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How is curling played?
Curling is a game played by sliding stones toward a target marked on the ice. If you live in Canada or the northern United States, then you might see a curling game. Curling is a winter sport similar to bowling or shuffleboard, but is played on frozen lakes or indoor ice rinks. The game consists …
How did the game of hockey originate?
Hockey probably originated in a crude stick-and-ball game played by the ancient Persians and Greeks. The Greeks even included a kind of hockey in their Old Olympic Games. When we speak of hockey, many of us are apt to think first of ice hockey. The earliest form of this game however, was not played on …
What are icebergs?
Icebergs are large, floating chunks of ice that have broken off from glaciers, to drift about in the ocean. Icebergs are the broken-off end of glaciers that tumble into the water and drift out into the sea. The biggest are huge, floating blocks of ice that weigh several million tons. Some are a mile or …
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