{"id":170857,"date":"2025-12-19T23:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/best-debut-the-farmer-was-replaced\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:01:23","slug":"best-debut-the-farmer-was-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/best-debut-the-farmer-was-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"BEST DEBUT, THE FARMER WAS REPLACED"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xzc0MoNEUpg?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This next one is interesting because the game is educational, but it sold more than one hundred<br \/>\nthousand copies during its release weekend. That is wild. 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