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Since we are celebrating pink October, we did some desk research on some breast cancer facts available online, which you would need to know.

1. Breast cancer is more common than you realize.

According to American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, second only to skin cancer. The average U.S. woman has about a 12 percent risk of breast cancer in her lifetime. That means 1 in 8 women will develop the disease.

2. Ethnicity plays a role.

Breast cancer is more common among white women and African American women. While the rates for white women have stabilized, the rates of breast cancer in African American women have increased slightly in recent years.

3. Symptoms

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’!