If you are anything like us, last time you went bowling, you thought more about how the ball came back to you than actually knocking down the pin. Perhaps you even wondered what it would be like to… ...

Bowling as a thing to do dates back to at least 3200 B.C., with the earliest indications coming from Egypt. At first, it appears to have been a child's game, with balls and pins made in miniature.

Analyzing a bowling ball's path. A USBC-approved bowling lane has 39 boards, each measuring approximately 2.73 cm (1.07 in). Credit: Simon Ji ...

Some balls had serial numbers and engravings that dated back to the '50s, the same time frame in which Olson's house was built. However, it's unclear when they were put under the home.