unexplained-events:FurbiesThe Furby, at one point, was one of the best selling toy in America. It is
unexplained-events:FurbiesThe Furby, at one point, was one of the best selling toy in America. It is an electronic/robotic toy that was originally released in 1998. They were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically-aimed robot. A newly-purchased Furby starts out speaking entirely “Furbish”, the unique language that all Furbies use, but is programmed to start using English words and phrases in place of Furbish over time. There are many creepy stories associated with furbies. Like, they would turn themselves on and roam the house. Speak creepy words in the middle of the night. Apparently, if you drop a Furby from high up enough, it’ll make a creepy screeching sound until it is reset.On January 13, 1999, it was reported the National Security Agency of the United States banned Furbies from entering NSA’s property due to concerns that they may be used to record and repeat classified information, advising those that see any on NSA property to “contact their Staff Security Officer for guidance. The ban was eventually withdrawn but security researchers discovered that the microphone on a Furby Connect can be remotely activated and used to record voice through a Bluetooth connection -- source link