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| | Facts | - An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler after watching her daughter play with baby dolls imagining them in grown up roles.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In 1996, toy company Mattel released a "Harley Davidson" Barbie. This dolls distinctive feature is a birth mark on her face that changes position with every new release of the doll.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - More than 3000 years ago children played with circular hoops made with grape vines. This toy was swung around the waist. Years later this toy was made by company called Wham-O and the Hula-Hoop was invented in 1958.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Rubik's Cube was originally named the "Magic Cube." In 1980 Ideal Toys came up with the name "Rubik's Cube." The name "Gordian Knot" was also suggested.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Soy crayons have been invented to replace wax crayons and one acre of soybeans can produce over 80,000 crayons.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The first box of Crayola that was ever sold had the same eight colours that are sold in the box today consisting of red, blue, yellow, green, violet, orange, black and brown. The box was sold for a nickel in 1903.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux.
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