Pickleball, a sport described as “kind of a cross between tennis, ping-pong, and badminton” invented in 1965 now has taxpayer funding. Fox News reports that eight North Carolina counties have each received $400,000 for pickleball. The grants are supposedly designed to promote physical activity, and officials have stated that the money can also be used for activities such as bocce ball, ping-pong, and Zumba.
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