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The first sports injury was recorded as “ouch.” Medical terminology was simpler.Boxing gloves were introduced to reduce fatalities. Still hurts—just more politely.Pole vaulting requires speed, strength, and technique. Running, jumping, and trusting a bendy stick.In 1891, James Naismith, a 30-year-old physical education instructor from Springfield, Massachusetts invented an indoor game that could be played between football and baseball seasons - basketball. What started as a winter workaround turned into a global obsession with sneakers and buzzer-beaters. 🏀Sprinting became a sport when someone yelled “RUN!” and nobody asked why.The average lifespan of a Major League baseball is 7 pitches. Short career, high pressure.See all Gym & Tonic facts →

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