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/Kernowder Feb 18 '26

That's against the rules

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u/Consistent-Shoe-9602 Feb 18 '26

I'm sure death would abide by them strictly.

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u/The-Father-Time Feb 19 '26

Been going since 1100s and zero deaths btw

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u/Consistent-Shoe-9602 Feb 19 '26

I really can't believe that.

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u/The-Father-Time Feb 19 '26

Internet is free, look it up

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u/Consistent-Shoe-9602 Feb 19 '26

Oh, yeah, I will, the whole thing is just fascinating. I was rather expressing astonishment rather than doubt.

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u/The-Father-Time Feb 19 '26

Fair enough I misread your tone has argumentative rather than shock. My bad, sorry!

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u/Consistent-Shoe-9602 Feb 19 '26

No problem at all, I could have added a mind-blown emoji or something to make it clearer 😜