Did you know…?
Barbie® is a cheesehead.
The most famous doll in the world doesn’t just have a first name. Barbie®’s full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts; she is from Willows, Wisconsin and goes to Willows High School.
In honor of the anniversary of the invention of Barbie® on February 4, 1959, here are some other fun facts:
- Barbie® has had more than 40 pets, including 21 dogs, 12 horses, 3 ponies, 6 cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion cub, a giraffe, and a zebra.
- Barbie® has five sisters: Skipper® (1964), Tutti (her twin, 1966), Stacie® (1992), Kelly® (1995), and Krissy™ (1999).
- Barbie® has had more than 100 careers, including astronaut, paleontologist, Desert Storm medic Sergeant, and presidential candidate. But her first career was teenage fashion model.
- Ken® and Barbie® broke up on Valentine’s Day in 2004 after being together 43 years.
- Placed head to toe, Barbie® dolls and family members sold since 1959 would circle the earth 8 times.
- The best selling Barbie® was Totally Hair Barbie®, who had hair that went all the way down to her toes. The doll was released in 1991; by 1995 more than 10 million had been sold world wide, setting the world record for longest successful toy sale.
- Pop Culture
- The shortest Super Bowl commercial ran just one-half second.
- IKEA’s crazy product names came about because of its owner’s disability.
- The tradition of carving pumpkins came about because of a drunkard.
- Nintendo has been around for more than 100 years.
- The iconic “I Want My MTV!” slogan was a knock-off of a 1950s TV commercial.
- The British used Monopoly games to free POWs held by the Nazis.
- Batman carries a weapon specifically for killing Superman.
- British Royal Weddings did not become public events until 1923.
- The “V” for Victory finger sign actually started as a taunt.
- The highest scoring word in Scrabble is worth 1,970 points.
- Barbie is a cheesehead.