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A nice follow-on to the recent "Bad Santa" site, this feature from Radar magazine includes the sort of toys a Bad Santa might bring. This time, they're real toys, things you can hardly believe toy companies thought were a great idea for kids (how about an Atomic Energy Lab with a real cloud chamber?! The A.C. Gilbert company thought it was a wonderful idea in 1951!) Yes, it's a look back to, as the Premium subscriber who submitted this site says, "When Christmas was fun."
From This is True for 31 December 2006
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