Twister Inventor Dies, but His Game Remains an Enduring Hit (VIDEO)

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Twister Inventor Dies, but His Game Remains an Enduring Hit (VIDEO)

According to the New York Times, the patent listed the invention as “Apparatus for Playing a Game Wherein the Players Constitute the Game Pieces.”

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