Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps.
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According to several news sources, the Popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905! He left soda and water outside in a cup one cold night and presto, the Popsicle was born! The boy called the new treat the 'Epsicle' and started selling it in San Francisco that summer.
Are you a fan of James Bond? If so, you should know that there’s no 007 film where you see Roger Moore running. Moore felt too awkward running for the camera, so all the legwork was done by body doubles. Moore retired from playing Bond in 1985 because he felt he was too old for the part.
The game has apparently been downloaded over 11 million times since it launched on iOS devices in March 2018. Imagine how that number will increase once Fortnite becomes available on Android phones later this year!
Fact Lab
According to several news sources, the Popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905! He left soda and water outside in a cup one cold night and presto, the Popsicle was born! The boy called the new treat the 'Epsicle' and started selling it in San Francisco that summer.
Are you a fan of James Bond? If so, you should know that there’s no 007 film where you see Roger Moore running. Moore felt too awkward running for the camera, so all the legwork was done by body doubles. Moore retired from playing Bond in 1985 because he felt he was too old for the part.
The game has apparently been downloaded over 11 million times since it launched on iOS devices in March 2018. Imagine how that number will increase once Fortnite becomes available on Android phones later this year!
Here’s Jamin Warren on the game: “It’s created a kind of global arcade. Instead of a few kids looking over the shoulder of the hot-shot older brother or whatever, down at the mall, you have millions of people watching, and the person playing the game is a millionaire.”