Things you learn at work.

So it is amazing the things you learn at work when you are bored and have down time. I was on MSN after checking my e-mail and I saw this link for toy myths and just had to click on it. So here are some of my favorites that I learned today.

Play-Doh was originally made to clean soot off wallpaper in the early 1900's. When homes started to be heated by gas instead of coal and wallpaper was made by an easier to clear material it lost it use. Then the maker heard from a teacher how it was hard for the little kids to mold with model clay, so he sent her some Play-Doh and it became a huge hit!!

A rumor started in the huge Cabbage Patch era that hit in the 80's and 90's that the Cabbage Patch dolls were made to look like the mutant babies that we would be having after nuclear war. When this was brought up to the designer and maker they ensure that this was not the case at all.

Lincoln Logs were made by John Lloyd Wright who is the son of the famous builder Frank Lloyd Wright. He modeled them after a design of one of his father's Tokyo hotels.

And lastly if Babrie was a real woman she would be between 5'8" and 7' tall, she would weigh between 100-110lbs, her hips would be between 33-35 inches, her waist would be between 18-21 inches, and her bust would be between 38-40 inches. Her feet would be too small to walk properly or even walk at all and her neck would be twice as long as a normal person's neck! Talk about creepy! The only thing that I could think of that would be creepier is if a Bratz doll was a real person!!

So there you go my fun and pointless blog for today to entertain you all!!!