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Women’s basketball was officially added as an Olympic medal sport during the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.

Basketball is the national sport of Lithuania.

Officially approved balls should have between 7 1/2 and 8 1/2 pounds of pressure.

As per official rules, a minimum of nine balls are to be provided for each team for pre-game warmups.

Official rules state that the cord basketball net should not be less than 30 thread and not more than 120 thread.

All official basketball floors are made from hard maple.

Basketball season starts late October and ends mid-April of the following year.

The official rim height for courts is set at 10 ft or 3.05 meters.

The official basketball size for women’s competitive basketball is size 6.

The official basketball size for men’s competitive basketball is size 7.

The shortest male inductee of the Basketball Hall of Fame is 5’3″ or 160 cm

The Olympic basketball games were held outdoors, in modified tennis courts.

Basketball first became an official Olympics event during the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

There have been two women drafted in the NBA

The shot clock was firstly adopted during the 1954-1955 season

MJ paid fines for wearing his shoes

Dribbling wasn't allowed

Basketball was played with a different ball

James Naismith invented basketball

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The first-ever radio broadcast of a major league baseball game occurred on August 5, 1921

During a swing, a baseball bat may travel about 80 mph at its peak

Baseball gloves have evolved more than any other piece of the sport’s equipment

The base most stolen in a baseball game is second base

During a typical game, approximately 70 balls are used

The national baseball hall of fame was created in 1935 in New York to celebrate baseball's 100th anniversary

Baseball is considered the national sport of the US

The first rule book of baseball was issued in 1877

A report says that between 2012 and 2019, more than 800 people have been injured by foul balls

There is a 300,000 to 1 chance that a fan can be hit by a baseball

The year 1869 marked the first time that a baseball team turned professional

Baseballs are rubbed with a very specific type of mud before each game

The First metal bat was patented in 1924

95% of official players use maple wood bats

The Longest official game lasted around 8 hours

Official baseball league was formed in 1903

Baseball was an Olympic sport from 1992 to 2008

The "Father of Baseball" is actually a Brit

Baseball was not invented by A. D., as was previously belived

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The Baseball T

The first-ever radio broadcast of a major league baseball game occurred on August 5, 1921

During a swing, a baseball bat may travel about 80 mph at its peak

Baseball gloves have evolved more than any other piece of the sport’s equipment

The base most stolen in a baseball game is second base

During a typical game, approximately 70 balls are used

The national baseball hall of fame was created in 1935 in New York to celebrate baseball's 100th anniversary

Baseball is considered the national sport of the US