25 Startling Facts That'll Totally Mess With Any '90s Kids Head

"Um, this can't be right!" —You reading this

1. First off: the year 2000 is basically 20 years ago.

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Well, OK, in less than a year the '00s will start becoming 20 years away.

2. And 2019 is to 1986 as 1986 is to 1953.

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3. Also, while we're at it, 1996 is closer to Nixon resigning than today.

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Nixon's resignation had happened 22 years earlier in 1974. We're now 23 years removed from 1996.

4. Both Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson are in their forties.

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5. This year will mark the 10th wedding anniversary of The Office's Pam and Jim...

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6. ...and it'll be the 20th wedding anniversary of Boy Meets World's Cory and Topanga.

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7. And, by the way, Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris) is now older than Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding) was when Saved by the Bell premiered.

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Dennis was just shy of 39 when the show premiered in 1989 (yup, it's turning 30 years old this year!), while Mark-Paul is 44 years old today.

8. You singing Nelly and Kelly Rowland's "Dilemma"...

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...or Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" today would be like someone in 2002 singing a song from 1985.

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9. NSYNC have been on "hiatus" for 17 years, which is more than double the length that they were actually a band.

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NSYNC was a band for 7 years (from 1995-2002).

10. And teens today don't even know who they are:

Amanda 🌻 @amandafisherxx

Transporting a 16 y/o and she doesn’t know who *NSYNC is. I officially feel old 😩😂

02:23 PM - 01 Feb 2019

Speaking of teens...

11. There are teens that are going to enter high school this year who were born the same year (2005) that The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was released.

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12. Those same teens have always lived in a world where Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie weren't BFFs...

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13. ...and where the Razr...

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14. ...and Facebook have always existed.

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15. They also, sadly, have only lived in a world where these delicious drinks don't exist:

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Both Squeezit and Pepsi Twist were discontinued in the early '00s.

16. Harry Potter is now older than he was during the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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The epilogue took place 19 years later, when Harry was 36, and this year the character will be turning 39.

17. Freshmen entering college this fall have always lived in a world where SpongeBob SquarePants and Family Guy existed.

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Both shows premiered 20 years ago.

18. Also, to those freshmen Enema of the State is a classic rock album.

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Yup, it existed before they were born. It was released in June of 1999.

19. And in "oh man, I miss that place news" you haven't been able to visit a Discovery Zone in 20 years.

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They closed down in the summer of 1999. :(

20. If My Girl was created today and set the same number of years back, it’d take place in 2000.

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The movie, which was released in 1991, was set 19 years earlier in 1972.

21. While if Now and Then was created today and set the same number of years back, it’d take place in 2015 and 1998!

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The movie, which was released in 1995, was set in both 1991, and 21 years earlier in 1970.

22. And if the boomer classic The Big Chill was remade today all the music would be from the early '00s...

Ryan H. Walsh @JahHills

Just did the math. If you rebooted The Big Chill today all the songs would be from 2002 or so. People dancing around the kitchen making dinner to The Strokes and such.

06:35 PM - 04 Feb 2019

23. ...and they would reminisce about Mariah Carey's classic MTV Cribs episode (which happened 17 years ago).

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24. iPods are now in museums as dated technology.

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25. And finally, this all too real reminder to '90s kids:

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