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  • Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895, but it did not become an Olympic sport until 1964.
  • A single player may jump as many as 300 times in a volleyball match.
  • The record for most consecutive passes in volleyball is 110, achieved in the United States, in Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 5, 2010.
  • The longest volleyball marathon on record was played in Amstelveen, Netherlands, from December 27 to December 30, 2011. The event lasted 85 hours, with 63 matches played in total.

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