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Here's the surprising reason why pen caps have a small hole at the top | Everyday hacks, Fun to be one, Hacks
![Tech Burrito on Twitter: "The Bic pen (BIC Cristal) history. The only change was the hole in the cap to avoid suffocation was added in the 90's. https://t.co/RozadXgjqu" / Twitter Tech Burrito on Twitter: "The Bic pen (BIC Cristal) history. The only change was the hole in the cap to avoid suffocation was added in the 90's. https://t.co/RozadXgjqu" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FngM6gcXoAE8z83.jpg:large)
Tech Burrito on Twitter: "The Bic pen (BIC Cristal) history. The only change was the hole in the cap to avoid suffocation was added in the 90's. https://t.co/RozadXgjqu" / Twitter
![There's a reason that BIC pens have a hole in their lid | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad There's a reason that BIC pens have a hole in their lid | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad](https://img.maximummedia.ie/joe_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvbWVkaWEtam9lLm1heGltdW1tZWRpYS5pZS5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tXFxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC8yMDE3XFxcLzExXFxcLzEzMDk1MzExXFxcLzRfQklDX3Blbl9jYXBzLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3MDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjozNzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5qb2UuaWVcXFwvYXNzZXRzXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9qb2VcXFwvbm8taW1hZ2UucG5nP2lkPTI2NGEyZGJlMzcwZjJjNjc1ZmNkXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6ImE4NTI5YTkxODEzNDMxMmQ3OThlYWRhZWMwZGFlNTE2YTA1ZTI0NTMifQ==/4-bic-pen-caps.jpg)
There's a reason that BIC pens have a hole in their lid | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad
![Cliff Pickover on Twitter: "The REAL reason why pen caps have holes in them: https://t.co/hLXSnijWAb https://t.co/Po8hk8dALj" / Twitter Cliff Pickover on Twitter: "The REAL reason why pen caps have holes in them: https://t.co/hLXSnijWAb https://t.co/Po8hk8dALj" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaFPsbkWkAM-i96.jpg)