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Hula Hoops have been around forever in various formats, but the official Wham-O toy was invented in 1958.
The inventors promoted it by going around to playgrounds and parks, giving children samples, and showing them how to use them.
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After a stonemason saw kids building things with pencils and spools of thread, he got the idea for Tinkertoys.
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John Lloyd Wright, son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, invented this classic building set.
The original instructions included plans for a replica of Abraham Lincoln's cabin, obviously, but also directions for building Uncle Tom's cabin.
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These ugly-cute dolls were created in 1949 by a Danish fisherman who needed a cheap Christmas gift for his daughter. He used sheep's wool for the hair.
Thomas Dam's dolls caught on, which is why the original dolls were called Dam Dolls.
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The sculpting clay with the trademarked scent was first sold as a wallpaper cleaner. It was rolled on the walls to remove coal dust.
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These little critters are actual live animals called brine shrimp. They were "invented" in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut, the man who invented X-Ray Specs.
Brine shrimp are ideal for packaging because they enter a natural (shippable) state of suspended animation in certain environments. When...
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