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31 Things We’d Bring Back in a Heartbeat

August 08, 2024

Some time traveler left his nostalgia net in our office closet, so we decided to drag a whole lot of treasures here from the past. After all, if he’s not using it, we can’t just let it collect dust.

Maybe he was all like, “Been there, done that” about the past, and decided to focus on the future. His loss. We mourned for a simpler time, so this nostalgia net will not go to waste around here.

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Pogs

Pogs were a rip-off of the Japanese game Menko. Menko's been popular since the 1600s, travelling to Hawaii when Japanese people imigrated in the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Human Genome Project was 1990 1991 1998 1999 launched in 1990. So was the Hubble Space Telescope. NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Thriller

Michael Jackson's THRILLER is so much more than a music video. In December 1983, the 13-minute short film was solely responsible for increasing MTV's ratings tenfold. It is the only music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. CRACKED — Source

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A-ha's TAKE ON ME blended live action and animation. Director Steve Barron and animators Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger used a technique called rotoscoping, which involves tracing over live-action footage, frame by frame. Four months and over 3,000 drawings later, they had arguably the most iconic music video of all time. CRACKED — Source

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The Spice Girls

Spice Girls' Wannabe is the catchiest pop song A year-long study done in 2014 showed that people recognized the song in an average of 2.3 seconds, compared to 5 seconds for other hit songs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Busta Rhymes shattered a windshield when he first heard Eminem PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT Busta Rhymes was on a tour bus when he first listened the Slim Shady LP and was so moved that he smashed his head against the bus' windshield. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the early 90's, McDonald's began offering baked pies, essentially phasing out KOONUN M® FRIED APPLE PIES, the vastly superior, crispy, oozy, blister your tongue for life version. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nerf's first slogan was You can't hurt babies or old people. eR The world's first INDOOR BALL NeRF NeRF TM 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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Super Soakers

The Super Soaker was invented by a Nasa Engineer. In addition to the Super Soaker, Dr. Lonnie Johnson also invented the Nerf Gun and holds over 100 patents. CRACKED.COM — Source

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If there was one cut that defined the '90s, W 92 it was 1995 the Rachel. 199 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 One 1992 1993 hairstylist estimates that 1999 1994 1995 1996 1997 40% of her mid-90s clients 1995 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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In 1995, Toy Story became the first feature-length 1992 film to be completely 1990 199 997 1998 1999 computer-animated. 995 1996 1997 NS SPALL Its release 1990 ushered 1991 1999 in 1993 a 1994 new 1995 993 era 1992 in visuals, for Hollywood. 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Beverly Hills 90210

Beverly Hills 90210 spanned 096 the decade, airing from 1990-2000. 1000 1003 1001 1005 1006 10 In one fell swoop 1997 1998 it 1995 1990 THAT 1997 1998 1999 pioneered the teen soap 1996 1997 1995 drama and spawned a 1992 1993 small army of copycats. 1991 CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s — Source

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The first Harry 1991 Potter L book 8 1999 096 published 1990 199 in 1997. 1999 1991 1992 1993 1994 1394 1995 1996 1997 1998 IMMH J.K. Rowling says she 1996 regrets having different titles in the U.S. vs. worldwide. 1991 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Super Smash Bros.

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

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Men were 1994 1995 16 1992 1993 1994 bleaching their 1992 1990 hair in 9 the late '90s. for 1999 Bangs 1003 men 1995 were 1996 1997 also 1998 1997 big at that time, either 1994 1995 1993 flipped up or curtained. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Do you recall the halcyon days when one could borrow a game from one's friends to see if it was worth buying? STOP COLLAB ORATE 3 BROS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Planters Cheez Balls, losing you made our fingers a little less PLANTERS cheese dusty. Cheez Balls Please come back. POFFED CHESSE FLAVOR Form New NEW! CRACKED.COM — Source

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With a few tools and the help of a buddy, you could work on your own car... Now, if your 'buddy' maybe works for NASA... the CRACKED.COM — Source

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Remember when your first shot of alcohol on test-day was... ...SNIFFING YOUR MIMEOGRAPHED COPY? CRACKED.COM — Source

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Some absolutely 1994 huge websites were launched in the '90s. 1999 1995 1993 1997 1994 MSK 16.24 Teac 14-08 Taban Manga Beerbaten Dermtellung Verlaud Fecated MIN grogle.de II Association +tab Camal - Schweler - - ما Google Disney Google Deutschland Medical Google Rune IMDb (1993), EBay (1995), Amazon (1994), GeoCities (1994), Netscape (1994), Yahoo! (1995), AltaVista (1995), ICQ (1996), Hotmail (1996), Google (1998), and Napster (1999). NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 1992, Sony and Nintendo briefly 1992 1990 joined forces. 1997 1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 SONY SONY PlayStation + START SELECT Their love child was a single 096 1997 prototype that played both Nintendo cartridges and Sony CD-ROMs. 1991 1992 1998 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Seattle became 1994 the IL epicenter of new music, 1994 thanks 1992 to 1993 Grunge. 997 1998 1999 199 1995 1996 1997 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1499 Seattle bands were getting 96 1997 signed to major labels at the rate 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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Nickelodeon Cartoons

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

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In 1990, Tim 1994 1995 TA 1992 1993 1994 Berners-Lee created 199 the first web server. 1999 1997 The model DO NOT JOWN PROPRIETE CERN 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 That first server made the 1999 worldwide web 1990 possible. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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The '90s were the IT decade the Spice Girls 1996 1990 199 ruled the pop 199 world. 998 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 SWAT 1996 They were the most commercially successful British group since the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and 1992 Led 1993 Zeppelin. 1998 1999 1990 1991 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 the 199 Disney 92 Renaissance. 1993 1994 1995 1996 999 1991 1997 It began in late 1989 with the wildly successful The Little Mermaid, 199 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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