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Some other fad toys that persist: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patented https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patent..

Some other fad toys that persist: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patented https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patent... https://www.si.edu/spotlight/yo-yo https://www.si.edu/spotlight/yo-yo https://time.com/3667058/frisbee-history/ https://time.com/3667058/frisbee-history/

euroderf 2y ago
Funny you mention yo-yos. They were out of fashion in the late 70s. I went to a toy distributor in the big city to ask about buying one. The guy said that they had a handful lying around but that they are totally cyclical. So anyways I got one and showed off a bit in high school. And hey whaddaya know, within a coupla weeks they were on the um upswing.