10 cool facts about curling

Russia's Olympic Committee Alina Kovaleva curls the stone as Galina Arsenkina and Ekaterina Kuzmina watch during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games curling competition on February 17, 2022. LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images

To the uninitiated, curling might seem like an unusual sport, with its weird brooms and constant sweeping on ice. But if you get to know the basics of the winter sport, you can see why so many people from all around the world are fascinated by its strategies and the endurance required to win. Here are 10 cool facts about curling that might just turn you into a superfan.

1. CURLING ORIGINATED IN 16TH-CENTURY SCOTLAND.