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Was ping pong invented in England?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The game ping pong, or Table Tennis, started in England in the 1880s. Originally it was played by the wealthy as an after dinner parlour game. Since 1988, ping pong has been introduced as an Olympic sport.

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