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In 1950, the mayor of Munich, Thomas Wimmer, opened Oktoberfest for the first time in the traditional way, meaning by tapping a barrel.

It is believed that the term tennis comes from French monks shouting “tenez” whenever they caught the ball.

A cricket ball is made of a cork core with layers of twine covered in leather.

Until 1871, Oktoberfest was held in October.

In the following years, Oktoberfest developed into the largest folk festival in the world.

Golf is a sport that can be played all over the world.

The origins of volleyball can be traced back to 1895, when the director of physical education at the YMCA, William George Morgan, proposed the creation of a new game, which he called Mintonette.

Beach volleyball was introduced to Olympic competition at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

For more than a century, the volleyball consisted of eighteen leather panels sewn together.

The longest Wimbledon match lasted for 11.5 hours.