The 1904 Olympic marathon featured a car ride, strychnine, wild dogs and just 14 finishers. Discover the facts behind its chaotic history.
Camp Bonifas has a 192-yard golf hole beside Korea’s DMZ, where minefields make lost balls dangerous. Discover its remarkable history.
The USSR beat the USA 51-50 in the disputed 1972 Olympic basketball final. Discover the clock controversy and unclaimed medals.
Formula 1 teams dumped water to race underweight in 1982. Discover how the loophole cost Piquet victory and triggered the Imola boycott.
East Germany beat West Germany 1-0 at the 1974 World Cup. Discover the Stasi surveillance, Sparwasser’s goal and the unexpected aftermath.
Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov in 1997, but a software bug caused a mysterious random move. Discover what really happened.
The Titleist Pro V1 transformed golf in 2000. Discover how its technology changed the game and why ball-distance rules may change in 2030.
The NASL changed soccer with 35-yard shootouts, countdown clocks and new offside rules. Discover why MLS revived and later abandoned them.
The 1904 Tour de France was rocked by cheating, violence and disqualifications. Discover how Henri Cornet became its youngest champion.
In 1969, giant Formula 1 wings caused two violent Lotus crashes in Spain, forcing emergency rule changes before the Monaco Grand Prix.
