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"The yo-yo is thought to have originated in China, most likely traveling from there to Greece where it is first mentioned in historical records from c.500 B.C. These records describe toys made out of wood, metal, or painted terra cotta (clay). " (Excerpt from Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-yo

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12y ago

The yo yo was invented in 1866 and was made by the Chinese.

Sorry but the one above is WRONG!

I cannot tell when it was invented, but it was not invented by the Chinese, it was invented by Filipinos in the Philippines.

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14y ago

The yoyo is the second oldest toy ever made. It was believed to be invented by the Greek over 2500 years ago.

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14y ago

In the Philippines. It was first used as a weapon but later turned into a toy.

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14y ago

Maybe when indonesians or phillipianians modified bolas into another uniform string device first used as a weapon like bolas....

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14y ago

2,500 years ago.

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13y ago

450 to 500 B.C.

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