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26.Barbie's boyfriend, Ken made his debut two years after Barbie, in 1961.
27.Ken was named after the son of Mattel founders Ruth and Elliot Handler.
28.The first celebrity to join the Barbie family was fashion model "Twiggy" in 1967 and the M. C. Hammer doll, complete with a cassette of his songs, was added in 1991.
29.Barbie's first pet was a horse named Dancer.
30.Barbie's best friend "Midge" was introduced in 1963 and then again in 1988 as California Midge.
31.Consumers can now use their computers and the Internet to customize their friend of the Barbie doll through My Design™, launched in 1998.
32.1999 was the first year that a family member of the Barbie was introduced into the line as a large-scale doll, Cuddly Soft™ Kelly.
33.Doll collecting is second only to stamp collecting as the most popular collecting hobby in America -- Barbie is collected by women, men and children around the world.
34.The Barbie Polaroid I-zone is an instant camera that allows girls to create postage-size sticky pictures of all their fun activities.
35.Almost 1 billion fashions have been produced since 1959 for Barbie and her friends.
36.More than 105 million yards of fabric have gone into making Barbie and her friends' fashions, making Mattel one the largest apparel manufacturers in the world.
37.Barbie has had more than a billion pair of shoes and over one hundred new additions to her wardrobe annually.
38.Barbie's signature color is Barbie pink.
39.The "Barbie Fashion Designer" CD ROM was the best-selling software title of the 1996 holiday season.
40.Barbie's collection of couture includes designs by Givenchy, Versace, Dolce & Gabana, Vera Wang and Gucci.
41.The Barbie clothing line for real girls includes knit tops, bootleg pants, backpacks, sleepwear and accessories.
42. Barbie was introduced in 1959 and first appeared in the now-famous black and white striped swimsuit and signature ponytail.
43. The inventor of the Barbie doll is Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel. She named the doll after her daughter, Barbara.
44. The first Barbie doll sold for $3.00.
45. During the first year of her introduction in 1959, 351,000 Barbie's were sold.
46. An original 1959 Barbie in mint condition has sold for up to $10,000.
47.Barbie dolls are currently a $1.5 billion dollar-per-year industry.
48.In 2000, Barbie has a belly button for the first time.
49.In 1999, Barbie walked by herself for the first time and in 2000, she inline skates by herself.
50.Barbie celebrated 40 years as the world's most popular fashion doll in 1999
