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* OnlyInFlorida: Like this, but for places instead of people. Florida-related stories are like catnip for "news satire" outlets that traffic in made-up stories for clicks.

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* OnlyInFlorida: Like this, but for places instead of people. Florida-related UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}[==]-related stories are like catnip for "news satire" outlets that traffic in made-up stories for clicks.
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* [[Series/TheSmellOfReevesAndMortimer Bob Mortimer]]'s stories on ''Series/WouldILieToYou'' are some of the most outlandish ever told... and also [[spoiler:almost]] ''always true''. Lampshaded by team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack:

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* [[Series/TheSmellOfReevesAndMortimer Bob Mortimer]]'s stories on ''Series/WouldILieToYou'' are some of the most outlandish ever told... and also [[spoiler:almost]] ''always true''.''almost always true'', regardless of how bizarre they are. Lampshaded by team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack:
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* The list of believable stories of any kind wouldn't be complete without Tonga Uliuli Fifita, a.k.a. Wrestling/{{Haku}}[=/=]Meng. From cop stories being unable to contain his rage, to dumbasses wanting to pick a fight with him and predictably losing, to WCW being afraid of firing him...
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The term was [[TropeNamers coined]] by columnist Bill "Creator/TheSportsGuy" Simmons in "honor" of heavyweight boxer Creator/MikeTyson. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children,[[note]]referring to future opponent Lennox Lewis... even though Lewis did not have any children at the time[[/note]] biting said opponent's leg at a press conference after attacking his associate to start a brawl, biting ''off'' part of the ear of another opponent[[note]]Evander Holyfield[[/note]] in the ring, [[BlasphemousBoast saying he was ready to]] "fight UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}", and blowing $300 million on [[HookersAndBlow hookers, cocaine]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking an enormous collection of pigeons]].[[note]]The man loves his birds -- even before boxing. [[Film/TheHangover Also a tiger, apparently.]][[/note]] And yes, Iron Mike really did ''all'' of these things ''and more''.

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The term was [[TropeNamers coined]] by columnist Bill "Creator/TheSportsGuy" Simmons in "honor" of heavyweight boxer Creator/MikeTyson. Examples of Tysonic behavior include offering a zoo handler money to box a gorilla, threatening to eat an opponent's children,[[note]]referring to future opponent Lennox Lewis... even though Lewis did not have any children at the time[[/note]] biting said opponent's leg at a press conference after attacking his associate to start a brawl, biting ''off'' part of the ear of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Holyfield another opponent[[note]]Evander Holyfield[[/note]] opponent]] in the ring, [[BlasphemousBoast saying he was ready to]] "fight UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}", and blowing $300 million on [[HookersAndBlow hookers, cocaine]] and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking an enormous collection of pigeons]].[[note]]The man loves his birds -- even before boxing. [[Film/TheHangover Also a tiger, apparently.]][[/note]] And yes, Iron Mike really did ''all'' of these things ''and more''.

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