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Which came first: the Furby or the Hubble telescope?

The Hubble telescope came first, in 1990 (launched). The Furby followed 8 years later, in 1998 (released).

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  1. Second1998

    The Furby

    toy · released

    Furby launched in 1998 and was banned from the offices of the US National Security Agency.

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  2. First1990

    The Hubble telescope

    space · launched

    Hubble launched in 1990 with a flawed mirror; in 1993 astronauts fitted corrective optics to fix its blurry view.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.