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Which is your favorite toy?
Hula hoop
Barbie
LEGOS
G.I. Joe
Mr. Potato Head
Monopoly
Star Wars figures
Yo-yo
Slinky
Wiffle ball and bat
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The No. 1 Toy of All Time

The hula hoop is the No. 1 toy of all time, according to VH1's "I Love Toys" countdown, beating out the likes of LEGOS, Mr. Potato Head, Barbie and Candy Land.

This is all about your inner child and fond remembrances of those days gone by. Toys were ranked based on their sales, historical significance, longevity and the number of online votes.

The top 10 toys of all time are:

  1. Hula Hoop
  2. Barbie
  3. LEGOS
  4. G.I. Joe
  5. Mr. Potato Head
  6. Monopoly
  7. Star Wars figures
  8. Yo-yo
  9. Slinky
  10. Wiffle ball and bat

  11. (Source: VH1)

Which one of these is a favorite toy for adults who can still get down on the floor and play like a kid? That would be LEGOS, according a survey of 1,000 adults over the age of 25 conducted in Great Britain by the Cartoon Network, reports Reuters.

LEGOS are multicolored interlocking plastic bricks that come in all sizes and can create all sorts of designs that are limited only by the child's...er, adult's imagination. (Just don't step on one when you're barefoot. Ouch!)

Fun facts about LEGOS:

  • They were invented in 1932 by a Danish carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen.
  • Christiansen coined the name LEGO by combining "Leg" and "Godt" which is Danish for "play well." By lucky chance, the word "lego" also means "I put together" in Latin, notes Reuters.
  • LEGOLAND theme parks are located in the United States, Great Britain, Denmark and Germany.
 
 
 
 
  
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