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Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?

Stylish and practical, the golf ball is a design marvel.

Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?

Old LEGO Bricks Will Be Used to Construct Wheelchair Ramps for the 2022 European Championships in Munich

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Old LEGO Bricks Will Be Used to Construct Wheelchair Ramps for the 2022 European Championships in Munich

Michael Jordan's Used Underwear Is Up for Grabs

Now you can get closer to His Airness than ever before.

Michael Jordan's Used Underwear Is Up for Grabs

Raw Granny Power: 100-Year-Old Woman Is the World's Oldest Female Powerlifter

You're never too old to improve yourself--or out-lift people half your age.

Raw Granny Power: 100-Year-Old Woman Is the World's Oldest Female Powerlifter

Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk Sold Her Silver Medal for the Best Possible Reason

Maria Andrejczyk gave up her silver medal for a good cause.

Unexpected Hurdle: A Sumo Wrestler Statue Seems to Be Spooking Horses at the Olympics

Japanese equestrian Koki Saito competes at the Tokyo Olympics.

5 Wacky Moments from Olympic Games Past

Jessie Tarbox Beals, Missouri History Museum, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Why Does One Volleyball Player Wear a Different Color Than Their Teammates?

Libero Justine Wong-Orantes and the rest of the U.S. women's team celebrate following a win against Italy at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Are There Lane Advantages in Olympic Track Races?

Elaine Thompson-Herah (third from left) on her way to a gold medal in the women's 100-meter dash at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

San Marino, a European Microstate, Just Became the Smallest Country Ever to Win an Olympic Medal

Alessandra Perilli with her bronze medal after the trap-shooting finals on July 29, 2021.

Why Do They Spray Water in the Olympic Diving Pool Between Dives?

China's Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving final at the Tokyo Olympics.

9 Underdog Nations and Their Memorable Olympic Performances

Kipchoge Keino competing in men's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the 1972 Olympic Games.

Charles Downing Lay, the Man Who Won an Olympic Medal for Town Planning

Charles Downing Lay

Why Do Olympians Bite Their Medals?

Michael Phelps at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 9, 2016.

Why Do So Many NBA Stars Skip the Olympics?

LeBron James's most recent Olympics appearance at the 2012 London Games.

Why Are the 2021 Olympics Still Being Called 'Tokyo 2020?'

Ecuador's Angie Paola Palacios Dajomes during a weightlifting competition on July 27.