, can sound even smarter at the water cooler at work. But it’s true that former Celtics center Bill Russell faced racism in the ’60’s. Not many people know that, but that’s not exactly our DYK (Did You Know).

So here is an interesting fact. Did you know that Bill Russell was once given the keys to the city of Marion, Indiana? That’s great, right? Well, he was later denied service in a hotel restaurant in that city. WTF? That’s pretty weird.

Is that some crap or what? We don’t mean to offend anyone in Marion, IN, but we’re sorry, your city used to be quite racist. That’s some nonsense.