The United States Patent Office granted, essentially, the patent for trading/collectible card games to Wizards of the Coast back in 1997 for their Magic: The Gathering card game. Though it has constantly been called into question, they still manage to retain the patent on many mechanics that dictate an entire industry.
I usually wouldn't do a FACT! request, but this is a special case... Since it stumped me
There is only one state in the United States that has one syllable... Maine. It was also one of the original 13 colonies and is the namesake of Portland, Oregon. But really, we just wanted to prove we could do Portland right.
