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The smiling poop emoji made poop cute and collectible, and convinced toy manufacturers that poop playthings can be profitable. At the North American International Toy Fair in New York City this week, ...

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Japan's culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what would be in a toilet, and comes in ...