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![taylor_nan55675 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1796077940247273472.png) nancy taylor [@taylor_nan55675](/creator/twitter/taylor_nan55675) on x 2794 followers
Created: 2025-07-20 09:30:15 UTC

X. Play-Doh (1956)

Started as a wallpaper cleaner company about to go bankrupt.

Then a teacher used it in her classroom as modeling clay.

That pivot to children's toys saved the company and created a cultural icon.

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