...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 |
| 5273146 | Bearing unit for clutch release A bearing unit for a clutch release comprising a sleeve, a support plate, a ring, a bearing and a cover. The sleeve surrounds a motive power shaft and is movable along the shaft. The support plate extends from the sleeve outward in the radial direction of... | 12/28/1993 |