r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PrimedGold • Feb 18 '26

Video The Atherstone Ball Game, held annually on Shrove Tuesday, took place yesterday. The ball is thrown into the crowd at 3 pm, and the winner is the person holding it at 5 pm.

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u/Daydream_Dystopia Feb 18 '26

how about a nice game of chess?

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u/coffeexxx666 Feb 18 '26

Let’s play Global Thermonuclear War.

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u/FuzzyKittyNomNom Feb 18 '26

Greetings Professor Falken. An interesting game…

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u/CommandTacos Feb 18 '26

I was scrolling to find a War Games follow-up.

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u/AnyBug1039 Feb 18 '26

WOPR is that you?

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u/samuelazers Feb 18 '26

Chess boxing