Who Invented the Treadmill?

Who Invented the Treadmill?

ByFabien

I recently realized that the first time the superhero The Flash used his famous cosmic treadmill was in a comic book published in 1961. Just a fun fact. The thing is, as I never really gave a thought about the treadmill, I didn’t know how old this apparatus was. This naturally led me to look into…

Who Created the Treadmill?

The history of the treadmill started a long, long, time ago. Around 4000 years ago. Treadmills were power sources in antiquity as they were designed to harness human and animal power for various purposes, primarily lifting heavy loads and grinding grain.

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When Did the First Marathon Take Place?

When Did the First Marathon Take Place?

ByFabien

I was reading in the local news about a half-marathon that took place the previous weekend. I didn’t know they ran only half the distance. In fact, I don’t even know why they run that long. Well, it was time for me to get educated on the subject!

What was the First Marathon?

Looking at the history of the race, it seems that there’s a layer of a myth that has been added to the real story. Let’s start with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens—more about the revival of the Olympics in this article.

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When Were the First Olympics in History?

When Were the First Olympics in History?

ByFabien

Living in France, it’s hard not to have heard of the 2024 Summer Olympics, as they’ll take place in Paris–and all around the city. It’s always an economic nightmare, the construction of equipment is shrouded in controversy, and the social element is particularly important this time here. Well, it’s complicated, it will pass, and someone will have to pay, but it’s another story. Today, I want to look into the history of the games, going back to when it all started!

When did the First Olympics in History Take Place?

Athletes from all around the world come together during the Olympic Games in an atmosphere of friendly competition. It’s not a modern event. In fact, the story started in ancient Greek.

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Who Invented Golf?

Who Invented Golf?

ByFabien

I used to play golf. I went to see the movie “The Legend of Bagger Vance” in the theater and I liked it. What stayed with me however was that golf seemed to be a type of sport made for me–a nonathletic person who wants to be alone.

It was. But it’s also a costly sport, so I stopped, not having enough money to play. Anyway, I recently moved and I dug up my old golf club. I don’t know what I’m going to do with them from now, but it led me to where we are today, to answer the following question:

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Who Invented Chess?

Who Invented Chess?

ByFabien

I recently watched the movie Riders of Justice (Retfærdighedens ryttere, 2020) starring Mads Mikkelsen and there’s a scene with a character saying, I quote, “Chess is the only game in the world where chance and luck aren’t a factor. There are no dice, no jokers or hidden elements. Everything is right in front of us and it is purely your own actions that determine the result.” I thought it was an interesting tidbit. By the way, great movie. Anyway, you know what’s coming next:

Who Created Chess?

First of all, to avoid any confusion, we never know … what is chess? Here is what Merriam-Webster has to say about that:

A game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent’s king.

Now that we all know that we are not talking about checkers, let’s take a look at the history of the game.

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Who invented basketball?

Who invented basketball?

ByFabien

The other day, I saw a trailer for the new Space Jam movie and asked myself: “Why?“ And the answer is: Who knows? Hollywood! And then I thought of that person who had invented the game and how proud of himself he must feel—ironically, of course. But who is that person?

Who created basketball?

Usually, when I try to know who invented what, I end up in a history lesson with multiple answers. Who, what, when, how… It’s not the case with basketball, because it’s the only major American sport with an indisputable known inventor.

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