In honor of National Rubber Ducky Day, here are 12 facts about this popular bath toy. 1. A long, long history Rubber duckies can trace their origins back to the late 1800s. At the time ...

Ernie, the show’s lovable orange puppet, declared Jan. 13 as his beloved rubber ducky bath toy’s birthday and is recognized on this day each year. But what do ducks have to do with donuts?

The rubber duck first appeared in the late 1800s when ... In 1992, a cargo ship spilled around 29,000 bath toys, most of which were rubber ducks, into the northern Pacific Ocean.

January 13th marks National Rubber Duck Day, an iconic toy immortalized in 1970 by Ernie's song in Sesame Street, which continues to delight generations and inspire charitable causes around the world.