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37: Beanie Babies

Released Sunday, 23rd August 2020
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37: Beanie Babies

37: Beanie Babies

37: Beanie Babies

37: Beanie Babies

Sunday, 23rd August 2020
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Beanie Babies is best known as a line of colorful stuffed animals that was very popular in the 90s. But did you also know that the popularity Beanie Babies led to several people losing their life savings and at least one person being LITERALLY MURDERED? Join us for the mind-boggling story of the turn of the century Beanie Babies panic!

Edited by Anne Henry

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Sources:https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/07/3-business-lessons-from-ty-warner-the-beanie-babie.aspxhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/zacbissonnette/a-blue-elephant-named-peanut#.hd438G7yQYhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/how-much-beanie-babies-were-predicted-to-be-worth-vs-how-muchttps://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/beanie-babies--whatever-happened-to-millennials--favorite-toy-213059948.htmlhttps://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html

Music:Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-showLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Broken Reality by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3461-broken-realityLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Edm Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4987-edm-detection-modeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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