Quote Originally Posted by Rabbit1
1 - Zero Gravity: When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside-down, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C. The Russians used a pencil. Your taxes are due again -- enjoy paying them.
Thank goodness that one out of three is false.

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp