Tsunamis: Facts About Killer Waves. The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The 1988 Happy Holiday Barbie is considered to be the first Collectible Barbie, although it wasn't originally planned that way. The dolls rapidly sold out and almost immediately began to command big prices on the secondary market.
Trina Michaelson, age 7, of Erie, Pa., for her question: WHEN WAS THE FIRST DOLL MADE? Since ancient times, the world has seen many doll like figures, although the toy doll as we know it today probably did not exist before the 1700s. Back about 2000 B.C., doll like figures were found in Egyptian graves.