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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

8 Children’s Toys With Disturbing Backstories

www.mentalfloss.com

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8 Children’s Toys With Disturbing Backstories

www.mentalfloss.com

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month ago
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The stories behind these toys are not as wholesome as we'd like to believe.
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    Tickle Me Elmo was a registered sex offender until it was expunged from his record after a Trump pardon.

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      It’s always the ones you expect most 😔

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    Lol… The Barbie movie really ignored the true origin of the doll.

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    Most of these just seem like strange stories or hiccups in a product’s history. But that Slinky shit is crazy!

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      I always thought that some people are like Slinkies - not really good for much, but you can’t help but smile when you see one tumble down a set of stairs.

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