The Story Of World's 9 Great Rivalries



Everest v/s K2

This debate is about which of these mountains is riskier and more difficult to scale. The Everest has been conquered by more than 3000 climbers; the success rate in K2 is much less. The uncertainty in weather and the steepness make K2 a hard nut to crack and results in many deaths. The summit to fatality ratio of Everest is 10 percent whereas the summit to fatality ratio of K2 is a high 26 percent.

Rangers v/s Celtic

The Rangers and Celtic have played each other 399 times; with 96 draws, 159 matches going in favour of Rangers and the rest going in favour of Celtic. Differences in religion-catholic v/s protestant, political affiliation-loyalist v/s republican and identity-British v/s Scot Irish reflects in sports rivalry. This rivalry has resulted in physical assaults, deaths and invasion of football fields by the angry fans.

English Breakfast v/s Continental Breakfast

The winner of this fight wants to occupy your dining table every morning.

An English breakfast consists of a helping of cereal, eggs, bacon, baked beans and tea.

A Continental breakfast consists of muffins, seasonal fruit and coffee.

The British consider the continental breakfast a minimalistic affair. You decide for yourself who’s the winner.

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