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Foo was invented by Nescio Nomen^[1] in the 17th century.

A century later, Foo was refined by Negidius Numerius (Blue 2003).^[2] Numerius, interestingly, also subsequently refined the Blaz that predated Foo.^[3]

It was also Negidius Numerius who established that N. Nomen was the original inventor of Foo (Blue 2003, pp. 17–18).

Even though Baz is sometimes confused with Foo, Baz was independently invented by Nescio Nomen.^[1]

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• Blue, Billy (2003). Negidius Numerius' Reinvention of Foo. Wikidemia Press. ISBN 0000000000000
• Coda, C. (October 2004). "An Overview of the Publications on Foo". Wackademia Journal: 12–13.
• Valens, Eddie (1985). "Nemarius in Bazland". Foo Pamphlet.