1. The peak of Mount Fuji is a privately owned land and the whole mountain used to be owned by a person named Ieyasu Tokugawa.
1. Tomato sauce was sold in the 1800s as medicine.
Pankration was one of the most popular combat sports in ancient Greece. It combined two other popular sports of antiquity, wrestling and boxing, but kicking was allowed as well. The name Pankration derived from the ancient Greek words παν and κράτος, which implied that the winner of the sport was the one who had complete power and control of his foes. The participants were called pankratiasts.
Feel free to peruse this gallery of fine art memes at your leisure.
If you can get through these without saying "same," you're not human.
Sports has a way of making an impression on us, leaving lasting memories and untold "Where were you when..." moments...
1. In 1999, a child chess prodigy named Joshua Waitzkin, a subject of the film "Searching for Bobby Fischer", gave up chess and took up Aikido. In 2004, he won the world champion title in the competitive sport of Taiji Push Hands.
Like every other sport ever played, there have been some iconic moments in cricket that have been captured forever through photographs. Here are 44 of the best moments that the gentleman’s game has ever seen: [...]
John Bercow opened up about his wife Sally's affair with his cousin Alan Bercow in 2015. Mr Bercow uses his memoirs to describe Andrea Leadsom as 'nasty' and 'bigoted'.
With the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics coming to a close, what better time to celebrate the most awe-inspiring moments seen on the world stage? Here are Greatist's picks.
A guessing game to check if you know the types of sport. The sentences describe the sport and your students need to think what sports they are talking about. When it's done, a game can be played in 2 groups or in pairs. e.g. Student A reads the definition and Student B gives the name of the competition. They can even spell the name. - ESL worksheets
Quarter-final win over France was an occasion of soaring spectacle for Australia, and the stakes could not have been higher
"ᵖᵒʳ ᵠᵘᵉ ᵉʳᵉˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵒ ᵘⁿ ʳᵃʸᵒ ᵈᵉ ˢᵒˡ ᵉⁿ ˡᵃ ᶜᵃʳᵃ" Esta historia esta basada en la serie y tu ocupas el lugar de Jacky. Tu nombre es Samantha, solo que tus padres no están muertos, solo divorciados, eres una chica rebelde que necesita un descanso de la vida ajetreada de ciudad, bueno, no solo tu, también tu madre y tu padre que ya están hartos de tú comportamiento, por eso te mandan con los Walter, sus mejores amigos. Pero la verdad, el único aire que vas a necesitar va a ser la respiración cálida y profunda de uno de los chicos Walter, ¿O no solo uno? Se usan muchas escenas de la serie pero muchas otras son propias. ¡Disfruten! Fem reader x Alex Walter
THE LIST: 50 great sporting photographs, Nos 30-21
On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens won his first gold medal. But that year's Olympic Games had a sinister side, too.
Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.
As we look back on an emotional sports history, memories of the most encouraging, brave and genuine sportsmen start to flood the scene...
Ranking the best players of the All American Girls Profesional Baseball League
Today sees the conclusion of the longest jury proceedings in British legal history
1. A man named Maxcy Filer took the California State Bar Exam 48 times before he finally passed and transitioned from being his son's law clerk to his son's law partner.
Redgrave, Comaneci, Coe and Phelps were in the running but who claimed first place in our countdown? Here's Sportsmail's final rundown of classic moments...
During the Middle Ages in Europe, torture, mutilation, and other forms of savagery particularly on women were seen as normal aspects of life. Public executions were literally a spectator sport. As a…
If you're a teen, you already know this.
Harvard University hasn't been known for producing Olympic medalists -- until Gabby Thomas stepped on the track.The 24-year-old track star has
1. There was an explosion in 1626 in China which killed 20,000 people. The cause of the explosion has not been conclusively determined.
Montreal mayor Jean Dapreau repeatedly declared that the Games wouldn't cost taxpayers a cent, but his glorious vision soon devolved into a financial disaster, one that would take the people of Quebec almost 20 years to pay off.
The Graphic News guide to each sport in the Olympics, from Archery to Wrestling
Today marks the 70th birthday of boxing great and sporting legend Muhammad Ali.
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1. In 2004, the entire Sri Lankan “national handball team” mysteriously disappeared soon after arriving in Germany for an invitational friendly tour. The formation of a national team was unauthorized and is a mystery according to the sports ministry in Sri Lanka.
When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber – but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for everything from aircraft and shipbuilding to communications and coal mining. The British timber trade was in trouble. Enter the Lumberjills. Lacking […]
After Emmanuel Adebayor's disgraceful 90-yard dash to goad Gunners fans, Sportsmail looks at some other goal celebrations which have caused controversy...
