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In 1950s, Marcel X started a business of manufacturing stationary items in France & then expanded it globally. He named the company Y, by dropping a letter from his surname X, to avoid sounding like a curse word in the English language.
The company has since then, sold 100 billion units of this product, making it the best selling product in its category.
Identify the company Y. Bonus points for getting the founder’s name X.

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The company Y is Bic, the world leader in ballpoint pens. It also has a sizeable share in the lighters and shaving razor categories. The company was found by Marcel Bich.