When Jim Henson performed the song “Rubber Duckie” as Ernie on Sesame Street, the rubber duck bath toy became an iconic American symbol. January of 1992, a shipment of 29,000 rubber duckies fell off a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean? By 2007, the “Friendly Floatees” had traveled 17,000 miles around the world on the ocean currents. Some are still afloat today! Over the years, people reported sightings in Indonesia, Australia, South America, the Arctic, and (eventually) the Atlantic Ocean. The movement of the ducks had been monitored by American oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer Happy Rubber Ducky Day!
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:00:01 +0000
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