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Cabbage Patch Mania: America goes crazy for new toy in 1983

Friday, November 19, 2021
Flashback: The Cabbage Patch Kids riots of 1983!
The Cabbage Patch Kid dolls were so scarce and demand was so high that riots broke out in stores.
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