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  2. Nerf - Wikipedia

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    Original Nerf logo (1969–1990) Parker Brothers originally developed Nerf, beginning with a 4-inch (100 mm) polyurethane foam ball. In 1969, Reyn Guyer, a Minnesota-based games inventor, and Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox came to the company with a football game that was safe for indoor play, and after studying it carefully, Parker Brothers decided to eliminate everything but the foam ball ...

  3. Nerf Blaster - Wikipedia

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    A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, arrows, discs, or foam balls. “Nerf blaster” or more commonly “Nerf gun” are often used to describe the toy. Nerf blasters are manufactured in multiple forms; the first Nerf blasters emerged in the late 1980s with the release of the Nerf Blast-a-Ball (1989) and the ...

  4. The Fad Toy Everyone Was Obsessed With the Year You Were Born

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    1973: NERF. These foam-based ... Originally called the Magic Cube, this cubic puzzle was invented by Hungarian sculptor and architecture professor Ernő Rubik. It may seem challenging, but there ...

  5. Fred Cox - Wikipedia

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    In 1972, he invented a soft football, which later became the Nerf football after he sold the idea to Parker Brothers the following year. [7] [8] Tens of millions of Nerf football have been sold, first for Parker Brothers and then for Hasbro, which acquired it in 1991, bringing Cox and his partners decades of generous royalties. [9]

  6. Fair-catch free-kick rule is Jim Harbaugh's favorite ... - AOL

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    He also invented the Nerf football. Nov. 3, 1968. Kicker: Mac Percival Team: Chicago Bears Opponent: Green Bay Packers Distance: 43 yards.

  7. “History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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    He invented a device called a "solar lamp," which used lard instead of whale oil, which made him a wealthy man. ... was a game changer for me. The Super Soaker, the Nerf dart guns, my invention on ...

  8. Reyn Guyer - Wikipedia

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    Developing toys and games a for example, nerf, song writing and publishing, entrepreneurship Reynolds Winsor "Reyn" Guyer (born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1935) is an American inventor . Inventions

  9. Foam dart blaster - Wikipedia

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    A foam dart blaster enthusiast with a Nerf Stampede ECS in 2011. A foam dart blaster, or simply blaster, is a toy gun that shoots foam darts. The term is often treated synonymously with Nerf Blaster, as Nerf was the first brand to start producing blasters, [1] and has since remained the most notable producer of them.