MISSOULA, Mont., April 23 -- The continents may periodically split apart to form giant hexagons and pentagons across the globe in a pattern similar to that found on soccer balls, says a Montana ...

White soccer balls became the standard in 1951 ... The ball made its World Cup debut as Adidas’ Telstar in 1970 in Mexico. The ball's pattern of white hexagons with black pentagons made it ...