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a perfect circle that somehow became basketball, hula, and a girl's worst gossip nightmare
Hula recordOver 200 hoops spun simultaneously by one person
Original heightBasketball rims set at 10 feet since 1891
Crinoline dangerVictorian hoop skirts caught fire and killed thousands
Latin rootWord once meant a band binding barrels
Hoop snakeMythical serpent said to roll downhill biting tail