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Fact-o-rama - 23/02/07
Today in 1874 a Welshman, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, patented an outdoor game called "Sphairistike" - which we know today as lawn tennis.
The precursor to the game, now known as real tennis, was played indoors in a cloistered court like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Real-tennis-newcastle.jpg
Looks quite fun. Anyone ever played real tennis?
Now, unleash the facts!