...These Toys
You should play this in a park with your friends, but watch out it doesn't get snatched by that border collie!
What is a Frisbee? (1948)
(flying disc)
Want to remove fat from your body without diet and exercise? Try this, but be warned: studies show the effects only last a couple of months.
What is liposuction? (1974)
Make it burp to preserve your leftovers!
What is Tupperware? (1946)
Jiffy Pop might be fun to watch, but special bags to fast cook this grain makes movie night at home a lot more fun.
What is Microwave Popcorn? (1978)
Popular at Halloween, this orange, white, and yellow confection is not a grain.
What is candy corn? (1898)
If you give me another Pick Four in this card game, I am going to scream!
What is Uno? (1971)
Paul Winchell, a well-known ventriloquist, held the first patent on an artificial heart, which he worked on with this doctor, whose name is associated with choking victims.
Who was Henry Heimlich? (1963)
Do not try to use this on your Word.doc typos, otherwise your computer screen might end up completely whited out.
What is correction fluid? (1951)
(Liquid Paper)
We have no idea how were Pat's King of Steaks or Geno's Philly Steaks able to make their sandwiches before this "cheese in a can" was invented.
What is Cheez Whiz? (1952)
(order it "wit' or wit'out" onions)
(Velveeta is acceptable)
What? WHAT? SPEAK UP SONNY! This electronic device replaced a giant horn held up to one ear.
What is the hearing aid? (1902)
You could adopt this soft sculpture doll, each with its own unique name, from Babyland General Hospital in Georgia starting in the last 1970s.
What is a Cabbage Patch Doll? (1978)
A game changer for women, this birth control invention revolutionized modern life.
What is The Pill? (1960)
(oral contraception)
Pop! Pop! Pop! Sometimes it is the best thing about receiving a package in the mail.
What is bubble wrap? (1957)
The origin story involves a mistaken shipment of these chicken parts to a bar in upstate New York.
What are Buffalo Wings? (1964)
What are pinking shears? (1893)
This learning instrument, disguised as a toy, was first developed by Texas Instruments as part of its research into synthetic speech. Original name: The Spelling Bee.
What is a Speak and Spell? (1978)
More than 60,000 children were paralyzed by this disease in a single year until Jonas Salk came up with a preventive measure.
What is the polio vaccine? (1952)
Keeping flab from jiggling since 1959. Say it with me, girls: No more girdles!
What is Spandex? (1959)
The San Francisco treat, which had origins in an Armenian pilaf recipe.
What is Rice-a-Roni? (1958)
A 22 year old soda jerk in Latrobe, PA, created this dessert using three scoops of ice cream, three types of sauce, whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry along with a fruit once considered exotic in the United States.
What is a banana split? (1904)
Is there a toy better than baking cakes by light bulb? I don't think so!
What is an Easy-Bake Oven? (1963)
This large organ, used by the body to detox the blood, was grown from stem cells in Japan in 2013.
What is a liver? (2013)
Squeak no more with this general lubricant.
What is WD40? (1953)
The first Canadian bred variety of this starchy tuber. The name makes it sound more expensive than it is.
What are Yukon Gold potatoes? (1980)
No water fowl are harmed in this smaller variation of bowling.
What is duckpin bowling? (1900)