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SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: Beanie Babies: Reigning Toy Craze Champion

The world has seen a lot of weird investment bubbles in its time, but few of them rival the fever that gripped the world in the 90s after Beanie Babies took off. Let’s visit this strange chapter in toy history together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Selects: Star Wars Holiday Spectacular

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy?

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: A Partial History of Action Figures

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: Cabbage Patch Kids: Must-Have Toy of th…

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: Etch A Sketch!

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Hot Wheels Work

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Monopoly Works

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Play-Doh Works

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Yo-Yos Work

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How the Nintendo Entertainment System C…

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: Hula-Hoops: The Toy That's A Shape

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  SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: How Easy Bake Ovens Work

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  A Quick History of the BBC

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  Short Stuff: Atacama Skeleton

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  Operation Paul Bunyan