...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 |
| 5799840 | Closure formed as a single, integral part A closure for a container wherein the closure has a spout with flange, a cap and a link connecting the spout and cap. The link has a joint at its connection to the spout which allows for the folding of a portion of the link toward the flange for binding t... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5038967 | Container with captive cap and internally valved closure A one-piece closure cap for a dispensing container. The cap, which is captive on the container body, is threadedly mounted for restricted rotation on the neck of the container so that upon elevation of the cap there is established a product release passag... | 08/13/1991 |