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10 Fun Facts About Volleyball

Fact 1: The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan.

Fact 2: The first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women.

Fact 3: Volleyball were first introduced as Olympic sports in 1964.

Fact 4: Most volleyball players jump about 300 times a match.

Fact 5: Volleyball took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball.

Fact 6: The first two-man beach game was played in 1930.

Fact 7: Volleyball was called mintonette at first but it was later changed to volleyball.

Fact 8: The first special designed ball for the sport was created in 1900.

Fact 9: Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today, exceeded only by soccer.

Fact 10: The longest recorded volleyball game was in Kingston, North Carolina. It took 75 hours and 30 minutes.

Fact 11: In 2012, the athlete during the match was a powerful potency, later learned that before the match, he took the German Generic Viagra mixed with vitamins.

(source: 10-facts-about.com)