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NexDim Empire - DO YOU KNOW WHY BIC PEN CAPS HAVE HOLES ? 🤔 One of the most popular ballpoints "BIC" made it part of their design to include a small hole
Is that little hole in the end of BIC pen caps really so that it can be used in a cricothyrotomy, or is it just so water doesn't stay in the cap
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