June 21, 2008:
The Hula Hoop turned 50 years old this week
Twenty million Wham-O hula hoops sold for $1.98 in the first six months.
Japan once banned the hula hoop because the rotating hip action seems indecent.
On June 4, 2005, Australian Kareena Oates set a Guinness world record for hula hooping - with 100 hoops for three full revolutions.
101 hoops were spun by Alesya Goulevich of Belarus on June 11, 2006
105 hoops were spun by Jin Linlin of China on October 28, 2007.
The world record for the largest Hula Hoop (by circumference) spun was set by American Ashrita Furman at 51.5 feet on June 1, 2007.
