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Did ya know? Qwirky Toy Facts.....

The Magic 8 Ball
 
Sometime in the 1940s, Albert Carter 
created the Syco-Seer, a fortune
telling "crystal ball" inspired 
by a device used by his mother Mary,
 a professional psychic.
 

 In 1932, a company added a line of socks whose red heels assured their customers that they were indeed purchasing original "Rockfords." When worn out, the socks were then made into toys by American mothers who made stuffed monkeys out of them, using the red heel as a mouth. Hearing about these enterprising moms and seeing great promotional opportunity, the Nelson Knitting Co. began including a sock-monkey pattern with every pair of socks.