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shawabawa3
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How the BIC Cristal ballpoint pen became ubiquitou...
the word "biro" didn't exist until Biro invented the ballpoint pen, which came to be known after its inventor
fodkodrasz
6 months ago
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Not in English, but the word bíró means judge in Hungarian language. The earliest written memory of the word is from the year 1306, from a land ownership certificate issued that year.
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