NSA thought Furbies could repeat what they heard? Paranoid much?
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MUSIC
It’s A Rainbow
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STILLS
Amy Jo Johnson
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Japanese digital pet Tamagotchi.
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Tyco’s Tickle Me Elmo doll, popular toy
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Pogs
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Furby
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Man in military uniform, saluting
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Yellow tractor
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Star buttons
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Biohazard Barell
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Secret Agent
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Angry mature teacher and chalkboard in the background
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Angry protesters
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SOURCES
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/254094.stm
http://io9.com/the-nsa-once-banned-furbies-as-a-threat-to-national-sec-1526908210
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19990206&id=I9RPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MwgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5340,1818348&hl=en
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-08-08/features/1994220012_1_mercury-la-gear-light-up-shoes
http://qz.com/114753/meet-the-family-who-lost-100000-when-the-beanie-baby-bubble-burst/
http://partners.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/052297gadget.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?Fisher-Price-Tickle-Me-Elmo—19-Fun-Facts-About-the-Elmo-Phenomenon&id=1675074
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20143226,00.html
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/100-most-frequently-challenged-books-1990%E2%80%931999
http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2014/06/26/6-facts-about-pogs-the-1990s-favorite-forgotten-game/
http://marvel.com/news/toys/7951/aafes_takes_marvel_to_the_ban
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