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They Clean the Balls in a Ball Pit


Ball pits, invented by designers Charlotte Rude and Hjördis Olsson-Une for Ikea in 1970, went on to become wildly popular. Fast food restaurants, amusement parks, play centers and community recreation facilities have all featured them. To the wary parent, they seem like hotbeds of germs. Anecdotal stories (like these

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