Barbie Doll Facts You Probably Didn't Know

0:00 today I'm going to tell you a very interesting story about a very interesting doll that I'm sure you haven't heard before is one to love the new movie that is released about her and her favorite color is pink you guessed it right it's Barbie but do you know why how and when she became so loved and popular that's exactly what I'm going to tell you today so buckle up and let's go today Barbie is a very well

0:29 known name all over the world she's inspired many girls to dream big and expand their imagination but before Bobby became such a Powerhouse of inspiration she was just an idea in a Mother's mind one day a woman called Ruth Handler noticed that her daughter Barbara enjoyed playing with paper dolls and imagining adult rolls rather than just baby dolls this observation inspired her to create a more grown-up and sophisticated all a doll who could do anything she wanted to do and she

0:58 wanted to be after discussing with her husband they came up with this idea this was the origin of Barbie Ruth Handler is the co-founder of Mattel Inc along with her husband ilyad Mattel is the toy company response possible for Barbie and was founded in 1945. Barbie made her debut to the World on 9th of March 1959 at the international Toy Fair in New York after that her popularity kept increasing and Mattel has still date sold billions of dollars around the

1:27 world according to them every second two Barbies are sold somewhere around the world now you must be wondering why did they name the doll Barbie well the doll was named after Ruth Handler's daughter Barbra whose nickname was Barbie did you know Barbie's full name is Barbara Milson Roberts interesting right did you know who is Barbie's famous boyfriend that's right Ken he is named after Ruth's son Kenneth his full name is Kenneth Sean Carson bet you didn't know

1:58 that one it's been 56 years since the first Barbie was made and 54 years since Ken was introduced one of the key aspects of Barbie's popularity is her ever-changing fashion Barbie's wardrobe has reflected the patch trends of each era from the Glamorous 60s to the funky 70s and Beyond she is born everything from evening gowns to casual outfits reflecting the styles of the time Barbie's first job was a fashion model since then she has had more than 200

2:28 careers in 2022 two Barbie dolls were actually taken to the International Space Station by NASA wow where has Barbie not gone the world's best-selling Barbie is totally hair Barbie which has hair that reaches her toes totally hair Barbie was released in 1992 and her sold more than 10 million dolls worldwide here's something amazing Barbie has appeared in more than 14 movies in 2016 the Museum of decorative Arts held an exhibition on Barbie it featured more

2:59 than 700 dolls 700. Barbie continues to be the Beloved and cherished toy worldwide we can see this diversity in the new Barbie movie too starring Margaret be as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as can and the many Barbies and cans in Barbie land makes me want to visit that place for Real the movie brings the world of Barbie to life with the brightest pink color and lots of fun did you know all these facts about Barbie if not now you do oh tell your

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