30 Facts About the ‘90s That Eat Our Shorts

How do you describe the ‘90s to someone who wasn’t there? It was a bit like the ‘80s, with the bad fashion and high hair, but… a little more technologically advanced? Also, Bill Clinton was there, and Bart Simpson, and that weird purple and green spray paint pattern that was all over every paper cup you laid eyes on. Okay, so it was basically a slightly ironic and sardonic fever dream — but a lot of important things happened!
Google first appeared in the '90s, as well as the equally important block of Nicktoons shows like Ren & Stimpy, Doug and Rugrats. Sonic the Hedgehog debuted for the first time, eventually exposing an entire generation to strange, sexualized, Lovecraftian fanart. Also, man, Titanic! Beanie Babies! AOL and the Hamster Dance! Not to mention, a bunch of complex political matters that I am not qualified to talk about in this 150-word intro that most people are gonna skip anyway.
The ‘90s!
Sea Monkeys

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Nicktoons

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The Dow Jones Record

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
Sonic the Hedgehog and Resident Evil

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The Human Genome Project

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The Disney Renaissance

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
Seattle Grunge Begins

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
George H.W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
Lorena Bobbitt

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The Original Pogs

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Skydancers were... dangerous?

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Baby Spice

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Aaron Paul as Francis

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Linwood Boomer Created Malcolm in the Middle

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Major Websites Were Founded

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The Spice Girls

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
My Heart Will Go On

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Beanie Babies Fraud

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Drive Me Crazy

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
You Got Mail!

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
The Hamster Dance

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Tara Lipinski's Roller Skating

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things
Oversized Jeans

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
Diagnosis: Murder

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
Freddie Mercury

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The Los Angeles Riots

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
The First Web Server

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
Sony and Nintendo

Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s
JTT's Lifetime Achievement Award

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things

Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things