Lawn Darts
When? Circa 1950s-1988
What? A popular American garden game that saw players throw large darts up into the air, hoping to land them in a circular target to score points.
It did what? Said darts were big, heavy and had sharp metal tips. While they were banned from US toy departments and stores in 1970, and featured labels telling parents to keep them away from children, the darts were inevitably still finding their way into the hands (and heads) of overenthusiastic kids. After an estimated 6,100 injuries, and the deaths of two children, lawn darts were finally banned in their metal-pointed form in the USA.
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