nPostednon June 6, 2015
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Althoughntwo fellows in Ohio were awarded a patent in November of 1866nfor the invention of the bandelore (what we now call yo-yo,nfrom the Tagalog langauge), the basic idea of a toy that can travelnup and down a string has been invented and reinvented since 500 B.C.n(or B.C.E.) at least!
Althoughntwo fellows in Ohio were awarded a patent in November of 1866nfor the invention of the bandelore (what we now call yo-yo,nfrom the Tagalog langauge), the basic idea of a toy that can travelnup and down a string has been invented and reinvented since 500 B.C.n(or B.C.E.) at least! n
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nInsteadnof celebrating the anniversary of that patent, National Yo-yo Day is celebrated in early June, when people in the Northern Hemisphere arenstarting to play outside more, and are gearing up for summer.nActually, this date was chosen because June 6 is the birthdaynof the Duncan yo-yo guy, Donald F. Duncan, Sr.
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nIfnyo-yos are your thing, you can probably find an event or a salentoday! If it’s not, maybe you should check out these experts –nit’s pretty cool!
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nDoingntricks with yo-yos looks pretty hard – even when this four year old kid does it!
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nSeriously,ndo not miss this video:
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nIfnyou only have time to watch one yo-yo video today, watch this one.
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n(The speech comes first, and at minute 3:30, the performance starts.)
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nAlsonon this date:
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Anniversary of the release of Tetrisn
Anniversary of the release of Tetrisn
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nDrawing Day
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Anniversary of the invention of the electric iron
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Anniversary of the invention of the electric iron n
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nAnniversarynof the opening of the Ashmolean
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nAnniversarynof the opening of the first drive-in movie theater
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Anniversarynof the volcanic eruption of its century
Anniversarynof the volcanic eruption of its centuryn
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nJune holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in June
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nnnJuly holidays
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nnnJuly birthdays
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nnnHistorical anniversaries in July
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