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The year is 2005... Anakin turns to the dark side, YouTube makes its debut and we’re all couch-jumping for Maria, McDreamy and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo…
T minus 20, rewind to this week in history 20 years ago with Joe and Mel.
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The internet’s first viral hit: a croc named Schnappi
⚖️ The U.S. Supreme Court makes a landmark ruling, banning the death penalty for crimes committed by minors.
♟️ The world’s greatest chess player retires, leaving us all to wonder: who will defend us when AI takes over?
🎤 50 Cent and The Game go from rap battle to actual battle, beefing over The Documentary, a radio station shootout and general gangster posturing.
🍼 Vin Diesel trades muscle cars for diaper duty in The Pacifier.
🐊 Germany gives us an unexpected viral sensation: Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil. This little cartoon crocodile somehow tops the charts, proving that the 2000s had no rules whatsoever.
📺 And in TV, Kirstie Alley takes aim at Hollywood’s body image obsession in Fat Actress.
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