July 29 (UPI) --Joan Anderson, a largely unknown Australian woman who spent decades unacknowledged for introducing the world to the now-iconic hula hoop, has died. Anderson, who moved to the United ...

A Wheel of Fortune contestant, who said she can hula hoop and read at the same time for four hours, had a wild reaction to winning a car. And her mom joined in the fun, too, playfully grabbing the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hula hooping has remained a staple of modern US culture since the ...

Some version of the Hula-Hoop has been around for millennia, but the popular plastic version was introduced by Wham-O in the 1950s and quickly became a fad. Now, researchers have taken a closer look ...

A Chicago woman may have hula hooped her way to a Guinness World Record. Jenny Doan, 29, is believed to have made history Friday after unofficially surpassing the record for the longest marathon hula ...

Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at age 101. Anderson’s daughter, Loralyn Willis, confirmed her death to NBC News ...