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Barbie and Ken once broke up

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In a deeply cynical publicity stunt in the early two thousands, the toy company announced that their premiere plastic couple had broken up. They even introduced an Australian surfer doll as the rebound guy, proving that artificial relationships require just as much ridiculous drama as real ones.

Barbie and Ken once broke up
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