Why is the ballpoint pen also called biro or BIC in Italian?
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The name derives from what is considered its inventor, the Hungarian journalist László Bíró who, using the fountain pen every day for professional reasons, knew the defect of staining the hands. It is said that, while observing some children playing with marbles near a puddle, they came up with the idea of inserting a small
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