34 Trivia Tidbits About Childhood Toys and Games
Silly String is used to find trip wires around bombs?!?!
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Because you probably won’t stop playing with your toy to start googling information about it, we thought we’d do it for you. Keep playing. There’s no rush. Whenever you’re done shooting that Nerf gun, come read that it used to have a pretty funny slogan. And whenever you’re done with that Play-Doh, come read about its original use.
Make sure to put it away with the cap on, though. You don’t want it to dry out.
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![THIS IS THE HARRY POTTER NIMBUS 2000 VIBRATING BROOM. Sadly, they're no longer sold. It's a dick- shaped toy that vibrates when children stick it between their legs. (actual photo from Amazon) Actual Amazon review: When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/4/1114574.jpg)
![THE MISSILES LAUNCHED BY THIS BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TOY ACTUALLY PROVED DEADLY TO KIDS. The launcher caused ripped intestines, eye injuries, and one death when a missile lodged in a child's esophagus. They were recalled in 1979. SCARAB CRACKED.COM http://resources.lawinfo.com/personal-injury/products-liability/](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/3/1114573.jpg)
![Product Recalls Aqua Dots/ Bindeez Beads A toy called Aqua Dots in the U.S. and Bindeez Beads in Australia was recalled after it was found to be contaminated with a chemical that can turn into a dangerous drug. Three children in Australia had to be hospitalized. THEMED THEMEO NE CHEMED AHEMED THEMED FIRST POLI QUA OOTS OUA OOTS AQUA OOTS AQUA OOTS AQUA OOTS COUESTO POOT PAIS GING adidas YESMAH CCEAN adidas I I I MADICADA AMICIAL ECTE HIS WITH FOOD WATE MARITALTY MADE POLICE FRAX I Edite KIN WITH I - MISTARY Class CITY DESIGNED com Or - MAN |](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/2/1114572.jpg)
![Product Recalls Sky Dancers In 2000, Galoob Toys Inc. recalled 8.9 million Sky Dancers flying dolls due to reports of 150 injuries, including eye injuries, broken teeth, a mild concussion, a broken rib, and facial lacerations. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/1/1114571.jpg)
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![CRACKED FRISBEES USED TO BE PIE TINS. The Frisbie Pie Company unwittingly ushered in a new era of lawn games when, in the grand tradition of broke student upcycling, Yale students figured out they could throw them really far. Fries PIES 46](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/8/1114568.jpg)
![CRACKED SILLY PUTTY WAS DEVELOPED AS A RUBBER SUBSTITUTE. It was originally thought to be useless until the scientists examining it whipped it out at parties, which were really boring in the 1940s.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/7/1114567.jpg)
![CRACKED The Ultimate Matrix Collection in the Nebuchadnezzar ship With only 400 ever made (and only released in Japan), they're extremely hard to find. The two-foot long ship contains the three movies, The Matrix Experience, The Animatrix, and a ton of bonus features. SPECIAL EDITIONS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/6/1114566.jpg)
![In the 1980s, the struggling HASBRO toy company released a new action figure for its GIJOE line. The new character SNAKE EYES was clad completely in BLACK because Hasbro couldn't afford COLORED PAINT. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/5/1114565.jpg)
![CRACKED ВЕВОР AND ROCKSTEADY WERE CREATED SOLELY FOR TOY SALES. They didn't appear in the live action movies, but were created by Peter Laird as more characters for the cartoon's toy line. They weren't given much personality or backstory, just Shredder's henchmen for the Turtles to beat every time. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/4/1114564.jpg)
![K'Nex Citadel Shadowman93 devoted an entire room to his K'Nex creation, Citadel V2. It's the culmination of over three years of work and constitutes more than 55 individual elements, five lifts, three motors, and innumerable jiggers which direct the balls down 17 separate paths. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/3/1114563.jpg)
![350,000-Piece LEGO City Brick engineer Gerry Burrows completed the 350,000-piece Garrison of Moriah in only 11 months. It includes a colosseum, hangar, bridge, waterfalls, and Gerry-Burrows-sized statuary. Thematically, it draws from The Lord of the Rings, the Bible, and classical architecture, and is peopled with Star Wars action figures. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/2/1114562.jpg)
![The World's Coolest Train Set VECTORR Max Schlienger's Vectorr Flight Rail isn't just a fancy backyard train set; he hopes it'll be the future of travel. The 1:6 scale model doesn't need a conventional motor. It uses air pressure to achieve up to 30 mph. A to-scale commuter version could hit 180 mph without the inconveniences of a noisy, polluting engine. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/1/1114561.jpg)
![1:13-Scale RC Plane virgin atlantic Virgin This isn't a perspective trick like those annoying tourists at the Tower of Pisa, it's a real RC plane. Built by RC flight aficionado Adi Pitz, the 1:13-scale model Boeing 747-400 can actually take flight, thanks to four IQ Hammer turbines. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/0/1114560.jpg)
![TIE Silencer Replica Mad inventor Colin Furze and roboticist James Burton teamed up with eBay to create a replica of Kylo Ren's murked out TIE Silencer. Other than its 12-foot-high, 48-foot-long, 2-ton frame, everything used in the fighter's construction was purchased from eBay. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/9/1114559.jpg)
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![Furbies were banned from the Pentagon. Officials feared the toy would record classified information. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/7/1114557.jpg)
![In 1991, The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe was America's best selling car. little likes For over 40 years, the company has sold 457,000 cars each year. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/5/1114555.jpg)
![You can watch a Cabbage Patch Doll be born at BabyLand General in Georgia. The doll hospital is staffed by LPNs (Licensed Patch Nurses) who facilitate births from Mother Cabbage on the hour. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/6/1114556.jpg)
![Play Doh was originally invented to clean wallpaper in the 30s. ULEN 8 Play-Do Play-Doh Since it was turned into a toy in 1956, over 3 billion cans of the stuff have been sold. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/4/1114554.jpg)
![A man in Pennsylvania is on a mission to make the Slinky the official state toy. The Slinky was invented by a Penn State graduate in the 40s and originally sold for a dollar- or around 14 dollars today. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/3/1114553.jpg)
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![Nerf's first slogan was You can't hurt babies or old people. The world's first INDOOR BALL NeRF NeRF Yu The world's BALL first INDOOR The motto helped sell millions of Nerf balls in just its first year. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/0/1114550.jpg)
![It's been reported that the Queen of England bathes with a rubber ducky. Buckingham Palace didn't deny the report, they only said We never comment on personal items in royal apartments. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/1/1114551.jpg)
![Silly String is used to find tripwires around bombs. Soldiers shoot the string into the air and if it falls to the ground they know there aren't any wires- if it hangs in the air they know otherwise. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/6/1114546.jpg)
![Barbie and Ken are named after siblings. Together since 1961, it still took them until 2004 to break up. The couple reconciled in 2011. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/8/1114548.jpg)
![Mr. Potato Head used to be a real potato... that you had to provide. TRY НЕТ ВОД POTA E! BA Pie J F any poid Incla bod ma Originally MR the toy came with Lot to e stick into a had In 1964 potato you Mattel began providing the plastic potato body. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/3/1114543.jpg)
![Frank Lloyd Wright's son, John Lloyd Wright, invented the Lincoln Logs. Не got the idea when he saw his dad employ a similar interlocking style in order to earthquake proof one of his buildings. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/5/1114545.jpg)
![The Super Soaker was invented by a Nasa Engineer. In addition to the Super Soaker, Dr. Lonnie Johnson also invented the Nerf Gun and holds over 100 patents. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/9/1114549.jpg)
![He-Man was a toy before it was a TV show. When trying to sell the toy a Mattel sales rep told distributors a TV show was in the works- which was a lie. However, the lie sold the toy- forcing Mattel to create a TV show around the action figure. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/4/1114544.jpg)
![Lego is the world's largest tire manufacturer. The company produces over 318 million tires every year- or about 870,000 tires a day. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/7/1114547.jpg)