Rubber Ducky facts
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In 1992, a shipping container filled with 28,000 rubber duckies was lost at sea. To this day, they're still being found around the world.
About a shipping container that was filled with rubber duckies who got lost at sea in 1992. The bath toys are still washing ashore today at many different locations such as Australia, Scotland and even Alaska.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 13 of the best facts about Rubber Ducky I managed to collect.
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The Sesame Street character Ernie's song "Rubber Ducky You're The One" made it to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970
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Group of brown-headed nuthatches is known as "jar". These birds produce song that resembles the sound of rubber ducky.
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In 1980, a Texaco oil rig accidentally drilled into a massive salt mine under a louisianan lake. Due to a miscalculation, the 36cm drill bit entered the mine, starting a chain of events including sucking down 11 barges like they were rubber duckies.
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"Rubber Duckie" from Sesame Street was a mainstream hit that charted at #16 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles.
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Muppet Ernie (of Bert & Ernie fame) had a Top 20 Billboard hit in 1970 with "Rubber Duckie". It was also nominated for a Grammy.
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Toronto had the Worlds Largest Rubber Ducky at Six Storeys
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Ernie from Sesame Street singing "Rubber Ducky" went to #16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970.
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29,000 rubber duckies fell out of a container ship in a storm and their ocean journey was studied by scientists to track ocean currents.
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29,000 rubber duckies helped scientists understand ocean currents
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The world's largest rubber ducky is touring North America
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28,000 rubber duckies were lost at sea in 1992 and are still being found today.
