Every four years were captivated by the remarkable athletes who compete at the Olympics.

While most Olympic events inspire a sort of awe because of their athleticism,

curling feels different. It feels accessible, something that anybody could do, even if you've been drinking.

From its medieval origins on the frozen marshes of Scotland to its spread across the globe through centuries of migration, curling has built a rich storied history.

Learn more about curling and how pushing rocks on ice became an Olympic sport on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Have you ever wondered what it's like to be buried in an avalanche?

Weird foreign feeling of despair.

Or how it feels to crash a skydive?

I remember feeling my body hit the ground.

These are the stories you'll hear on the podcast called What Was That Like?

True stories told by the actual person who went through it.

And you'll hear actual 911 calls.

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There's a man at my back door trying to get in.

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The objective of the modern game of curling is for two competing teams of four players

to slide a 44-pound granite stone down a sheet of manicured ice towards

a bullseye target called the house. The goal is to have your stones closer to the center of the

house called the button than your opponents. Tracing the origins of curling poses challenges

given the scarcity of written accounts of the early sport.

The Stirling stone is the oldest artifact associated with curling and comes from Dunblane,

Scotland, and his house at the McFarlane Museum.

The Stirling stone is sort of the Rosetta Stone of Curling.

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