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For millions, there is a lot of nostalgia behind the McDonald's Happy Meal. The story of this boxed treat begins back in the 1970s with a question of marketing. Specifically, marketing to children.

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The toys, which first debuted in 1987, will be available for a limited time at participating restaurants nationwide.

Happy Meal toys were just the best part of lunch for many kids. They were small treasures to be swapped, collected, and promptly forgotten in a toy bin. However, some of those once-free prizes now ...