Bonus points: Tell your friends that the birdie is the fastest moving object in sports — faster than a baseball, golf ball or tennis ball. If your friends look at you blankly, tell them men competed in the 200-metre obstacle event at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Double bonus: Tell your friends that no real birds have been killed intentionally at the Olympics since 1900, before real birds were replaced with clay pigeons in shooting. Tell your friends that the reigning Olympic gold medallist is Canadian. You can tell your friends that outside of North America, birdies are referred to as shuttlecocks.

Source: National Post May 23, 2016 19:15 UTC