Posted
on June 6, 2015
Although
two fellows in Ohio were awarded a patent in November of 1866
for the invention of the bandelore (what we now call yo-yo,
from the Tagalog langauge), the basic idea of a toy that can travel
up and down a string has been invented and reinvented since 500 B.C.
(or B.C.E.) at least! 
Instead
of celebrating the anniversary of that patent, National Yo-yo Day is celebrated in early June, when people in the Northern Hemisphere are
starting to play outside more, and are gearing up for summer.
Actually, this date was chosen because June 6 is the birthday
of the Duncan yo-yo guy, Donald F. Duncan, Sr.
If
yo-yos are your thing, you can probably find an event or a sale
today! If it's not, maybe you should check out these experts –
it's pretty cool!
Doing
tricks with yo-yos looks pretty hard – even when this four year old kid does it!
Seriously,
do not miss this video:
If
you only have time to watch one yo-yo video today, watch this one.
(The speech comes first, and at minute 3:30, the performance starts.)
Also
on this date:
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