People said the 1,400-pound rubber band ball was too heavy to be fun—so we proved them wrong! After adding 50 more pounds to hit 1,500, we put it to the test with an epic bowling pin challenge.

"I really started getting nervous after I threw the ball because every possibility went through my head of ... lasting legacy ...

The hotel featured at least one pool table, and on Christmas Eve 1888, it opened up a double-lane bowling alley, quickly ...