post it notes were first sold in stores in 1977.
when was post it notes first sold in stores?
1977
they decided to risk $800,000 on the post-it notes. according to the show, the post-it notes were first sold in 1980 and the walkman was first sold in 1979. the answer was flawed after internet research indicated that the post-its were first tested for sale in four cities in 1977 before their nationwide introduction in 1980. in a statement by executive producer jeff apploff, the information obtained by the show's research department was incomplete. due to this research error, gabe and brittany were invited back for a second chance to play the game, even though their question was not the deciding question in their game. a similar situation happened on the uk version in october 2010 on a "doctor who" question.
broadcast standards and practices
it is unclear when clap notes first appeared in the u.s. however, some who have been involved with clap notes for several decades believe that clap notes first appeared in the late-1970s. to put this in perspective it is necessary to recall that in the late 1960s to early 1970s the main influences on the u.s. economy were the vietnam war and the watergate scandal. the super-inflation of the period resulted in returns of as much as 17% on cds, while the stock market was taking a plunge. when the oil crisis started in 1973, real estate prices plummeted. institutional property investors, recognizing the opportunity, borrowed money at high interest rates from banks to buy these property bargains. when interest rates dropped again a short time later, they refinanced their acquisitions at lower rates.
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