...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410995 | N-linked sulfonamide of heterocyclic thioesters for vision and memory disorders This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating a vision disorder, improving vision, treating memory impairment, or enhancing memory performance using N-linked sulfonamides of heterocyclic thioesters. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7265150 | Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid isosteres of N-heterocyclic compounds for vision and memory disorders This invention relates to novel compositions and uses of N-heterocyclic carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid isosteres for treating a vision disorder, improving vision, treating memory impairment or enhancing memory performance in an animal. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 5990131 | Heterocyclic thioesters and ketones This invention relates to neurotrophic low molecular weight, small molecule heterocyclic thioesters and ketones having an affinity for FKBP-type immunophilins, and their use as inhibitors of the enzyme activity associated with immunophilin proteins, parti... | 11/23/1999 |