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Ep291: FIFA World Cup Trophy's Wild Adventures · Kidcast Daily

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  Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
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  The ball rolls fast like a shooting star chasing dreams.
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  We've come so far grasping these.
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  The world's our state. Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where
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  we bring news, trivia, fun facts and more just for curious kids
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  like you. Today, we're going on an
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  astonishing adventure with the FIFA World Cup trophy.
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  This isn't just any sports prize, it's a golden cup that
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  has travelled the globe, been celebrated by millions, and even
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  faced some wild challenges like being stolen, hidden and rescued
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  in the most unexpected ways. Ready to learn about the tiny
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  trophy with a big story? Let's kick off
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  First, let's talk about what the World Cup trophy is.
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  The FIFA World Cup is a huge soccer tournament that happens
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  every four years. Teams from all over the world
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  compete in exciting matches to see who is the best at soccer,
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  or football as it's called in many countries.
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  The winning team gets to lift the World Cup trophy, a shiny
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  golden cup that's only about as tall as a school ruler, about 14
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  inches high. Even though the trophy is small,
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  it's one of the most wanted prizes in all of sports.
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  But did you know the World Cup trophy has not always looked the
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  way it does today? The very first trophy given out
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  starting in 1930 was called the Jewels Rimmet Trophy, named
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  after a man who helped create the World Cup tournament.
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  This first trophy was made of gold and silver, and it showed a
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  figure holding up a cup. The Jewels Rimmett Trophy was
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  given out until 1970. Here's a question for you.
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  Can you guess which country got to keep the Jewels Rimmett
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  Trophy forever after winning it for the third time?
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  The answer is Brazil. After their third World Cup win
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  in 1970, Brazil was allowed to keep the original trophy
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  forever. But as you'll soon find out,
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  that wasn't the end of the story for this famous cup.
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  Let's go back in time to 1966. The World Cup was about to be
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  played in England. The trophy was put on display in
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  a fancy building in London for everyone to see before the
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  tournament began. But then something shocking
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  happened. The trophy was stolen.
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  Someone managed to sneak in and take the Jewels Rimmett Trophy,
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  and for a whole week, nobody knew where it was.
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  Imagine the worry of soccer fans all over England.
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  Here's a yes or no question. Do you think the police found
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  the trophy right away after it was stolen?
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  The answer is no. It actually took days and a
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  little bit of luck before the trophy was found.
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  So how did the Jewels Rimmit trophy get discovered?
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  Well, the answer is both surprising and adorable.
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  A man was walking his dog named Pickles in a neighborhood park.
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  Pickles sniffed around under a Bush and found something wrapped
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  in newspaper. Inside was the missing trophy.
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  Thanks to Pickles the dog, the World Cup was saved just in time
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  for the tournament. Did you know that Pickles became
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  a national hero in England? People sent him treats, he was
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  given awards, and he even appeared on television.
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  Pickles owner also received a cash reward.
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  All because a curious dog followed his nose.
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  Now let's talk about another wild adventure.
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  Remember how Brazil got to keep the Jewels Rimmett Trophy after
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  winning three times? In 1983, something unbelievable
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  happened again. The trophy was stolen a second
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  time, this time in Brazil. Thieves broke into the
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  headquarters of the Brazilian Soccer Confederation and took
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  the trophy. Sadly, this time the Jewels
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  Rimmett Trophy was never found. Many believe it was melted down
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  or broken apart. Because of this, the current
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  World Cup trophy was made in 1974 and has been used ever
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  since. Here's a trivia question for
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  you. Can you guess what material the
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  current FIFA World Cup trophy is made of?
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  The answer is 18 karat gold. That means it's made almost
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  entirely of gold, which makes it very valuable.
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  The new trophy, made in 1974, is also not given permanently to
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  any country. Instead, the winning team gets
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  to hold it and celebrate, but after the party is over, they
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  receive a special replica to keep.
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  The real trophy goes back to FIFA, the organization that runs
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  the World Cup and is kept safe until the next tournament.
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  Let's talk about some more unusual moments in the life of
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  the World Cup trophy. Did you know that during World
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  War 2, the original trophy was hidden to keep it safe?
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  Italy had won the World Cup in 1938, so the trophy was in Rome
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  when the war broke out. A man named Otterino Barasi, who
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  worked for the Italian soccer federation, was worried that the
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  trophy might be taken by enemy soldiers, so he made a brave
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  decision. He took the trophy home and hid
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  it under his bed in a shoe box. For years, the trophy stayed
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  hidden in his bedroom, safe and sound, until it could be
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  returned after the war. Here's a yes or no question.
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  Would you feel nervous keeping a famous trophy under your bed for
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  years? It's understandable if you
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  would. That's a lot of responsibility.
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  The World Cup trophy has gone on many other adventures, too.
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  It travels all over the world before each tournament, visiting
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  different countries so fans can see it up close.
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  There are always special security teams and careful plans
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  to keep it safe. Now, here's another trivia
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  question for you. Has the World Cup trophy ever
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  traveled into space? The answer is yes.
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  In 2014, a special replica of the trophy was taken aboard the
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  International Space Station by a Russian astronaut.
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  The trophy floated in zero gravity, making it the first
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  time the World Cup has ever left the planet.
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  Let's pause for a did you know moment.
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  Did you know that the World Cup trophy weighs about 13.6 lbs?
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  That's about as heavy as a small bowling ball.
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  Also, only winners and a few special people like heads of
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  state are allowed to actually touch the real trophy.
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  It's kept under lock and key to make sure nothing happens to it.
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  Here's a yes or no question. Do you think the World Cup
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  trophy has ever been dropped during a celebration?
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  The answer is yes. Sometimes when players get
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  excited, accidents happen. In 2006, after Italy won the
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  World Cup, the trophy was accidentally damaged during the
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  celebration, but it was quickly repaired by experts.
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  Let's recap some of the amazing adventures of this tiny trophy
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  with a big story. The World Cup trophy has been
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  stolen twice. It was once found by a clever
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  dog named Pickles. It was hidden under a bed during
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  a war. It has travelled all over the
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  world and even floated in space. It's made of gold, weighs about
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  the same as a small bowling ball, and only a few people are
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  ever allowed to touch it. The next time you see the World
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  Cup on television or you hear about the winners lifting the
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  trophy, you'll know that this little golden cup has had more
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  adventures than most people could ever imagine.
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  Thanks for joining us on Kit Cast Daily.
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  Keep asking questions, stay curious, and remember even the
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  tiniest things can have the biggest stories.
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  Time to see you next time. Grab your breakfast.
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  Feeling fine?