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What country did the hula hoop originate in?

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Greeks used hooping as a form of exercise practiced to lose weight as far back as 1000 B.C. Hooping caught on in the 1300s in Great Britain, when children would play with homemade hoops. British soldiers later related the way kids swung the hoops around their middles with the hula dancing they witnessed on the Hawaiian Islands and coined the term "hula hooping."
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Posted Nov 5th, 2009 at 3:13AM
Apparently, Australia "The hula-hoop was invented by Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin, two industrious individuals who founded a company called the Wham-O Company. They came up with the idea in California in 1957 when an Australian visiting the U.S. told them that back home children participated in an interesting gym class activity- they twirled hoops made of bamboo around their waists and had a great time doing it. A light bulb went on in these two clever people’s minds and the American version of the hoops, made of a lightweight but durable plastic, was born. They coined the term “hula-hoop” because they believed the action of the toys mimicked a form of a Hawaiian dance"
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Posted Nov 6th, 2009 at 10:23PM
Wooden Hula Hoops were introduced in Australian stores in 1957
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