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Furby: The Toy That Caused The Government To Panic

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In 1998, a six-inch animatronic toy scared the NSA. They weren’t wrong to be scared — they just had the wrong toy. Twenty-five years later, we put Alexas in our kitchens and called it progress. Totally Unfounded Scale: 5 / 10 TRANSCRIPT During Christmas break back in 1998, my neighbor’s little sister got this toy,…

Totally Unfounded

The Rugrats Theory That Ruins the Nickelodeon Show

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A neglected three-year-old. A grieving inventor. A nervous wreck raising a ghost. The Rugrats theory that’s been circulating since 2012 reframes the entire show — and the emotional logic holds up whether or not Nickelodeon knew what they were doing. Totally Unfounded Scale: 6 / 10 TRANSCRIPT I don’t know if this came across your…