Did you know.....

that today (6th September) is 

BARBIE DOLL DAY!!

The first Barbie Doll was put on sale, this day 1959. 

So Happy 53rd Birthday to you Barbie dearest!!

This is what she looked like at birth>>>>>>>>>>

Creator Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles.
Ruth used a German doll named Bild Lilli as her inspiration and named the doll after her daughter.

I guess at this point it may be a good idea to thank Ruth for naming her daughter Barbara, imagine how much worse it could have been!! Her own mother's name was Ida, I leave the consequences to your imagination!! Her son's name was, surprise surprise, Ken!!

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