Did you know the classic dice game Skunk was invented and first marketed by the W.H. Schaper Manufacturing Company in 1953 ? (A popular family pastime with its simple rules of rolling dice to accumulate points and avoid "skunking" (losing your turn's points). While the game itself dates to the 50s, a modern variation called Skunk'd was released by the Johnson family in 2024, based on a decades-old family tradition.)

Did you know the Game of Life was first invented by Milton Bradley in 1860 as The Checkered Game of Life, focusing on morality ? (It was completely redesigned by Reuben Klamer in 1960 for the company's 100th anniversary, shifting to its modern theme of career, family, and wealth, making Klamer the co-creator of the version known today.)

Did you know the Etch A Sketch was invented by French electrician André Cassagnes in the late 1950s, inspired by an electrostatic charge holding aluminum powder to a screen, leading to his original "Magic Screen" (L'Écran Magique) ? (The Ohio Art Company licensed it, renamed it Etch A Sketch, and launched it in the U.S. on July 12, 1960.)

Did you know Hi-Ho! Cherry-O first came out in 1960, designed by Hermann Wernhard and published by Whitman Publishers, introducing its simple counting and collecting gameplay to teach kids addition and subtraction ?

Did you know the Super Soaker was invented by aerospace engineer Lonnie Johnson in 1982, stemming from his work on a heat pump, and first sold in 1990 after licensing it to Larami Corp ? (Johnson accidentally created the high-pressure water stream while testing a nozzle for an environmentally-friendly heat pump in his bathroom, realizing its potential as a powerful water gun.)