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toy how it entered the national toy hall of fame and how sandboxes help shape childhood share this share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on x opens in new window x print opens in new window print share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on telegram opens in new window telegram share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp like this like loading keep reading august 1 2026 august 1 2026 check out the latest sand as a toy why ground up rocks belong in the toy hall of fame discover the fun and fascinating history of sand as a toy how it entered the national toy hall of fame and how sandboxes help shape childhood read more sand as a toy why ground up rocks belong in the toy hall of fame the pine tree riot before colonists dumped tea they fought over trees before the boston tea party new hampshire colonists fought the crown over white pine trees in the forgotten 1772 pine tree riot read more the pine tree riot before colonists dumped tea they fought over trees michael godwin the murderer who escaped the electric chair then electrocuted himself on a toilet michael godwin escaped south carolina s electric chair only to accidentally electrocute himself while repairing headphones on a prison toilet read more michael godwin the murderer who escaped the electric chair then electrocuted himself on a toilet swede momsen the man who saved the u s navy from itself meet swede momsen the naval genius who rescued trapped submariners exposed defective torpedoes and repeatedly saved the u s navy from itself read more swede momsen the man who saved the u s navy from itself nintendo is older than the airplane and mario wasn t even its strangest idea nintendo is older than airplanes sliced bread and video games learn how the company began in 1889 and evolved from playing cards to mario and the switch read more nintendo is older than the airplane and mario wasn t even its strangest idea what is the correct way to hang toilet paper does the patent settle the debate what is the correct way to hang toilet paper over or under seth wheeler s patent drawings offer evidence but not quite a final legal verdict read more what is the correct way to hang toilet paper does the patent settle the debate the four countries that have never visited commonplace fun facts and what we may have done to offend them readers have visited commonplace fun facts from 191 countries meet the four nations still holding out and discover what may have offended them read more the four countries that have never visited commonplace fun facts and what we may have done to offend them fugu the pufferfish that can kill you and the people who eat it anyway discover how japan turned the poisonous pufferfish into fugu a prized delicacy requiring skilled chefs strict rules and remarkable nerve read more fugu the pufferfish that can kill you and the people who eat it anyway u 1206 the german submarine that lost a battle with its own toilet how did a toilet sink german submarine u 1206 discover the bizarre wwii story of failed plumbing chlorine gas and a disastrous emergency ascent read more u 1206 the german submarine that lost a battle with its own toilet the bramah challenge lock britain s unpickable lock met one stubborn american in 1851 alfred charles hobbs tackled the bramah challenge lock and picked britain s supposedly unpickable bramah lock read more the bramah challenge lock britain s unpickable lock met one stubborn american the origin of the tooth fairy how a tooth stealing mouse became a childhood icon discover the strange origin of the tooth fairy from ancient tooth rituals and tooth collecting mice to the modern fairy who leaves cash under pillows read more the origin of the tooth fairy how a tooth stealing mouse became a childhood icon did albert einstein fail math 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