Basketball

James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, is credited with inventing basketball in 1891.
The first “hoops” were actually just peach baskets and the first backboards were made of wire.
The game became an official Olympic event at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.
Two leagues called the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged after the 1948-49 season to become today's National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships (16), including seven straight from 1960 to 1966.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons in the NBA, holds the record for most points scored in a career with 38,387.
On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in one game against New York. That is the most one player has ever scored in one game.
Current Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens has won more basketball games than any other coach.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a 10-team rival league to the NBA that began play in the 1967-68 season and folded nine years later after the 1975-76 season. Four current NBA teams – Indiana, Denver, New York, and San Antonio – originated in the ABA.
The NBA instituted the three-pointer before the 1979-80 season, an idea it borrowed from the ABA.
The Chicago Bulls have won all six NBA Finals in which they've appeared.
Michael Jordan, who retired in January 1999 but returned to the league in 2001, has scored more points (5,987) in the playoffs than any other player.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Mass

Electricity

Electricity travels at the speed of light - more than 186,000 miles per second,
A spark of static electricity can measure up to three thousand (3,000) volts.

A bolt of lightning can measure up to three million (3,000,000) volts – and it lasts less than one second!
Electricity always tries to find the easiest path to the ground.
Electricity can be made from wind, water, the sun and even animal manure.

Burning coal is the most common way electricity is made in the United States.
One power plant can produce enough electricity for 180,000 homes.
The first power plant – owned by Thomas Edison – opened in New York City in 1882.
Thomas Edison didn’t invent the first light bulb – but he did invent one that stayed lit for more than a few seconds.
Thomas Edison invented more than 2,000 new products, including almost everything needed for us to use electricity in our homes: switches, fuses, sockets and meters.
Benjamin Franklin didn’t discover electricity – but he did prove that lightning is a form of electrical energy.

The Mystery of Bodhidharma

Bhodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived in the 4th and 5th century, who is recognized as the transmitter of Zen. According to Chinese Legend he also began the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led to the creation of Shaolinquan. But actually he is not a Chinese , he is an Indian adding to that he is a Tamilian .This is a great news about the Tamilians . I also thank Surya for acting and to show this message to the people of the world .