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TIL that most trophies are shapes like cups because in ancient times, when an individual won a sports event, a chalice was given to the winner to celebrate his triumph
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I want my trophy to have a naked man throwing something.
All I’m hearing is, “Cups are given to winners because cups have always been given to winners.”
Yep.
It was for olive oil most of the time. Prized olive oil. That’s from like the Roman times I think.
Plates of fruit was a little later. And from the UK I think. Or India
I have one of a guy bowling.
I’d like to congratulate the country of Canada for dominating the Grey Cup for several decades.