HistoryInterestingDuring WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.1611k
HistoryInterestingBefore 1910, football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incomplete forward pass—a rule so harsh it nearly killed the forward pass before it could revolutionize the game.1171k
EntertainmentFunnyIn the 2004 Harvard-Yale game, Yale students tricked thousands of Harvard fans into holding up cards that together spelled out "WE SUCK."414k
PlacesInterestingIn England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.81k