Chuck Norris is suing over the book (left) published by Penguin in November. His claim? That the book's title would mislead readers into thinking the facts were true, according to Yahoo News.

Like many of my collegiate friends, I first learned that Chuck Norris'

tears cured cancer or that there's no evolution, just a list of creatures Norris has allowed to live, through email forwards and bar jokes about Chuck Norris Facts, a list of hundreds of one-liners that focus on

Norris' alpha-male persona.

Actor, martial arts expert, and as some might like to believe, superhuman being, Chuck Norris was (and still is) the center of a mania that jump-started with the widespread circulation online of a list of "facts," about the man himself. The cultish popularity of Chuck Norris Facts became a pop culture staple, garnering references on the Daily Show, Rolling Stone, Family Guy – even Facebook has a CNF generator.

So why is Chuck being such a spoilsport? One could argue that the uniformly treasured lists rekindled a geek-hipster love of Norris, his mullet-y locks, tight jeans and flying roundhouse kicks.

According to Reuters, the lawsuit alleges that "Some of the 'facts' in the book are racist, lewd or portray Mr. Norris as engaged in illegal activities." Yahoo

News reports that "the book capitalizes on 'mythical facts' that have been circulating on the Internet since 2005 that poke fun at Norris'

tough-guy image and super-human abilities."

In an October 2006 column on WorldNetDaily, Chuck Norris responded to the craze, writing:"It's quite surprising ... I neither take offense nor take these things too seriously. I'm so grateful for my fans."

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