YOYO, a familiar word, is often understood as a childish toy for children. In fact, yoyo is called "the second oldest toy in the world". The oldest toy is a doll. After years of continuous innovation and development, yo-yo is becoming a popular hand sport all over the world.
The name yo-yo first appeared in 1920. A Filipino named Pedro Flores introduced the yo-yo to America. At that time, he worked in a hotel and picked it up to play in his spare time. Later, he set up his own toy company, Flores YoYo Company.
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1 In the 1990s, yo-yo originated in Hawaii and won the world championship. 1997- 1998 YOMEGA, a Japanese toy giant, represented yomega, one of the three major brands in the yo-yo world today, and brought yo-yo to Asia. Using the powerful production ability of Bandai, the yo-yo was adapted into an animation "Speedy Yo-Yo", and ——THP, the most famous yo-yo team, was invited to promote it in Japan.
2. There are many kinds of technical patterns of yo-yo, which can be said to be an ocean of technology. At present, there are thousands of fancy types in each of the five mainstream fancy groups, and many new fancy types are being studied every year.
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Baidu encyclopedia-yo-yo