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Was Invented by a British Woman Who Grew Up Stacking Wooden Blocks in Ghana, Not in a Toy Lab
Jenga’s name comes from the Swahili word kujenga, meaning “to build,” and that’s not…
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Gloria Steinem Has Died at 92, and the Feminist Magazine She Co-Founded Sold Out Its First Print Run in Just Three Days
Gloria Steinem died September 3, 2026, at her home in New York City at…
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Yahtzee Was Invented by a Canadian Couple Playing Dice on Their Own Yacht, and They Almost Never Sold the Rights
Yahtzee’s official corporate history starts with a detail most board games can’t claim: the…
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Lincoln Logs Were Invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Son, Using a Building Trick His Famous Father Actually Used
John Lloyd Wright filed for a toy patent in 1920 built around a real…
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Wham-O Sold 25 Million Hula Hoops in Four Months in 1958, Then Almost Went Bankrupt From Its Own Success
Twenty-five million plastic rings, sold in sixteen weeks, at $1.98 apiece, out of a…
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That Milky Green Glassware in the Thrift Bin Might Be Fire-King Jadeite, and Some Pieces Are Worth Hundreds
A milk-green mixing bowl that cost a dollar at a church rummage sale sold…
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Uno Was Invented in an Ohio Barbershop in 1971 by a Man Who Sold the Rights for Just $50,000
Merle Robbins mortgaged pieces of his household budget to print 5,000 copies of a…
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The Man Who Invented G.I. Joe Just Got Inducted Into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame, Nearly 60 Years After Action Figures Existed
Stanley Weston, the man who sold Hasbro the idea for G.I. Joe in the…
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Secondhand Clothes Are About to Outsell New Clothes 2-to-1, According to ThredUp’s Own New Resale Report
Secondhand clothing is on track to outpace new-clothing sales growth by a 2-to-1 ratio…
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‘Donna Reed Show’ and Elvis Co-Star Shelley Fabares Has Died at 82, and Her Own 1962 Chart-Topping Song Is Suddenly Everywhere Again
Shelley Fabares died August 22, 2026, in Los Angeles at age 82, with pneumonia…
