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... that Elizabeth II's childhood toys at 145 Piccadilly included 30 toy horses and a farm set collected from Woolworths?
... that Woody from Toy Story was originally written as a ventriloquist's dummy and the main villain of the film?
... that development economist John Toye said free-market proponents "first turn liberty against equality and fraternity, then overthrow liberty itself"?
... that the design for the water playground at Chelsea Waterside Park was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys?
... that the case Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. was considered essential to the future of video game modding in the United States in 1992?
... that the Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling?

...that the real name of the G.I. Joe character Dusty is Ronald W. Tadur?

...that the Love Tester, created in 1969, was the first product by Nintendo to use real electronic components?

...that Tuttuki Bako players insert their finger 60 mm (2.4 in) into an electronic device to render images of that finger on an LCD screen?

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...that akabeko (pictured), red cow toys from the Aizu region of Japan, are believed to ward off disease?

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...that akuaba are dolls, traditionally carried on the backs of Ghanaian women who want to conceive?

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...that Amish dolls (pictured) are left faceless, possibly to emphasize that "all are alike in the eyes of God"?

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...that a 1950s Annalee Doll was auctioned off for a record $6,000 in 1992?

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... that antique bisque dolls (pictured) are collectible, and dolls from French companies like Jumeau can be worth over US$20,000?

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...that The Brady Bunch actress Maureen McCormick was one of the many people who voiced the 1960s toy Chatty Cathy?

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...that antique china dolls were predominantly made in Germany in the 1800s?

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...that the red and yellow molded plastic Cozy Coupe from Little Tikes was called the "world's best-selling car" for most of the 1990s by The New York Times?

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...that the real name of the G.I. Joe character Dusty is Ronald W. Tadur?

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...that fingerboards are reduced scale model figures of skateboards that are featured in videos and used as 3-D visual aids for skateboarders to understand potential tricks and maneuvers?

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...that the travels of a shipment of 29,000 Friendly Floatees bath toys lost overboard in the Pacific in 1992 have been used to model the world's ocean currents?

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... that presenter Pat Kenny tore up two tickets for The Late Late Toy Show live on air in 2008?

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...that the first themed Lego Modular Houses set, released in April 2007, was designed for people aged 16 and older and meant to be "toys for adults"?

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...that The Lego Group produced 381 million tires (example pictured) in 2011, making it the largest tire manufacturer in the world?

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...that the Love Tester, created in 1969, was the first product by Nintendo to use real electronic components?

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...that Merrythought is the last remaining teddy bear manufacturer in the United Kingdom?

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...that as of 1981, New York City's Toy Center was the site of 95% of the toy business transacted in the United States?

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...that Silly Bandz, popular silicone bracelets that spring into a shape when taken off, have been banned in classrooms for being too distracting?

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...that children up to the age of five can find it difficult to distinguish between television programmes and toy advertising campaigns?

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...that Tuttuki Bako players insert their finger 60 mm (2.4 in) into an electronic device to render images of that finger on an LCD screen?

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