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When Tamagotchi Ruled the 1990s

The Tamagotchi was a primitive--and popular--toy from the 1990s.

When Tamagotchi Ruled the 1990s

How The Oregon Trail Took Over Computer Labs in the '80s and '90s

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

How The Oregon Trail Took Over Computer Labs in the '80s and '90s

The Garbage Pail Kids's Snot-Soaked History

Chris Hondros, Getty Images

The Garbage Pail Kids's Snot-Soaked History

How VHS Beat Betamax and Changed Media Forever

Anthony via Pexels

How VHS Beat Betamax and Changed Media Forever

Cracking Open the History of Unsolved Mysteries

Robert Stack hosts the original Unsolved Mysteries.

How the Trapper Keeper Trapped the Hearts of '80s and '90s Kids

Courtesy of Cinzia Reale-Castello

The Unbelievable History of Sea-Monkeys

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