Fact 1:
In the very beginning the color of the basketball was brown, but later it was changed into a brighter color; that is orange.
Fact 2:
The first basketball game took place in 1982, where the court was half the size of today's courts, and only one point was scored during the match.
Fact 3:
The NBA (National Basketball Association) was founded in 1949, after the combination of the NBL (National Basketball League) and the BAA (Basketball Associate of America).
Fact 4:
Basketball was first played by a soccer ball until it was changed in 1929.
Fact 5:
Michael Jordan is considered one of the best basketball players around the world. The record score of 5,987 made him a legend in the world of basketball.
Fact 6:
The reason why a backboard was added is because the audience in the balcony used to interfere in the game by handling the ball.
Fact 7:
In 1967, slam dunks were considered illegal; nine years later it was legalized again.
Fact 8:
The first hoop was like a peach with a bottom and every time a team scores, the referee would climb a ladder to get the ball.
Fact 9:
Women's basketball began in 1892, and some rules were modified to fit women.
Fact 10:
The game was made an official Olympic game in berlin Germany, 1936.
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Fact 1:
300,000 to 1 is the chances that a fan can be hit by a baseball.
Fact 2:
The first baseball game played was in New York on June 19, 1845.
Fact 3:
Cal Hubbard is the only person credited in both the baseball and football hall of fame.
Fact 4:
The first baseball stadium built in the U.S was Forbes field in Pittsburgh.
Fact 5:
The first rule book of baseball was issued in 1877. And it has been changing every year since then.
Fact 6:
Baseball is considered the national sport of the US.
Fact 7:
Nolan Ryan had the longest career in baseball history that lasted 27 years.
Fact 8:
Doc Medich who was studying medicine while playing for the Texas Rangers, was able to save fan's life from a heart attack.
Fact 9:
Carl Edward is the shortest major league baseball player, he stood at three feet and seven inches.
Fact 10:
The national baseball hall of fame was created in 1935 in New York to celebrate the baseball 100th anniversary.
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