List of things that have happened since duke nukem forever began development in 1997 and also things that have been accomplished in the same amount of time.
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Since the announcement of Duke Nukem Forever, the single season home run record has been broken. Twice.
4 nations have acquired nuclear weapons technology.
The United State's involvement in the Vietnam War ended in a shorter time period.
let's see if we can get a man to mars before this game comes out.