People have only just started to understand how Monopoly got its very obvious name thanks to a popular social media post.

A viral post on Reddit saw one person point out that the game got its name from its objective and it was not as much of a well-known fact as most might think with many commenters quick to express their surprise.

The post read: “Monopoly is named after the process of monopoly, which is the game’s core objective. Players aim to gain exclusive possession and control of all the…