Trends & Fads
This 2015 dance craze had everyone whipping and nae-nae-ing.
The Whip (Whip/Nae Nae)
Woody and Buzz ended up in a daycare run by a strawberry-scented bear in this 2010 Pixar threequel.
Toy Story 3
Winter came in this 2011 HBO series of thrones and dragons.
Game of Thrones
This bird app's 140-character limit launched in 2006.
In 2015 the internet fought over this dress: blue and black, or white and gold?
The Dress
In the 2000s, these colorful rubber bracelets supported causes — starting with Lance Armstrong's yellow one.
Livestrong bracelets
Heath Ledger's Joker "wanted to watch the world burn" in this 2008 Batman film.
The Dark Knight
A D&D-loving kid vanished into the Upside Down in this 2016 Netflix series.
Stranger Things
Facebook paid $1 billion for this filter-famous photo app in 2012.
33 miners spent 69 days a half-mile underground in this country before their 2010 rescue.
Chile
In 2013, thousands of viral videos showed people freezing, then erupting to this Baauer track.
The Harlem Shake
Katniss volunteered as tribute for Prim in this 2012 adaptation.
The Hunger Games
"Bazinga!" Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny shared a Pasadena apartment building in this 2007 sitcom.
The Big Bang Theory
Grandparents took up bowling when Nintendo's motion-controlled console launched in 2006.
The Wii
The Cubs ended a 108-year drought against Cleveland in this 2016 classic.
The 2016 World Series
This app's disappearing messages made screenshots a betrayal.
Snapchat
Rey, Finn, and BB-8 debuted when Star Wars returned in this 2015 film.
The Force Awakens
Don Draper drank and smoked his way through 1960s Madison Avenue in this AMC drama.
Mad Men
In 2016, stampedes of phone zombies chased virtual creatures through real parks.
Pokémon Go
William and Kate's firstborn, born in 2013, is third in line to the British throne.
Prince George
The 2000s fashion crime of visible low-rise underwear had this name, from "whale" + "tail."
Whale tail
This 2019 Marvel finale ran 3 hours and undid the Snap.
Avengers: Endgame
Piper Chapman traded her engagement for 15 months in Litchfield in this 2013 Netflix dramedy.
Orange Is the New Black
This 2009 cryptocurrency started at fractions of a penny — and once bought two pizzas for 10,000 coins.
Bitcoin
In 2014, dumping ice water on your head raised $220 million for ALS research.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge