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You might be getting sick of all those “we used to drink from the garden hose” memes, but it just shows how nostalgic us older folks get about the “good ol’ days.” Roll your eyes all you want, but you’ll get nostalgic about memes one day, too. Your kids will consume their funnies telepathically, and you’ll shake your head like, “Pfft. Kids these days. Back in our day, we typed words on images!”

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CRACKED.COM - mary onemoo Polaroid There's something utterly remarkable about printing instant photos using Polaroid; something not even the most sophisticated digital cameras can emulate. — Source

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The Rachel

If there was one cut that defined the '90s, 1990 92 1995 199 it was the Rachel. 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1998 One way 1993 hairstylist 1994 estimates that 1999 40% of her mid-90s clients 1995 992 1993 wanted that Rachel look. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bleached Bangs

Men were 100 1994 1995 15 1994 bleaching 1009 their 1992 1993 01 1992 1990 199 hair in 3 the late 95 '90s. 1999 Bangs for men 1995 were 1996 1997 also 1998 1993 1999 1997 big at that time, either 1994 1995 1993 flipped up or curtained. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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Nintendo 64

In 1999, we 1991 were all using the pause trick 1996 199 in Super Smash Bros. 1990 98 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Nimendo + 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 It was a super-sweet 996 1997 Nintendo 64 move that'd 995 freeze the game in action. the NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first Harry 1991 Potter book : 1999 1990 published 199 in 096 1997. is 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1998 1999 the 1594 1995 1996 1997 J.K. Rowling says she 1996 1997 regrets having different titles in the U.S. vs. worldwide. 1991 1995 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills 90210 spanned the decade, 996 airing from 1990 - 2000. 1002 1002 1004 1005 1006 100 1485 1997 1998 19HR 1990 1991 In one fell swoop it 1997 1998 1999 pioneered the 1991 teen soap 1996 1997 1994 1995 drama and spawned a 1992 1993 small army of 1995 copycats. a and 1991 1999 CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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Little Tikes

In 1991, The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe was America's best selling car. Ettle tikes For over 40 years, the company has sold 457,000 cars each year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Play Doh was originally invented to clean wallpaper in the 30s. ULEN 8 18004 Play-Do Play-Doh Since it was turned into a toy in 1956, over 3 billion cans of the stuff have been sold. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Slinky

A man in Pennsylvania is on a mission to make the Slinky the official state toy. The Slinky was invented by a Penn State graduate in the 40s and originally sold for a dollar- or around 14 dollars today. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nerf

Nerf's first slogan was You can't hurt babies or old people. The world's first INDOOR BALL NERF NBRF Yu The world's BALL first INDOOR The motto helped sell millions of Nerf balls in just its first year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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He-Man

He-Man was a toy before it was a TV show. When trying to sell the toy a Mattel sales rep told distributors a TV show was in the works- which was a lie. However, the lie sold the toy- forcing Mattel to create a TV show around the action figure. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sir Ian McKellen

CRACKED Sir lan McKellen was Gandalf and Magneto. Between 2000 and 2006, he starred in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the original X-Men trilogy. Between 2012 and 2014, he reprised his role as Gandalf in The Hobbit trilogy, and Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past. — Source

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CRACKED DRAKE From 2001 to 2009, Aubrey Graham played Jimmy on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. Не quit to pursue rap, became Drake (his middle name), and his first album Thank Me Later debuted at #1 on Billboard in 2010. — Source

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Katy Perry

CRACKED KATY PERRY As Katy Hudson, she played lead guitar and sang Christian rock on her 2001 self-titled album, and the lack of sales bankrupted her label. She signed with Capitol Records in 2007, changed her name to Katy Perry, and rebranded as the I Kissed A Girl pop star. — Source

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THE DIXIE CHICKS SLAM GEORGE W. BUSH. GRACKED In 2003, radio stations pulled their music and fans were outraged after they said We do not want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the president is from Texas. Much worse is said about the current and recent presidents daily. — Source

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Britney Spears and Madonna

MADONNA AND BRITNEY SPEARS' VMAS KISS. CRACKED At the 2003 VMAs, people were utterly shocked that Madonna sensually kissed Britney and Christina Aguilera on stage. Only 5 years later, Katy Perry's hit song about kissing girls and liking it hit #1 on Billboard. — Source

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CRACKED REMEMBER WHEN DANE COOK WAS THE BIGGEST COMEDIAN ON THE PLANET? His 2005 album Retaliation went double platinum and hit top 5 on the Billboard. Не was a must for every comedy movie, but joke-theft accusations had everyone question his act's substance. His bro-y attitude was mainly for bro-y college kids who then grew up. — Source

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CRACKED JON HEDER WAS A POP CULTURE ICON FOR A COUPLE YEARS. Napoleon Dynamite became a household name in 2004, and after leading roles in School for Scoundrels and Blades of Glory in 2006, he left Hollywood for the Pacific Northwest, where he feels a lot more comfortable. — Source

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Nelly

CRACKED 2005 WAS LIKE THE EDGE OF A CLIFF FOR NELLY. From 2000 to 2004, Nelly was a mainstay in hip hop and pop music. His first 3 albums went multi platinum, and all hit #1 on Billboard. Then, because of experimental songs and oversaturation, his next 3 albums didn't even go gold, and he completely fell off. — Source

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Vanessa Carlton

CRACKED VANESSA CARLTON WAS THE QUEEN OF 2002. Her hit single A Thousand Miles and its music video made her world-famous. It remained in the Billboard Top Ten for 41 weeks, went double platinum and charted worldwide. No other song came close. — Source

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In 1995, Toy Story became the first feature-length 1992 film to be completely 99 1990 199 997 1998 1999 computer-animated. 995 1996 1997 NS SPACE Its release 1990 ushered 1991 1999 in 993 a 1994 new 1995 993 era in visuals, for Hollywood. 1993 1994 1995 1992 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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OG Websites

Some absolutely 1994 huge websites were 199 launched in the '90s. 1999 1993 1995 1994 1997 - MNM M/2K Sec SAGE Over Hoppe - BRANDA Beertween Dermtellung Vertad Facation 100% grough Association +tab Center - в Schweler - - Invtyliaren منا Google Disney Google Deutschland IMDb (1993), EBay (1995), Amazon (1994), GeoCities (1994), Netscape (1994), Yahoo! (1995), AltaVista (1995), ICQ (1996), Hotmail (1996), Google (1998), and Napster (1999). 1999 are CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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Seattle became 1993 1994 the 1. 1994 epicenter of new music, thanks 1992 to Grunge. 199 097 1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 1993 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Seattle bands were getting 96 signed to major labels at the rate 1997 of one a week during April, 1992. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sonic the LOS 1994 1995 IN 1992 1993 1994 Hedgehog 1999 1990 1996 made 199 090 1992 199 1994 1999 his 1998 debut 1990 in 1992 1991. 1993 1998 1997 1991 1995 And Resident was 10 STATE Evil was released in 1996. 1992 1993 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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1991 was a big 995 11 1994 year for Nickelodeon 993 cartoons. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 993 1994 1995 1996 1997 It was the 094 debut of their first animated series: Doug, 1994 1995 Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy. 1993 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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The '90s were the 095 19 decade the Spice 1993 Girls ruled the 1996 pop 1997 world. 1998 1990 199 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 I AVAIL 1506 They were the most commercially successful British group since the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, 995 and Led Zeppelin. 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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The Human Genome Project was 1990 1991 1992 1998 1999 1990 launched in 19 1990. 1998 1999 996 1997 So was LOVE the Hubble 996 1997 1995 Space Telescope. 1992 1993 1990 1991 199 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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The '90s are 1994 1995 15 1992 1993 1994 sometimes called LAND the 1997 199 Disney the the 992 Renaissance. 1993 1994 1995 1996 1999 1997 in late with the wildly successful It began The Little 1989 Mermaid, 1005 1996 reached its peak in popularity with The Lion King in 1994, and ended in 1999 with Tarzan. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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