And what notorious scandals have been associated with the pastime?
Another notorious scandal of the early 1920s was the death of actress Virginia Rappe following an orgy at a San Francisco hotel.
A historian revisits a notorious 19th-century scandal involving the marital alliance of two Louisiana families, and the despair and murderous rage that followed.
Forman and Wise's crimes are generally regarded as one of the most notorious literary scandals of the twentieth century.
In 1992, the government initiated proceedings against the paper, which would ultimately result in one of the most notorious scandals in recent Croatian history.
The most notorious scandal followed an incident in Rostov-on-Don on 20 May 2004.
The most notorious scandal was the Teapot Dome affair, most of which came to light long after Harding's death.
One used by the infamous Chrimes brothers, who were involved in a notorious scandal and subsequent trial in the late 1890s gives the flavour.
I am referring to the well-known affair, the notorious scandal of the Merriweather hedge fund in the United States.
Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.