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Where would our kids be without their toys? In an empty world of no imagination, perhaps. This page chronicles the various toys and their inventions. Even the bubble gum is here. The Ferris Wheel, Play-Doh, and the kaleisdoscope are all here. Who would have thought that the colorful clay hold a secret formula?
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