Barrow Today for Wednesday, June 6: Forecast Calls for Slight Chance of Rain

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Today's forecast: A slight chance of showers between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind about 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Tonight's forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low about 61. East wind about 5 mph becoming calm.

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Today, June 6, is National Yo-Yo Day! The yo-yo is considered the second-oldest toy in history. In ancient Greece, the yo-yo was made of wood, metal and terracotta and would often be decorated with pictures of Greek gods.

But the term "yo-yo" wasn't coined until 1920, when Pedro Flores began manufacturing the gadgets at his factory in California. 

National Yo-Yo Day was established in honor of what is believed to be the birthday of Donald F. Duncan Sr., the American businessman who manufactured the "Duncan Yo-Yo" in the early 1900s.

Did you know?

• The worlds largest yo-yo weighs 256 pounds and is on display at the National Yo-Yo Museumin California. 
• In 1992, Jeffrey Hoffman took a yo-yo into space aboard the shuttle Atlantis.
• Early forms of the toy were called quizzes, bandalores and Jou-Jous.

Click here to learn more about how a yo-yo works. 

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