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2025-07-20 21:48:01 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

"In 1991, companies including BIC began designing each ballpoint pen cap with a tiny hole at the top" The hole is to stop people choking if the cap is swallowed. This is a small but notable change in the design. https://www.rd.com/article/hole-in-pen-cap/#:~:text=It's%20no%20mistake.,purpose%20it%20could%20possibly%20serve

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• "In 1991, companies including BIC began designing each ballpoint pen cap with a tiny hole at the top" The hole is to stop people choking if the cap is swallowed. This is a small but notable change in the design. https://www.rd.com/article/hole-in-pen-cap/#:~:text=It's%20no%20mistake.,purpose%20it%20could%20possibly%20serve