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The Guiness Book of Records came to be after an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe.
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Toys & Games
On 1st December, 1948, The immensely popular word game, Scrabble, is born!... Read more »
On 6th March, 1950, The rubbery toy, Silly Putty, was first introduced... Read more »
On 30th April, 1952, The Mr. Potato Head Funny Face Kit was introduced... Read more »
On 9th May, 1958, The Barbie doll was trademark registered... Read more »
On 22nd February, 1959, The Daytona International Speedway was first opened... Read more »
On 2nd February, 1964, Hasbro’s G.I. Joe action figure toy line was introduced... Read more »
On 26th January, 1965, Play-Doh was patented by Noah and Joseph McVicker.... Read more »
On 26th December, 1967, An improvement on the Frisbee toy is patented... Read more »
On 8th May, 1976, The first upside down looped roller coaster was opened... Read more »
On 10th November, 1981, The game, Trivial Pursuit, was registered... Read more »
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