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# Hasbro

All time
# Oh
Peppa Pig production studio sold to US toymaker Hasbro for €3.6 billion
The company said it was the acquisition of the show was a strategic growth opportunity.
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Aug 23rd 2019, 8:55 AM
# no fair
There's a new version of Monopoly that actually encourages cheating
This sounds far too stressful.
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Feb 1st 2018, 4:53 PM
# Beware
Nerf guns can cause serious eye injuries and internal bleeding, doctors warn
The warning comes after three people were hospitalised with serious eye injuries caused by the guns.
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Sep 19th 2017, 1:00 PM
# hotline bling
Monopoly has set up a helpline to mediate board game-related fights this Christmas
What a relief.
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Dec 20th 2016, 7:25 AM
# on screen
US toy giant buys Dublin animation studio behind Danger Mouse
Hasbro, which owns Monopoly and Nerf, has snapped up Boulder Media.
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Jul 14th 2016, 9:57 AM
# do not pass go
Here are Monopoly's new rules, as chosen by the public
These will put an end to at least one Monopoly-based argument, anyway.
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Apr 7th 2014, 4:52 PM
# Cats and dogs
Internet votes for cats in poll on new Monopoly token
In a surprise move, the people of the internet decided they like cats. A lot.
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Feb 6th 2013, 3:31 PM
# Monopoly
Which Monopoly token will get your 'Get Out of Jail Free' card?
Something is about to disappear forever…
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Jan 14th 2013, 4:04 PM
# Career Change
12 companies which originally sold entirely different products
What did Tiffany & Co, Avon and Nokia sell before they became household brands? Not jewellery, cosmetics nor phones…
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Jan 1st 2013, 9:45 AM
# Girls and Boys
Hasbro is making a gender-neutral Easy Bake oven
Toys for big boys AND big girls.
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Dec 19th 2012, 12:03 PM
# Hasbro
13-year-old calls for gender-neutral toy oven for little brother
Top chefs have joined the call for Hasbro to ‘make an Easy Bake Oven for dudes’.
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Dec 12th 2012, 11:46 AM
# ejected
Scrabble player caught cheating at US event
“It’s unfortunate. The Scrabble world is abuzz. The internet is abuzz”.
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Aug 15th 2012, 12:06 PM
# Bald Barbie
Cancer survivors launch campaign for a ‘bald Barbie’ doll
A Facebook campaign asking Mattel to manufacturer a Barbie undergoing cancer treatment is gaining worldwide steam.
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Jan 11th 2012, 9:34 PM