stackyFACTSThe space hopper was basically a giant rubber balloon with two tiny handles. Kids were supposed to sit on it and bounce around, but mostly it just resulted in children rocketing violently sideways and eating a mouthful of grass.
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Inline skates dominated the nineteen-nineties as the absolute pinnacle of recreational mobility, turning entire beachfront boardwalks into sprawling…
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