Spinning Tops/Yo-Yos

October 7, 2008

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Profile America — Tuesday, October 7th. An international event aimed at celebrating the simple pleasures of toys from the past will be centered on Burlington, Wisconsin, tomorrow. The focal point of International Top Spinning Day will be the Spinning Top and Yo-Yo Museum. There, visitors can see more than 2,000 displays of tops, yo-yos and gyroscopes. The tops range from modern to antique and come from around the world. There are tops that spin for hours and even one that spins for days. Youngsters can learn about the physics that keep each of these delightful toys turning. Tops and yo-yos are part of the $4 billion worth of toys manufactured in the U.S. each year. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at <www.census.gov>.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2008, p. 503
Spinning Top and Yo-Yo Museum
2002 Economic Census, NAICS 339932
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/industry/E339932.HTM