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When Tamagotchi Ruled the 1990s
When Tamagotchi Ruled the 1990s
How
The Oregon Trail
Took Over Computer Labs in the '80s and '90s
How
The Oregon Trail
Took Over Computer Labs in the '80s and '90s
The Garbage Pail Kids's Snot-Soaked History
The Garbage Pail Kids's Snot-Soaked History
How VHS Beat Betamax and Changed Media Forever
How VHS Beat Betamax and Changed Media Forever
Cracking Open the History of
Unsolved Mysteries
How the Trapper Keeper Trapped the Hearts of '80s and '90s Kids
The Unbelievable History of Sea-Monkeys