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<h2>Kids Corner - Slinky Facts</h2>

<p>I was reading a magazine and came across some interesting slinky facts...</p>

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    <li>The coil-shaped toy was invented in 1945 by American naval engineer Richard James who was inspired when a spring came loose on a ship and fell to the floor in front of him.</li>
    <li>More than 250 million Slinkys have been sold worldworld!</li>
    <li>If you took the wire from all the Slinkys ever made, it would circle the Earth 126 times.</li>
    <li>Almost anything to do with earthquake seismology can be demonstrated with a Slinky.</li>
    <li>Slinkys have been used as a component in pecan picking, curtain holders, pigeon repellers and table decorations. American soliders used them as makeshift radio "aerials" in Vietnam.</li>
    <li>The name Slinky is drawn from a Swedish word meaning sleek.</li>
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