Football

The first World Cup final in 1930 used two different balls. Argentina and Uruguay both wanted their own ball, so FIFA split the match: Argentina’s ball in the first half, Uruguay’s in the second. Argentina led 2-1 at halftime; Uruguay came back to win 4-2.

Four months before the 1966 World Cup, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen from a London exhibition. A week later, a dog named Pickles found it wrapped in newspaper under a south London hedge, and his owner received the reward.

In 1994, West Ham United fan Steve Davies was heckling his team's striker from the stands, yelling 'I could do better.' When the striker got injured, coach Harry Redknapp pulled Davies from the crowd and put him on the pitch. Davies scored and led the team to victory.