Sport Facts
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Interesting facts about table tennis
The game originated as a sport in England during the Victorian era, where it was played amongst the upper-class as an after dinner entertainment activity, commonly known then as "wiff-waff". Early rackets were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame, and the sound generated in play gave the game ...
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Exercises that prevent joint pain
Joint pain, extremely unpleasant, can occur with age, due to inactivity or because of various ailments. But there are exercises that can eliminate the joint pain. To prevent joint pain, the most important thing is to keep you active. The exercises keeps the blood moving and lubricates ...
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Interesting sumo facts
The Sumo sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days sumo was used in the Shinto religion. All sumo ...
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Interesting facts about Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the oldest of martial arts with references to it as early as the Iliad that recounts the Trojan War in the 13th or 12th century BC. Shuai Jiao, a wrestling style originating in China, has a reported history of over 4,000 years. In Egypt, wrestling has been ...
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Interesting golf facts
The longest put in history was measured at 140 feet and 2 3/4 inches on the 18th hole at St. Andrews golf course it was shot by Bob Cook on October 1, 1976. The World's Highest Golf Course is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits ...
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Interesting boxing facts
Boxing traces its earliest origins to the Greek Island of Santorini where a fresco of two young boxers was discovered. The fresco dates to 1600 B.C. Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight champion who retired undefeated. Muhammad Ali was known for fighting with his hands held low, even ...
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Interesting facts about games
In 2005 Sony hired painters which draw 7 walls in different towns of USA as an advertisement of Playstation Portable. The first console to have games available in the form of add-on cartridges was the Fairchild Channel F console, introduced in August 1976. Thirty-eight percent of ...
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Interesting facts about billiard
Pool evolved from a lawn game similar to croquet played sometime during the 15th century in Northern Europe. Pool is one of the safest sports in the world. Before the invention of celluloid and other new-age plastics, billiard balls were made out of ivory. Billiards was the ...
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Interesting Chess Facts
Dating back some 5000 years ago, chess is one of the world's most ancient and popular games. Chess is commonly believed to have originated in India during the Gupta empire. World chess champion J. Capablanca began to play chess at the age of four ...
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Interesting facts about tennis
The history of tennis dates back several thousand years. An Englishman, Major Walter C. Wingfield, invented lawn tennis (1873) and first played it at a garden party in Wales Between 1859 and 1865, Major Harry Gem and his friend Augurio Perera developed a game that combined elements ...
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Interesting facts about running
One hour of jogging burns 500 calories. A thirty minute jog three times each week has helped many people control weight however, there’s a difference between controlling weight and losing it. Estimates are that there are upwards of 75 million total runners in the USA (includes all ...
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Interesting facts about basketball
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. James Naismith was an Canadian physical education instructor at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. Basketball made his debut at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936, as outdoor sport. The Boston Celtics are one of the all-time greatest NBA ...