Here's what Barbie looked like the year you were born

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Squares showing various Barbie dolls through the years.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: This combination photo shows the he toy doll Barbie in her various incarnations at Leuralla NSW toy and railway museum, as the iconic doll approaches her 50th birthhday May 18, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. First launched at the New York Toy Show in 1959, Barbie has now become the largest selling toy ever produced.

Lego's high-tech Smart Brick is dividing its adult fanbase

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The Lego Smart Brick
Lego unveiled its upcoming Smart Brick technology at this year's CES.

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I own a pet toy company, and my 3 kids work for me. I told them they needed to work somewhere else before joining.

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Mark Hirschberg started his own pet toy company.

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I work in a research lab and have kids under 7. These are the science-based gifts that they've enjoyed most over the years.

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STEM lantern kits that the author's children built.
The author said her kids enjoy a variety of STEM-based toys they've received, including these Poraxy lantern kits.

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Behold: A Transformer That Turns Into a Working Bluetooth Speaker and Tape Deck

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My parents and siblings are doctors, but I became a toy inventor. My company raised $5 million this year.

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Sydney Wiseman invented Fingerlings.

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Lego Game Boy Review: The Designers Share All the Secrets to the Fun, Nostalgic Set

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Modder Does What Nintendo Didn’t: Hack Lego Game Boy to Play Real Cartridges

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Lego Game Boy Hands-On: Nintendo Didn’t Need to Go This Hard

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Meet the teacher who wakes up at 3:30 am for his Labubu business

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Bay Area teacher Ellis Stephens makes thousands of dollars a month customizing Labubu plush toys. Fueled by Pop Mart's blind-box collectibles craze, the Labubu resale market has exploded worldwide, with rare figures selling for as much as $30,000 each.

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