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Barbie, the movie sold more than $1 billion worth of tickets in less than three weeks, making it the fastest moneymaker in Warner Bros’ 100-year history, the biggest hit from a female director and … we could go on with Barbie movie facts. But they’re not nearly as interesting as facts about Barbie herself. Here’s what we know.
Barbie’s height: 11.5"
Barbie’s height if she were human: 5'9"
Barbie’s waist circumference: 3.5"
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Barbie’s waist if she were human: 17"
Odds of a woman having Barbie’s body shape: 1 in 100,000
Odds of a man having Ken’s body: 1 in 50
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Height of Carol Spencer, who designed Barbie’s clothes for 35 years: 5'6"
Spencer’s waist when she started designing for Barbie: 16"
Weight on the scale in the 1963 Barbie Baby-Sits kit: 110 pounds
Average time it takes for a human to develop a belly button: 2 weeks
Time it took for Barbie to develop a belly button: 41 years
Number of Barbie’s siblings: 7
Gap between oldest and youngest siblings: 47 years
Guinness record for longest gap between siblings from the same human mother: 41 years
Barbie’s age: 19
Length of time Barbie has been 19: 64 years (b. 1959)
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Year Barbie owned her first Dreamhouse: 1962
Year the Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed, forcing banks to give loans to women without a male cosigner: 1974
Original Barbie price: $3 ($31 in today’s money)
Most expensive Barbie (wearing a pink diamond necklace): $302,500
Times Barbie has been to space: 3
Most space missions for a human astronaut: 7
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Year Barbie was both a rapper and presidential candidate: 1992
Year Warren Beatty played a rapper and presidential candidate in Bulworth: 1998
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