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Society

Chabel Is Back! The Story Of Spain’s Answer To Barbie, Past And Present

Created in 1984 by Spanish toymaker Feber, Chabel fashion dolls were an icon of her era and a favorite among Spanish girls before production stopped in 1992. Now, Chabel is back.

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In The News

How Two Middle-Aged Dads Invented Germany’s Hottest Toy

Patric Fassbender​ and Marcus Stahl are struggling to keep up with demand for their ‘Toniebox’ devices, which are now set to break into the English-speaking market.

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In The News

France Takes Fidget Spinning To Peak Level

Hand Spinner Mag, July 2017 PARIS — Fidget spinners — or as they’re called here, “hand spinners’ — have made it to France. Originally created for medical purposes, to help autistic children with attention disorders, the device has become a worldwide must-have for summer 2017. France seems to have taken things to a whole other […]

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Society

Celebrating The Black NASA Engineer Who Invented The Super Soaker

The story of how Lonnie Johnson, an African-American inventor just inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame, beat the odds to create a water gun with seriously fun firepower.

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Geopolitics

Backlash From Teddy Bear Incident: Belarus Recalls Diplomats From Sweden, Asks Swedes To Leave

REUTERS, THE LOCAL (Sweden) Worldcrunch Belarus announced on Wednesday it was pulling all of its remaining embassy staff from Sweden and gave Swedish authorities until August 30 to withdraw their own diplomats from Minsk. The move worsened a disupte about a pro-democracy teddy bear drop over Belarussian territory in July that embarassed authorities and further […]

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