Did you know the board game Sorry! was invented by Englishman William Henry Storey in 1929 ? (He filed for a patent in the UK in 1929, which was granted in 1933. The game was first published by W.H. Storey & Co. in 1934 and adopted by Parker Brothers in the US the same year.)

Did you know Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots were invented by Burt Meyer and Marvin Glass of Marvin Glass & Associates in the early 1960s, with a patent filed on June 14, 1963 ? (The iconic plastic boxing game, featuring Red Rocker and Blue Bomber, was launched in 1964 by the Marx Toy Co. to simulate a boxing ring.)

Did you know Twister was invented in 1964 by Reyn Guyer Sr., Charles "Chuck" Foley, and Neil Rabens, and marketed by Milton Bradley in 1966 ? (Originally named "Pretzel," the game was developed as a party game that used people as game pieces on a large, colorful plastic mat. It became an iconic sensation after Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor played it on The Tonight Show in 1966.)

Did you know Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright, the son of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, around 1916–1917 ? (Inspired by the interlocking beam construction of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo—designed by his father—John patented the toy in 1920. The popular building toy with redwood pieces and green roof units was named after Abraham Lincoln and his log cabin.)

Did you know Shrinky Dinks were invented in 1973 by Betty Morris and Kathryn (Kate) Bloomberg of Brookfield, Wisconsin and was developed as a Cub Scout project ? (The craft involves drawing on thin, flexible polystyrene sheets that shrink to 1/3 of their size and become 9 times thicker when baked.)