Awesome Sports
What is Octopush?
In Turkic societies circa 2,500 years ago, these animals were made to wrestle each other for sport.
What is a camel?
This infamous European Prime Minister tackled a little Japanese boy during a rugby match.
Who is Boris Johnson?
This is the reason NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal held a grudge against fellow star Dwight Howard for multiple years
Dwight Howard wore a Superman Contest to a dunk contest, despite Shaq nicknaming himself "Superman" years prior
This sport involves stuffing a specific rodent down your pants and competing with others to see who can last the longest.
What is Ferret Legging?
This Hawaiian sport involved sledding down active volcanoes, rocketing down streams of flowing lava.
What is He’e Hōlua?
This odd event led New York Giants star Plaxico Burress to have his season cut short.
What is tucking a loaded gun into his pants and accidentally setting it off while trying to get into a nightclub?
This "fun" promotional idea for the Chicago White Sox led to their stadium exploding and being torn up, inciting a riot that featured bonfires and police with riot shields
What is the Disco Demolition Night (1979)?
This game resembles soccer, except for the fact that every player is on horseback, and instead of trying to get a ball in the goal, you try to hurl a dead goat carcass into a hole.
What is Buzkashi?
This Algonquin sport was played by upwards of 1000 people at once.
What is Pasuckuakohowog?
Hip-hop artist 50 Cent blamed this for his pitiful first pitch at a Mets game in 2014.
What is shoulder injury due to excessive "handling"?
Spain's Gold Medal Basketball Team at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics faced severe backlash for what reason?
10 out of 12 players on the roster weren't disabled, just mediocre at basketball