Barbie
Ruth Handler brought the initial Barbie into the world in 1959. Sixty years later and the doll is synonymous with little girls I general. Mattel, which owns Barbie, revealed that 58 million Barbies fly off the shelves annually. Every minute, over 100 Barbies are sold, earning Mattel a profit of around $1.5 billion annually. You might be shocked to know that Barbies, despite being a symbol of young American girls, originated outside of the country. The initial production of the doll began in Japan during 1959 as the formerly war-torn nation was experiencing its economic miracle. Barbie is now pumped out by four titanic factories across internationally, located in Malaysia, China, and Indonesia.
Barbie
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