Look at the top of a pair of trainers and there is frequently an extra pair of lace holes, set slightly back and apart from the rest, which the laces…
Take two golf balls of identical weight and size, one smooth and one dimpled, and hit them identically. The dimpled one will travel roughly twice as far.
That is the…
A tennis ball is a hollow pressurised rubber sphere covered in a layer of fuzzy felt, and the felt is not decoration or grip.
It is the single most consequential…
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In 1960 a boxing gym took whoever walked through the door, put him in with somebody experienced to see what he was made of, and kept no record…
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In 1965 a racing yard took boys at fourteen, housed them on the premises, worked them seven days a week, and answered to almost nobody about how any…
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Rodeo in 1965 was a sport in which the competitors paid to take part, wore a felt hat instead of a helmet, were protected by a man in face…