The French company, founded in 1944, is a paradox. It has sold billions of its products yet no one remembers buying them. Bic ...

Ballpoint technology was invented in the 1800s, but Uni-ball (originally the Masaki Pencil Manufacturing Company, founded in the late 19th century) didn’t produce its first ballpoint pen until 1959.

I used to spend a lot of time fixing fraying cables. Now I stop it even happening with this simple trick!