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Tech
Inventor of Rubik’s Cube turns 80 — 50 years of world’s most popular puzzle toy
Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, finally finished the…
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Life Style
‘Sustainable queen’ mom gifts her kids ‘trash toys’ she find on the street
“You’re coming home with me,” a mom begins in a video about giving her kids toys from the street, when she…
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Business
Grown-ups surpass preschoolers as the biggest toy consumers
Jay Glatfelter spends about $4,800 a year on toys – $2,400 for himself and $2,400 combined on his six- and…
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Business
Mattel recalls Donald Duck, Daisy Duck figures over safety fears
Parents are being urged to check their children’s toy box after two popular items were recalled over fears the products…
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Creep hacks into sleeping boy’s toy, starts speaking to him
This mom isn’t playin’ around. Kelly Medina Enos, a mom of two and UK media personality, is sharing a “really…
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Business
Warren Buffett’s Squishmallows sues Build-A-Bear over ‘knockoff’ toy line
Warren Buffett is taking on Build-A-Bear. Jazwares, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of the popular Squishmallows plush toys, sued Build-A-Bear Workshop on Monday, calling its…
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Business
Build-A-Bear’s ‘after dark’ sexy animals sparks outrage
This is em-bear-assing. Build-A-Bear’s stuffed animals targeting “kidults” — with some dressed in bikinis and others wearing a Hugh Hefner-style…
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Business
Activist investor looks to boost Barbie-owner Mattel’s value
Move over Ken, Barbie has a new suitor. New York-based investment company Barington Capital Group has built an undisclosed stake…
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Life Style
Kids Clean Car is going viral — why some moms are against it
This seemingly helpful toy is collecting some drama. Arin Solange, a TikToker who reviews Amazon products, went viral this month…
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Business
The best new product at Ikea isn’t furniture — it’s a teddy bear
It’s a Djungel out there. There’s a bear-y hot new item at Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea these days, one…
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