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The Straits of Dallas, Texas resemble an Australian kangaroo ranch with kids of all ages infected

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by a pogo stick raid.

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For all timers, veterans of the yo-yo fad, it's just a new type of bounce.

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Pogo jumping hasn't much of a history, and what there is of it is wholly unverified.

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It's said that the first stick was made in the 17th century by the Italian Count Pogo,

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who wanted a new toy for his son.

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When the boy was killed in a fall, the Count was sentenced to jump over a cliff on his

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device.

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No casualties or sentences of this kind have been reported so far from Dallas.

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Bouncing babies takes on real meaning in town as sporting goods stores report pogo sales

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soaring beyond the 5,000 mark.

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Most of the youngsters jump at the chance to exhibit their skill, as the new craze bids

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the country by leaps and bounds.