Read more about the article Christmas Bad News With Sales Slump For Iconic Toy Playmobil As Kids Move Online
Photo shows Playmobil Santa Claus, undated. The company made a loss for the first time in their history. (PLAYMOBIL/Newsflash)
General News

Christmas Bad News With Sales Slump For Iconic Toy Playmobil As Kids Move Online

Iconic toy firm Playmobil has revealed its first sales fall in its 49 year history and blamed it on children abandoning traditional play for video games. Photo shows Playmobil Santa Claus, undated. The company made a loss for the first time in their history. (PLAYMOBIL/Newsflash) The German company's classic toys…

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December 21, 2023
Read more about the article OWLS ABOUT THAT: Scientists Reveal First-Ever Mass Produced Children’s Toy Is 5,000-Year Slate Bird
Picture shows Placa de Valencina, undated. Researcher Juan Jose Negro suggests that the owl-shaped slate plates from 5,000 years ago could have been created by children to be used as toys, in a study conducted at the Donana Biological Station, in Sevilla, Spain. (Museo Arqueologico de Sevilla, Ministerio de Cultura/CEN)
Archaeology

OWLS ABOUT THAT: Scientists Reveal First-Ever Mass Produced Children’s Toy Is 5,000-Year Slate Bird

Forget Lego, Barbie or even teddy bears, the world's first-ever kids' toy craze was actually carved slate owls covered with real feathers according to the latest research. Picture shows Placa de Valencina, undated. Researcher Juan Jose Negro suggests that the owl-shaped slate plates from 5,000 years ago could have been…

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December 2, 2022
Read more about the article HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST TOY: Florida Man Busted For Hitting Girlfriend With Adult Toy After Drunken Thanksgiving Argument
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Bizarre

HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST TOY: Florida Man Busted For Hitting Girlfriend With Adult Toy After Drunken Thanksgiving Argument

A man from the USA has been taken into custody for allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sex toy after the two engaged in a drunken argument on Thanksgiving. Screenshot Christopher John Pacitto, 45, from the city of St. Pete Beach, in Florida, USA, was arrested after he reportedly battered…

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December 1, 2022
Read more about the article ANCIENT SEAL DISCOVERED: 3,000-Year-Old Scarab Seal Found During School Field Trip Was Mistaken For Toy
Archaeology / History

ANCIENT SEAL DISCOVERED: 3,000-Year-Old Scarab Seal Found During School Field Trip Was Mistaken For Toy

A school field trip to a small town outside of Tel Aviv has led to the discovery of a 3000-year-old scarab seal that was picked up off the ground after having at first been mistaken for a toy. The scarab, which shows a seated figure on the right and a…

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December 1, 2022
Read more about the article GUN TRAGEDY: Six-Year-Old Boy Thought Deadly Pistol Was Toy
Zi Zi Olmstead, 6, poses in undated photo. He found a gun at his apartment complex, accidentally shot himself in the head, and died in Gordon County, Georgia, USA, on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2022. (CEN)
Accidents

GUN TRAGEDY: Six-Year-Old Boy Thought Deadly Pistol Was Toy

A six-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a gun he thought was a toy abandoned at his apartment block. Zi Zi Olmstead, 6, poses in undated photo. He found a gun at his apartment complex, accidentally shot himself in the head, and died in Gordon…

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November 10, 2022