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You never know when you might need some badminton trivia right…with Bright Sports Badminton Championships and the Emirati Open Badminton tournament that already happened in Dubai in June, we thought we would serve you up our top 10 badminton facts, so you can look like you know what you are talking about with your friends!

1. Badminton was originally called Poona. As it was frequently played by British officers stationed in the Indian garrison town of Poona in the 1960s.

2. The shuttlecock used in a game of badminton weighs about five grams and is one of the lightest pieces of sports equipment.

3. Badminton can be played as both singles and doubles. The single game is played on the rectangular court that is 44 feet long and 17 feet wide.  For doubles the width is increased to 20 feet.

With Pickleball becoming increasingly popular, be one of the first to impress your friends with these quick-fire facts about the fun racquetball sport.

1. Pickleball has been around for 50 years. Invented in 1965 by Politician Joel Pritchard.

2. At first, Pickleball paddles were made entirely out of wood, but in recent years lightweight materials such as: aluminum and graphite have been used to reduce the weight of the paddle.

3. Pickleball players are commonly called ‘picklers’. If you lose a match, you have been ‘pickled’!