Funny & More

Sunday, September 9, 2007

TOYS

In 1996, toy company Mattel released a "Harley Davidson" Barbie. This dolls distinctive feature is a birth mark on her face
Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler after watching her daughter play with baby dolls imagining then in grown up roles.
Barbie's would be if she were life-size: 5 feet 9 inches tall
Barbie's parent’s names are George and Margaret.
The Barbie doll has more than 80 careers.
Totally Hair Barbie is the best selling Barbie of all time. It sold over ten million units.
The unique characteristics of Barbie dolls in Japan are that they have their lips closed with no teeth showing.
Wham-O manufactured twenty-thousand hula-hoops a day at the peak of hula-hoop popularity in 1958.
An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
It requires 63 feet of wire to make a Slinky toy
Over 250 million Slinky toys have been sold since its debut in 1946.
Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States.
Males account for 60% of toy injuries that occur in the U.S.
On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight.
Rubik's Cube was originally named the "Magic Cube." In 1980 Ideal Toys came up with the name "Rubik's Cube."
The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders.
The name "Lego" came from the Danish word LEg Godt, which means "play well."
Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories.
In Belgium, 94% of children under the age of fourteen own LEGO products.
The first TONKA truck was made in 1947.
The name "Tonka" trucks were named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux.
The game JENGA got its name from the Swahili word which means "to build."
The most popular Hot Wheels vehicle sold is the Corvette.
The name Hasbro was invented by the name of the founders: HASsenfeld BROthers.
The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead.
There have been over fifty million Mr. Potato Heads sold since it came out in 1952.
When the divorce rate goes up in the United States, toy makers report that the sale of toys also up.
The two top toys in 1950 were Silly Putty which sold for $1, and Crayola crayons which sold for 50 cents.
The makers of Crayola produce over 2 billion crayons in a year.
The Crayola color flesh was changed to peach in 1962 because of the fact that people have many different skin colors.
Soy crayons have been invented to replace wax crayons and one acre of soybeans can produce over 80,000 crayons.
The first box of Crayola that was ever sold had the same eight colors that are sold in the box today consisting of red, blue, yellow, green, violet, orange, black and brown. The box was sold for a nickel in 1903.

Stray Dog with an Artificial Leg

Like the bionic man in the 70’s TV series, they can rebuild him...

Badly injured stray dog Benben is being put back on his feet by doctors at A-Beil Pet Clinic in Nanjing, China, who have built him an artificial leg.

Benben is now undergoing training sessions to get use to walking with his new limb.

Fixed: The dog after surgery

Hopeful: Dog waits for surgery

Perfect fit: The limb is measured up

Being Disable Getting Little Easier to Deal With

Prototype Of Universal Toilet Made

The Universal Toilet is a flexible toilet design useable by both individuals with disabilities and the general population that removes the social stigma of handicapped facilities. For users with disabilities, even a dedicated handicapped toilet requires maneuvering, especially when in a wheelchair.

With the Universal Toilet users don’t need to turn or twist but can simply slide forward off the wheelchair directly onto the toilet. There is even a chest board to lean against for added stability and comfort. Handles on the chest board can also be of use when standing or transferring between the wheelchair. For other users, the chest board becomes a backboard to lean against. The Universal Toilet is also very space efficient, requiring only a quarter of the space of existing handicapped toilets. And since the toilet’s sleek, curving forms are like nothing seen before; users with disabilities need no longer feel self-conscious