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I wonder if the Unicode Consortium is going to need to fight some stupid trademark lawsuit over this. unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1D400.

Imagine buying one of the world's most recognizable brands and just throwing it out.

Wenkel is mistakenly credited for the invention of the rotary engine.

Fact check, bitches, it was Barbie!

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The first non-mathematical proof of Fermat's Last Theorem was provided by Barbie, when she worked as a janitor in a university and some professor had scribbled the problem on a blackboard in the hall.

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Barbie has had a navel since 2000. She, however, actually arrived on Earth in a Tardis in 1959.

The release of the original Barbie wrought changes all over the world. Chinese military forces invaded Tibet, attempting to secure dolls for their children. Nixon and Khrushchev nearly kicked off WWIII over whether or not a matryoshka version should have been released. Anticipating a position as a Barbie broker to the global South, Castro cemented his rule in Cuba. And the US and Canada finished the St Lawrence Seaway to ensure efficient export.

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The character of Donna Moss on The West Wing was actually played by Malibu Barbie in her Hollywood debut.

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City Barbie says 'Polyester Polly Lit a Tire Fire in My Heart' is the #mostannoyingsong. Country Barbie is a bit more forgiving - "the melody & vocals are ok, the lyrics need a bit of work."

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Back in the late 1980s, Mattel had to sue to stop a company for selling 'Barbie Boob-Job' accessories.

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Barbie's steady boyfriend got his first job at Sears as an appliance salesboy, and did well, which is why the Sears appliance line is called Kenmore.


In college she hit the taverns hard, which is why she was never called a bar fly. The term Bar Bee fit perfectly.


She wasn't always a sunny Pollyanna; she mellowed out from being barb-y who wore barb bras

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