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nnIt’sna bird—it’s a plane—no, it’s a flying saucer!
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nnOr…….. an inexpensive plastic toy?
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nnOnnthis day in 1967, a newer, better version of the popular flying discnthat we call Frisbee was patented by Wham-O inventor Ed Headrick. Butnthe invention of the frisbee started long before then…
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nnThenFrisbie Baking Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies, andnsome claim that the inventors of the Frisbee were workers tossing andncatching empty pie tins. Others say that college students in NewnEngland were the first to find the fun in flinging the Frisbie pientins—and several different universities claim the honor of beingnthe “first to fling.”
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nnInn1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter F. Morrisonncreated a plastic version of the Frisbie pie tin. He fiddled with hisninvention until he came up with one that flew better than a pie tinncould, and he named it a “Pluto Platter” in order to cash in onnthe UFO craze. A company named Wham-O, famous for the Hula-Hoop andnSuper Ball, bought Morrison’s design—and he received a millionndollars in royalties. The head people of Wham-O decided to drop thenname “Pluto Platter” and go back to the original name with a funnnew spelling: “Frisbee.”
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nnLater,nUltimate Frisbee and Frisbee Golf were invented. The U.S. Navy hasnstudied Frisbees in wind tunnels, using cameras and computers, innorder to learn more about flight for their vehicles and flarenlaunchers. And more than 200 million modern Frisbees have beennmanufactured and sold!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nSecond Day of Christmas
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nBoxing Day (and more!)
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