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Arp Elementary kindergartner Malakie Judd, 5, attempts to keep eight hula hoops going during a carnival in the gymnasium, in Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 8, 2007. It's hard to believe in age of action-packed video games and other whiz-bang gadgets, the Hula Hoop once was the hippest toy around. The hoopla began 50 years ago when two men sought a trademark for a thin plastic loop and went on to found a toy company called Wham-O.

(Photo: AP Photo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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