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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts – Fox Tossing

Fox Tossing Fox tossing was a competitive blood sport popular in parts of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air. It was practiced by members of the aristocracy in an enclosed patch of ground or in a courtyard, using slings with a person on each end to catapult the animal upwards.Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts – Fox Tossing”