Which sport did British inventor Joseph Merlin inadvertently contribute to when he crashed into a mirror wearing his new invention at a London party in 1760?
Some sports owe their existence to a single moment of inspiration β or embarrassment. One Belgian-born inventor's dramatic entrance at a masquerade ball in Soho is often cited as the debut of a piece of equipment that would define an entire sporting discipline.
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