Guardian Unlimited Sport | Olympics | Clean sweep: the wacky world of curling
? Although the stones do curl, the term “curling” is derived from the old verb curr (grumble) because of the noise the stones make on the ice.
? The Canadian film Men With Brooms, about a local curling team, is due to be released in Canada next month. Starring Naked Gun actor Leslie Nielsen as a small-town team skip, it has been described as “Rocky on ice”.
? A curling rink in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was used as a temporary morgue for bodies recovered from the Titanic disaster.