IBhola Lomlingo 8 ingenye yamathoyiziaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni, kodwa umsuka wayouyimfihlakalo kakhulu kunalokho ongase ucabange,ibandakanya umama owayengumbhuli kanye nedivayisi yokubhala yemimoya.
Indaba iqala ngo-Albert C. Carter, onina wayengumbhuli e-Cincinnati. Ephefumulelwe yidivayisi "yokubhala yemimoya" ayeyisebenzisa, wadala ithuluzi lakhe lokuqikelela. Ukusungulwa kwakhe kokuqala kwakuyishubhu eligcwele uketshezi olumnyama, eliqukethe amadayisi amabili anezimpendulo ebusweni bawo. Le nguqulo yokuqala yayibizwa ngokuthi i-"Syco-Seer".
Ngemuva kokushona kuka-Carter, usomabhizinisi ogama lakhe lingu-Abe Bookman wakwa-Alabe Crafts waba nentshisekelo kule divayisi. Wenza ukuthuthukiswa okuningi, ikakhulukazi ukuklama kabusha ishubhu ukuba ibe yibhola lebhiliyadi elimnyama esilaziyo namuhla. Ngo-1950, ithoyizi laqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi "Magic 8 Ball".
I-Magic 8 Ball ibonakale kumabhayisikobho amaningi nezinhlelo ze-TV, iqinisa indawo yayo enkumbulweni yethu. Ihlala iyithoyizi elithandwayo ngenxa yokulula kwayo nobumnandi obungaqondakali ebukunikezayo.