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There is evidence that an early form of the carousel existed in Europe in the 12th century, although the version we are familiar with (the merry-go-round, with painted ponies and music) didn't become popular in the United States till the 1870s. The early carousels were powered by a mule or a horse. Later, carousels used steam power and then electricity.

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