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The Biro brothers had the idea of the ball pen when the lived in Europe. After immigrating to Argentina, they finally made the cut and started making those first, imperfect contraptions, the infamous Birome.

I was in elementary school then and I cannot tell you how many pieces of clothing I ruined because of the ink spilling in my pockets.

A few years later Lazlo Biro sold the patent to Bic for an incredible low price. Lazlo died poor and Bic became a monster.

For more details. go here:

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/ballpen.htm Also the ball point pen was invented in Hungary and pantented in Paris and Argentina.

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