![TIL Yellow tennis balls were invented by David Attenborough. In 1967 when he was controller of BBC2, he had the job of introducing colour TV and suggested switching from white to a TIL Yellow tennis balls were invented by David Attenborough. In 1967 when he was controller of BBC2, he had the job of introducing colour TV and suggested switching from white to a](https://external-preview.redd.it/l293nGwUf3Kq9ZgMm1pDu4AR3XqHzlTETHlJ85Pd2vw.jpg?auto=webp&s=946754d5ad2c2e033dc1ab4809d1f54cec14ec6f)
TIL Yellow tennis balls were invented by David Attenborough. In 1967 when he was controller of BBC2, he had the job of introducing colour TV and suggested switching from white to a
![Tajiel Urioh on Twitter: "Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. #TajDYK #DoYouKnow # Tajiel Urioh on Twitter: "Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. #TajDYK #DoYouKnow #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo37_H5XcAM_erJ.jpg)
Tajiel Urioh on Twitter: "Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. #TajDYK #DoYouKnow #
![TIL Yellow tennis balls were invented by David Attenborough. In 1967 when he was controller of BBC2, he had the job of introducing colour TV and suggested switching from white to a TIL Yellow tennis balls were invented by David Attenborough. In 1967 when he was controller of BBC2, he had the job of introducing colour TV and suggested switching from white to a](https://external-preview.redd.it/til-yellow-tennis-balls-were-invented-by-david-attenborough-v0-1KkBx8UmkhRs8i3T_nuMiuljAEeM4hNmD69KBwrAbLI.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c4943262ce434af8b9bb2119a0cdfd6f68dd1917)
TIL Yellow tennis balls were invented by David Attenborough. In 1967 when he was controller of BBC2, he had the job of introducing colour TV and suggested switching from white to a
![Quite Interesting on Twitter: "In the first half of the 20th century, tennis balls were usually white. And so it was, until a young TV producer called David Attenborough got involved… 🎾 # Quite Interesting on Twitter: "In the first half of the 20th century, tennis balls were usually white. And so it was, until a young TV producer called David Attenborough got involved… 🎾 #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F07gVKYWYAIqcFy.png)
Quite Interesting on Twitter: "In the first half of the 20th century, tennis balls were usually white. And so it was, until a young TV producer called David Attenborough got involved… 🎾 #
![Diply FACTS! Image Credit: Tennis365 Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television, so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. - Diply FACTS! Image Credit: Tennis365 Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television, so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. -](https://img.ifunny.co/images/8ebe8ab770b38dc7f114f926f9fd441905f5e2b53e98dcc57716cde9a028249c_1.jpg)