...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 |
| 5027904 | Racing plate horseshoe system with movable calks A racing plate horseshoe system with movable calks has an arcuate racing plate attachable to a horse's hoof. An elongated groove is provided in the lower surface and has a plurality of spaced-apart threaded holes extending from the upper surface to the gr... | 07/02/1991 |