stackyFACTSSwatting a feathered cone over a net sounds ridiculous, and its history matches. British military officers brought the concept back from India and played it at the Duke of Beaufort’s sprawling residence. Naming a sport after your house is the ultimate flex for people who consider mild perspiration to be a profound struggle.
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