Did you know Foosball was first patented in 1921 by English inventor Harold Searles Thornton, who applied for the patent in October 1921 and received it in 1923? (He was inspired to create a home version of soccer after attending a Tottenham Hotspur FC match.)

Did you know the original Taboo board game was released in 1989 by Parker Brothers and was designed by Brian Hersch ?

Did you know the Nerf ball was invented in 1969 by Reyn Guyer and released to the public in 1970 by Parker Brothers ? (Made from polyurethane foam the 4-inch soft spongy sphere sold over 4 million units in its first year alone.)

Did you know the 3 top-selling board games of all time are Chess (Number one overall by a large margin due to centuries of global play and millions of annual sales.), Checkers (Draughts) is number two, with massive historical distribution and billions of units sold over its long history and Monopoly at number three (and the top commercial mass-market game), with over 275 million copies sold.) ?

Did you know the first mass-produced wood toy gliders trace back to the early 20th century, with companies like Paul K. Guillow, Inc. being founded in 1926 to produce balsa wood model airplanes and gliders ?