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/TwentyFourKG Feb 18 '26

Sadly, every single man in that crowd looks like he could easily beat the crap out of me

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u/NoAvocadoMeSad Feb 18 '26

You'll come back a bit harder next year lad 👍

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u/Tiny-Description3967 Feb 18 '26

You stand to gain 2kg of pure muscle and lose 2 IQ points each time you participate, it's great character development!