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Lite-Brite and Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots toymaker Burt Meyer has died at the age of 99. Meyer also created board games like ...

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.