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For more than 40 years, millions of kids have used plastic hippos to chomp down on marbles in the only board game to reward gluttony.

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Barbie has been a cultural icon since she hit runway—er, toy aisles—60 years ago. Now, Mattel is going all out to celebrate her diamond jubilee.

Stacy Conradt