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                            <div class="article-body"><p>Want to lend a helping hand to Texans in need, but don't know where to start? Here are just a few ways you can make a difference in the aftermath of the destructive storm.</p>
<h4>1. DONATE TO THE TEXAS DIAPER BANK.</h4>
<p>The <a href="http://www.texasdiaperbank.org/" target="_blank">Texas Diaper Bank</a> is requesting money and diaper donations to provide displaced families with emergency diaper kits. (Diapers often <a href="http://wtkr.com/2017/08/27/texas-diaper-bank-in-need-of-donations-for-families-displaced-by-hurricane-harvey/" target="_blank">aren’t provided</a> by disaster relief agencies.) Visit their donation page <a href="https://texasdiaperbank.networkforgood.com/projects/33717-change-a-life" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h4>2. LIST YOUR HOME ON AIRBNB.</h4>
<p>Airbnb <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/disaster/hurricaneharveyevacuees" target="_blank">has waived service fees</a> for evacuees who check in before September 1, 2017, and the site is also connecting people in need with volunteer hosts. Find a place <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/s/homes?collection_id=232188773&amp;allow_override%5B%5D=&amp;s_tag=DZXoBVvm" target="_blank">to stay</a>, or offer your space for free <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/disaster/hurricaneharveyevacuees" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h4>3. LEND YOUR TIME, MONEY, AND EXTRA PET SUPPLIES TO RESCUE ANIMALS.</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.austinpetsalive.org/hurricane-harvey-evacuations/" target="_blank">Austin Pets Alive</a>—which has rescued hundreds of abandoned and shelter pets from flood-stricken areas—currently needs money, dog and cat fosters able to keep animals through adoption, and supplies like cat litter, large plastic or metal bins, and liquid laundry soap. For more information, click <a href="https://www.austinpetsalive.org/hurricane-harvey-evacuations/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Other animal groups in need <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-help-hurricane-storm-harvey_us_59a166dde4b0821444c37515" target="_blank">include</a> the <a href="https://www.spca.org/" target="_blank">SPCA of Texas</a>, <a href="http://dallascityhall.com/departments/dallas-animal-services/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Dallas Animal Services</a>, and the <a href="https://sahumane.org/" target="_blank">San Antonio Humane Society</a>.</p>
<h4>4. DONATE TO A LOCAL FOOD BANK.</h4>
<p>The <a href="http://www.galvestoncountyfoodbank.org/" target="_blank">Galveston County Food Bank</a>, the <a href="http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/" target="_blank">Houston Food Bank</a>, and the <a href="http://www.foodbankcc.com/" target="_blank">Corpus Christi Food Bank</a> <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/27/how_to_help_hurricane_harvey_victims.html" target="_blank">all accept</a> online donations.</p>
<h4>5. GIVE BLOOD.</h4>
<p>Hospitals in Texas are reportedly <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-flooding-hurricane-harvey-recovery-how-to-help-donate/" target="_blank">facing blood shortages</a>. If you’re local, the <a href="https://www.donatingforlife.org/index.cfm" target="_blank">South Texas Blood &amp; Tissue Center</a> and <a href="http://www.carterbloodcare.org/donate-blood/" target="_blank">Carter BloodCare</a> are seeking blood donations.</p>
<h4>6. DONATE TO THE SALVATION ARMY.</h4>
<p>The Salvation Army will offer both immediate and long-term disaster relief for Hurricane Harvey victims. Make a single donation <a href="https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app340a?df_id=27651&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;27651.donation=form1&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=E0CC30840F37AA85BE04F1F68DC582D2" target="_blank">here</a>, or arrange to make a recurring monthly donation.</p>
<h4>7. BROWSE GOFUNDME FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO DONATE.</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-help-hurricane-storm-harvey_us_59a166dde4b0821444c37515?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000058" target="_blank">Help out</a> families, charities, animals, relief organizations, and other small groups by visiting GoFundMe’s <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/hurricaneharvey" target="_blank">Hurricane Harvey Relief page</a> and donating to a fundraising campaign.</p>
<h4>8. HELP OUT DISASTER RESPONSE GROUP PORTLIGHT.</h4>
<p>Disaster response organization Portlight <a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/27/16211642/hurricane-harvey-donations-charities-disaster-relief" target="_blank">provides</a> medical equipment, shelter, and evacuation assistance to people with disabilities. Find out how you can help <a href="http://www.portlight.org/hurricane-harvey-announcement.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h4>9. BUY A COLORING BOOK.</h4>
<p><a href="https://bookriot.com/2017/08/28/hurricane-harvey-disaster-relief-library-edition/" target="_blank">Contribute to</a> the Texas Library Association’s Disaster Relief Fund <a href="http://www.txla.org/news/2017/08/disaster-relief-and-support-for-libraries" target="_blank">for libraries damaged by the storm</a>. Donate <a href="https://squareup.com/store/txla" target="_blank">here</a>, or <a href="https://secure.txla.org/secure/cart/crtStore.asp?storekey=2" target="_blank">purchase</a> a TLA coloring book instead. A set of two costs $10, and all proceeds benefit the relief fund.</p>
<h4>10. GIVE MONEY TO THE RED CROSS.</h4>
<p>Text the word HARVEY to 90999 to make a $10 donation. You can also visit <a href="http://www.redcross.org/" target="_blank">redcross.org</a>, or call 1- 800-RED CROSS.</p>
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                                                                        <div class="article-body"><p>As if you weren’t aware by now from repeated viewings, <em>Groundhog Day</em>’s story of a bitter TV weatherman waking up to the same cold February morning, in the same small Pennsylvania town of <span>Punxsutawney</span>, hearing the same Sonny &amp; Cher song, managed to be both funny and <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/55243/8-creative-interpretations-groundhog-day" target="_self">profound</a>. On the 25th anniversary of its release, here are some things you might not have known about Harold Ramis's comedy classic.</p>
<h4>1. TOM HANKS AND MICHAEL KEATON TURNED DOWN PLAYING PHIL.</h4>
<p>Though it's hard to imagine <em>Groundhog Day </em>without Bill Murray, he wasn't the only actor approached to play weatherman Phil Connors. Tom Hanks was busy, and figured if he starred in the film audiences would just expect him to become nice because he’s <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/happy-groundhog-day-heres-5-769137" target="_blank">always nice</a> anyway. Michael Keaton <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-keaton-turned-down-caddyshack-lost-2014-10" target="_blank">didn’t understand</a> the script. (He later admitted to regretting the decision.)</p>
<h4>2. MULTIPLE CHANGES WERE MADE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND FINAL DRAFTS.</h4>
<p>Danny Rubin wrote the original screenplay, envisioning someone like <a href="http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/151880%7C0/Groundhog-Day.html" target="_blank">Kevin Kline</a> for the lead role. In Rubin’s version, the movie begins as Phil is living through February 2nd again and using that knowledge to his advantage, without an explanation as to what is going on for the audience to understand right away. In the end, Phil <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/480033-in-depth-with-groundhog-days-ned-ryerson-actor-stephen-tobolowsky/" target="_blank">killed himself</a>, only to wake up to the same morning again. Also in the original ending, Rita <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/04/19/comedy-first" target="_blank">revealed</a> that she’s also stuck in an endless time loop.</p>
<h4>3. IT WAS FILMED IN WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS.</h4>
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<p>Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania didn’t have a town center that <a href="http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/harold-ramis-commentary-groundhog-day.php#F4XGzxdUFgzeuxZM.99" target="_blank">looked good</a> on camera, according to co-writer and director Harold Ramis, so they shot in Illinois instead. Punxsutawney got their revenge by <a href="http://articles.philly.com/1993-02-07/entertainment/25955852_1_groundhog-s-day-phil-connors-punxsutawney-phil" target="_blank">banning</a> Punxsutawney Phil himself from appearing in the movie.</p>
<h4>4. FAKE SNOW HAD TO BE BROUGHT IN.</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21023/Groundhog-Day/misc-notes.html" target="_blank">Filming</a> took place from March 16 to June 10, 1992, so some days in Woodstock reached <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/michael-shannon-36168" target="_blank">80 degrees</a>. That couldn’t (and didn’t) stop the cast and extras from having to wear coats.</p>
<h4>5. MICHAEL SHANNON EMBARRASSED HIMSELF IN FRONT OF BILL MURRAY.</h4>
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Michael Shannon (he played Fred in his first feature role) approached Murray because he spotted him listening to his favorite band, Talking Heads, on a little boombox between takes. After asking the star if he liked the band, he realized how dumb the question was, and Murray acknowledged that he liked the band in such a way that Shannon thought that Murray believed him to be stupid. After Shannon recounted the story to Ramis, Ramis made Murray apologize, which only <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/michael-shannon-36168" target="_blank">further embarrassed</a> Shannon.</p>
<h4>6. BILL MURRAY GRADUALLY DISCOVERED PHIL’S DUALITY.</h4>
<p>Sometimes when Ramis would talk to Murray about Phil’s motivation, Murray would stop him and<a target="_blank" href="http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/151880|0/Groundhog-Day.html"> ask</a>, “Just tell me—good Phil or bad Phil?”</p>
<h4>7. THREE DAYS OF SHOOTING WERE WASTED.</h4>
<p>In a scene that would ultimately be cut, Phil gave himself a mohawk, repainted his room, and had fun with a <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/480033-in-depth-with-groundhog-days-ned-ryerson-actor-stephen-tobolowsky/" target="_blank">chainsaw. </a> Instead, Ramis just had Phil break a pencil, only to see it appear whole again the next morning, to show what was going on.</p>
<h4>8. MURRAY FED THE HUNGRY WOODSTOCK ONLOOKERS.</h4>
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Moments into their first meeting, Stephen Tobolowsky (Ned Ryerson) pointed out to Murray that the Woodstock residents attempting to take a look at their scene looked famished. Murray then ran into a bakery, <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/480033-in-depth-with-groundhog-days-ned-ryerson-actor-stephen-tobolowsky/" target="_blank">purchased</a> their entire supply of Danishes, and tossed them to the crowd.</p>
<h4>9. THE GROUNDHOG BIT MURRAY. THREE TIMES.</h4>
<p>His name was <a href="http://articles.philly.com/1993-02-07/entertainment/25955852_1_groundhog-s-day-phil-connors-punxsutawney-phil" target="_blank">Scooter.</a> Murray claimed Scooter hated him since day one.</p>
<h4>10. ANDIE MACDOWELL COULDN’T SAY "RUIN" TO RAMIS’S LIKING.</h4>
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Rita was supposed to <a href="http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/harold-ramis-commentary-groundhog-day.php#F4XGzxdUFgzeuxZM.99" target="_blank">say</a>, “Oh, let’s not ruin it!” to Ned when he proposed a three-person celebration. Unfortunately, MacDowell’s South Carolina accent caused her to say "ruin" in a way that Ramis felt would be unclear to some viewers. They settled on having her say “Oh, let’s not spoil it!” instead.</p>
<h4>11. THERE WAS A BIG DEBATE OVER WHETHER PHIL AND RITA HAD SEX.</h4>
<p>Murray refused to shoot the last scene between the two, when it finally became February 3rd, until it was determined whether or not he was <a href="http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/harold-ramis-commentary-groundhog-day.php#F4XGzxdUFgzeuxZM.99" target="_blank">wearing</a> his pajamas. Ramis put it to a cast and crew vote, and it ended in a tie. The assistant set director insisted the movie would be ruined if Phil appeared shirtless in the end. Ramis considered that the <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/480033-in-depth-with-groundhog-days-ned-ryerson-actor-stephen-tobolowsky/" target="_blank">tie-breaking vote</a>.</p>
<h4>12. NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW LONG MURRAY WAS STUCK IN THE SAME DAY.</h4>
<p>Ramis refuted an earlier estimate of 10 years, guessing in 2009 it was more like “<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090820042448/http://www.heebmagazine.com/blog/view/2075" target="_blank">30 to 40 years</a>.” In Rubin’s original script, Murray was looping for <a href="http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/harold-ramis-commentary-groundhog-day.php#F4XGzxdUFgzeuxZM.99" target="_blank">10,000 years</a>, and he marked the time by reading one page in one of the B&amp;B’s library books every day.</p>
<h4>13. THERE IS A PLAQUE COMMEMORATING THE PUDDLE.</h4>
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Bricks had to be <a href="http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/151880%7C0/Groundhog-Day.html" target="_blank">removed</a> to make the infamous puddle come to life. Woodstock later added a plaque that <a href="http://www.wolfstad.com/img/2005/punxsutawney-illinois2.jpg/" target="_blank">reads</a>, “Bill Murray Stepped Here.”</p>
<h4>14. MURRAY AND RAMIS DISAGREED. A LOT.</h4>
<p>When promoting the movie back in 1993, Murray remembered wanting it to be <a href="http://articles.philly.com/1993-02-07/entertainment/25955852_1_groundhog-s-day-phil-connors-punxsutawney-phil" target="_blank">more comedic</a>, with Ramis insisting on focusing more on the romance. In 2004, Rubin recalled the opposite being the case: that Murray wanted <em>Groundhog Day</em> to be <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/04/19/comedy-first" target="_blank">more philosophical</a> than it was, while Ramis tried to keep it comedic.</p>
<h4>15. MURRAY AND RAMIS’S FRIENDSHIP FELL APART ONCE FILMING ENDED.</h4>
<p>Ramis <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/04/19/comedy-first">admitted</a> that his old friend and fellow <em>Stripes</em> and <em>Ghostbusters</em> star was "really irrationally mean and unavailable" at times, and often late to set, though he attributed the behavior to a divorce Murray was going through at the time. Outside of a few words at one wake and one bar mitzvah, Murray stopped speaking entirely to Ramis for 20 years, only to finally <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-Groundhog-Day-Ruined-Bill-Murray-Harold-Ramis-Partnership-67345.html" target="_blank">bury the hatchet</a> on Ramis’s death bed before he passed away from complications due to autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis in 2014.</p>
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                                                                        <div class="article-body"><p>To the uninitiated, <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/23982/what-exactly-curling" target="_self">curling</a> might seem like a bizarre and unusual sport with its weird brooms and constant sweeping on ice. But if you get to know the basics of the winter sport, then you can see why so many people from all around the world are fascinated by its strategies and the endurance required to win. Here are 10 cool facts about curling that might just turn you into a superfan.</p>
<h4>1. IT ORIGINATED IN 16TH-CENTURY SCOTLAND.</h4>
<p>Originating in Scotland, the winter sport of curling <a href="https://www.olympic.org/curling-equipment-and-history" target="_blank">dates</a> as far back as 1511. Early games were played on frozen ponds and lochs with primitive curling stones made from different types of materials and rocks from the regions of Stirling and Perth.</p>
<p>Established in 1838, the <a href="http://www.worldcurling.org/history-of-curling" target="_blank">Grand Caledonian Curling Club</a> was the first modern curling club in Scotland. Its club members and committee were responsible for properly organizing the game and writing its first official rule book with standardized equipment and curling stones. The club later changed its name to the Royal Caledonian Curling Club when Queen Victoria granted it a royal charter in 1843, as the sport was becoming more and more popular in Europe and Canada in the late 19th century.</p>
<h4>2. CURLING STONES ARE MADE FROM RARE GRANITE.</h4>
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<p>Each curling stone has a circumference of 36 inches and a height of 4.5 inches. The <a href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/curling-101-equipment" target="_blank">weight</a> of a stone varies between 38 and 44 pounds, depending on the level of competition. Each curling stone is made from a rare granite that is polished and shaped. In fact, there are only <a href="http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/10/ailsa-craig-and-its-curling-stones.html" target="_blank">two quarries</a> in the world where the granite is found: the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig and the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. Since the granite that is used is rare, there’s a possibility that the quarries might run out of materials to make new curling stones in the future.</p>
<h4>3. THE SPORT MADE ITS OLYMPIC DEBUT 74 YEARS BEFORE IT BECAME AN OFFICIAL SPORT.</h4>
<p>Curling made its debut during the <a href="https://www.olympic.org/curling-equipment-and-history" target="_blank">inaugural</a> Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 before being dropped for the following Olympics in 1928. Then, between 1932 and 1992, curling was intermittently held solely as a demonstration sport, meaning it was presented just to raise awareness of the sport, and none of the medals won actually counted toward a country's final tally.</p>
<p>After being relegated to demonstration status at the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid Games in 1932, the Calgary Games in 1988, and the Albertville Games in 1992, both men's and women's curling officially joined the program in Nagano in 1998. In 2006, however, the International Olympic Committee decided to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4699008.stm" target="_blank">retroactively upgrade</a> the curling medals from that first Olympics in 1924 from demonstration to official medals.</p>
<p>In addition, a new <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/525737/6-new-events-will-debut-years-winter-olympics-pyeongchang" target="_blank">mixed doubles curling</a> event is set to debut at this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.</p>
<h4>4. THE SPORT HAS ITS OWN LANGUAGE.</h4>
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Like many sports, curling has its own distinct terminology and rules that make it unique. The <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/23982/what-exactly-curling" target="_self">object</a> of the game is to score the most points as you “deliver” (slide) stones in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction down a 150-foot-long by 15-foot-wide stretch of rough ice—called “the sheet”—to the “button” (center) of a 12-foot “house” (or target). Stones usually curl to either the left or right after they are delivered, which is why the sport is called “curling.”</p>
<p>Two teams with four players take turns scoring eight stones each (16 in total) in a time period called an “end” (think of this as an inning in baseball). Teams with the closest stone to the button get rewarded a point. Moreover, if that team has multiple stones near the button, those also get a point. The team with the most points after 10 "ends" wins the game.</p>
<p>Each player takes turns delivering stones from the “hack” (a starting block made of rubber) and must release it before they reach the “hog line” (a line 37 feet away from the hack) for it to be in play. The “skip” (or captain) then yells out instructions to the “sweepers,” who brush away and melt ice with brooms to guide and prolong the curling stone’s delivery point.</p>
<p>During gameplay, teams can also “take out” their opponent’s stones from the house to get them out of play to score more points or prevent them from scoring.</p>
<h4>5. IT'S NICKNAMED "THE ROARING GAME."</h4>
<p>Curling earned the <a href="https://www.olympic.org/curling" target="_blank">nickname</a> “The Roaring Game” because of the rumbling sound a curling stone makes when it’s delivered and how it glides across rough ice. It’s also a reference to the sound of brooms frantically sweeping away and melting ice to guide the stone to the button of the house.</p>
<p>In addition, the sport is also <a href="https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/blog/Curling-chess-on-ice" target="_blank">considered</a> “Chess on Ice,” because it involves a lot of strategy and patience to defeat your opponent.</p>
<h4>6. PLAYERS WEAR TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOES.</h4>
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<p>All curlers must wear <a href="http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2014/02/type-shoes-wear-curling" target="_blank">two different</a> types of shoes while playing the game. One shoe is called the “slider,” which is made with a Teflon sole. It’s worn on the slide foot and used for sliding out of the hack to deliver a curling stone down the sheet.</p>
<p>The other shoe is called the “gripper,” which is worn on the hack foot (for pushing out of the hack) when delivering a stone. Sweepers use the gripper shoe to get more traction down on the ice, so they can sweep faster and cleaner.</p>
<h4>7. THE SPORT HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE NOTABLE BADASS.</h4>
<p>After winning the World Junior Championships in 1976 and 1978, Calgary’s Paul Gowsell was <a href="http://ottawasun.com/2016/03/11/newfoundland-northern-ontario-rivalry-heats-up-at-tim-hortons-brier/wcm/6a1745fc-852a-42a5-ba1f-89a61b64c743" target="_blank">dubbed</a> the "rebel of the curling world" for his long hair and penchant for wearing plaid pants during games. During a tournament at the Regina Curling Club in 1980, he ordered a pizza in the middle of play and proceeded to eat slices on the ice with his teammates while his opponents were curling. That incident earned Gowsell yet another moniker: “Pizza Paul.”</p>
<p>“We get off the ice, we’re hungry, and everyone in the stands—there might’ve been 1500 people there to watch—is also lined up at the cafeteria, ordering food,” Gowsell told the <em>Calgary Herald</em>. “Difference is, we’ve got to be back on the ice right away. So we just ordered a pizza. The guy in the little paper hat comes out there and I pay him for a couple extra-large Specials, deluxe with everything on 'em. Except anchovies. If people were upset, I can’t understand why. I mean, we were hungry.”</p>
<h4>8. IT'S GOT A LOT OF CELEBRITY FANS.</h4>
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<p>There are a number of famous actors, musicians, and professional athletes who are big fans of curling. George Clooney became a fan when he was filming <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/65602/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-perfect-storm" target="_self"><em>The Perfect Storm</em></a> (2000) in Canada. "It was on every channel and I was like, 'What the hell? My God, have something more on',” Clooney <a href="https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CLOON+SWEEP%3B+George+reveals+his+passion+for+curling.-a0177660373" target="_blank">recalled</a> to the <em>Daily Record</em>. “But by the third month, they couldn't get me out of the hotel room. I was like, 'Hang on! That's proper technique, they've got a different shoe.'"</p>
<p>There are other celebrities who are fans of curling, such as <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3a7Zuu8nZO8C&amp;pg=PA72&amp;lpg=PA72&amp;dq=Bruce+Springsteen+Curling&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=TN8dfTRb9G&amp;sig=qcOqeoZQ01Y6GOmjldWqhbZjW0o&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiEuOa104jZAhWBq1kKHegRDOAQ6AEIQzAE#v=onepage&amp;q=Bruce%20Springsteen%20Curling&amp;f=false" target="_blank">Bruce Springsteen</a>, Toby Keith, British race car driver Dario Franchitti, and NFL tight end <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/video/meet-us-curlings-improbable-honorary-captain-nfl-star-45498001" target="_blank">Vernon Davis</a>, who was named an honorary captain of the Men's U.S. Olympic Curling Team because of his passion for the sport. Davis even traveled to Vancouver and Sochi during the Winter Olympics to support his team in action.</p>
<h4>9. POLITENESS IS REQUIRED.</h4>
<p>Good sportsmanship and politeness are a very important part of the winter sport; this is <a href="http://www.worldcurling.org/the-spirit-of-curling" target="_blank">known as</a> the “Spirit of Curling.” Teams often congratulate opponents for good shots and smart strategy, while players are discouraged from taunting and trash-talking each other. Furthermore, conceding is an acceptable part of the game. If a team believes there is no chance of catching up or winning, they can concede any time after the sixth end. It’s considered an honorable act of sportsmanship instead of a sign of weakness. Winning teams are also known for buying the losing team <a href="http://www.curling.ca/blog/2010/10/06/around-the-house-curling-etiquette/" target="_blank">a round</a> of drinks after games, especially at the highest levels of competition.</p>
<h4>10. IT'S SEEN ITS FAIR SHARE OF SCANDALS.</h4>
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<p>Now that the politeness is out of the way, let’s talk about controversy. Despite the respectful nature of the game, the curling world is no stranger to scandals, with one of the most <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/81318/introducing-broomgate-latest-controversy-hit-professional-curling" target="_self">high-profile</a> being the predictably named “Broomgate.”</p>
<p>This was brought upon by new broom technology that, in the eyes of some, allowed the sweepers too much control over a match. In its purest form, those throwing the stone need a high level of technique for it to land in its designated home. But the high-end icePad broom was so efficient, it could sand down the icy surface of the stretch in order to manipulate the stone much easier. For purists, this reliance on equipment over technique hurt the sanctity of the sport. The icePad broom was banned by the World Curling Federation for the 2015/2016 season, and <a href="http://www.worldcurling.org/brushes" target="_blank">new guidelines</a> for brushes were introduced soon after.</p>
<p>That’s far from the only scandal to rock the world of curling: The sport was also hit with <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/54981/4-curling-controversies" target="_self">two doping scandals</a> during the 2010 Paralympics, and created another “-gate” scandal with 2009's “Dumpgate.”</p>
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