The sqlite project actually benefited from this dogfooding. Interestingly recursive CTEs [0] were added to sqlite due to wanting to trace commit history [1]

[0] https://sqlite.org/lang_with.html#recursive_query_examples

[1] https://fossil-scm.org/forum/forumpost/5631123d66d96486 - My memory was roughly correct, the title of the discussion is 'Is it possible to see the entire history of a renamed file?'