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Did you love playing with your Slinky? Here are 10 facts about the childhood toy you need to know today. #SlinkyDay

Like many other toys the first Slinky was a mistake. In 1945 the U.S. Navy commissioned Richard James, an engineer, to make a device that would hold their navigational instruments level in rough seas. He thought that some combination of springs would do the job. He was wrong, After trying hundreds of different combinations he apologetically told the Navy that he couldn’t invent what they wanted. Read on!

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Shrinky Dinks

The most entertaining useless piece of crap a kid could ever want

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a cartoon dog standing on top of a hard wood floor next to a person wearing red shoes
Slinky - Ten Random Facts
Slinky - Ten Random Facts

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Shrinky Dinks

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a cartoon dog is holding a ball in its mouth
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a drawing of an object that looks like a fan
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a cartoon dog with the word stinky in it's mouth
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an unusual silver sculpture is shown against a white background and has long curved lines on it
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an abstract photograph of multicolored spirals
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