All the ways Frozen changed the world – from a theme song streamed three BILLION times to 40 dolls sold every minute

Frozen changed the world

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Norwegian tourism up

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Creating influencers

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Hello doll

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Famous fans

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From Arendelle to the West End

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More streams than Ed

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