* The Hula Hoop was the first major fad created and fueled by the new power in America - TV ads.
* The Hula Hoop originated in Australia, where it was simply a bamboo exercise ring used in gym classes.
* According to the British Medical Journal, the Hula Hoop was responsible for an increase in back, neck, and abdominal
injuries.
* Indonesia banned Hula Hoops because they "might stimulate
passion." Japan forbade them on public streets.
* In the Soviet Union the hoop was seen as a "symbol of the
emptiness of American Culture."
* Hula Hoop Endurance records: longest whirl - four hours
(over 18,000 turns), by a 10-year-old Boston boy; most hoops
twirled simultaneously - 14, by an 11-year-old in Michigan.
Howard Hughes once made half a billion dollars in one day. In 1966, he received a bank draft for $546,549,171.00 in return for his 75% holdings in TWA.
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