Phil Mickelson Celebrates Chiefs’ Super Bowl Win With a History Lesson About Abraham Lincoln and Fans Can’t Handle It

Apart from being known for his impressive skills and numerous achievements, Phil Mickelson is also known for his vast knowledge. The wings of his knowledge extend way beyond his knowledge of golf. In his most recent post on Twitter, the LIV golfer shared insightful information about the 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln.

The tweet written by Phil mentioned a rarely known fact that he stated while congratulating the KC Chiefs on their most recent win. Fans had interesting reactions to this.

Phil Mickelson puts light on the wrestling prowess of Abraham Lincoln

In a recent tweet, Phil Mickelson shed some light on Abraham Lincoln being in the pro wrestling Hall of Fame. The tweet was meant to congratulate the KC Chiefs, but Phil thought to make it knowledge-rich. He wrote, “Our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, is in the pro wrestling Hall of Fame with a record of roughly 299-1. Just thought you’d like to know.” According to Snopes, Abraham Lincoln was honored with an award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992.

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There have been several rumors revolving around the sixteenth US president for years. There is no doubt that he was a skilled wrestler, but if some are to be believed, then, his prowess has been over-exaggerated for years. It is hard to differentiate the truth from the rumor, but Phil tried to push away the confusion by stating a few historical facts. Getting reactions to everything one does is something that comes as a bonus with popularity. That is exactly what happened with Phil.

Fans react to the recent tweet of Phil Mickelson on Abraham Lincoln

Intrigued and confused by Phil’s recent tweet, some of the fans tried to read between the lines of his message. They were searching for an angle behind the tweet, while others were shocked at the information provided by him. One of the notorious accounts slyly took a dig at the Lincoln for losing only one fight out of the three hundred.

Correcting the facts stated by Phil, one of the Twitter accounts wrote that he was not in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, but rather the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. However, some fans went completely off-topic and wrote about how they missed him on the course and during Phoenix Tournament. When there is love, there is hate. How can the haters be quiet, right? One such hater asked him to take all his wealth and disappear. While the other asked him to delete his social media accounts. If anything, these are all the complementary cons that come along with being successful.

Were you aware of this fact about Abraham Lincoln? Or did Phil’s tweet work as a tutorial for you? Comment with your answers in our comment section below.

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