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A list of rules broke records at auction
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24 June 2024
A list of rules broke records at auction
In 1891, a P.E. teacher in the United States created a new game to occupy his students during the winter. He typed out 13 rules. A century later this list was sold for millions of dollars, and the game had become one of the world’s most popular sports: basketball.
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