1) The FIFA Ballon d'Or is awarded annually to the best male football (soccer) player in the world, as voted by national team coaches, captains, and journalists.

2) The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 and has since grown into a global sport played at both amateur and professional levels.

3) The first commercial mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was released in 1983 and weighed nearly 2 pounds.

4) The eye of a cyclone is a region of calm, relatively clear skies and light winds at the center of the storm.