The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football. Naismith was a 31-year old graduate student when he created the indoor sport to keep athletes indoors during the winters.
<span>1. A charging elephant can move at speeds up to twenty-five miles per hour, however, the fastest a human can run is twenty-seven miles per hour</span>
