Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6755125 | High speed marker A marking device (10) comprises a frame (1) (of frame plates (12,14)) to which are fixed first and second motors (16,18). A carriage frame (40) is pivoted in the frame about a screw axis (22). A marking head (30) is m... | 06/29/2004 |
| 4828410 | Serial print wheel impact printer Disclosed is an improved serial impact printer which both prints and serrates a document. The printer includes a print wheel which is rotated to position a selected character in front of an anvil. The print wheel includes a wheel-like circular member havi... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4146337 | Electric typewriter for multiple languages An electric typewriter for printing indicia includes indicia-selecting and typerwriting mechanisms. Keys are associated with the indicia through a mechanical matrix which controls the positioning of a ball containing the indicia.... | 03/27/1979 |
