Turning 100 in 2026
This actress stared in films like "Niagara" in 1953 and "Some like it Hot" in 1959. Just a couple of months before her untimely death, she sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK.
Marilyn Monroe
This app saw its userbase walk a collective 5.4 Billion miles (that's enough to make it to Pluto!). Their mission: collect little animated monsters.
Pokémon Go
In March of this year, deep sea researchers managed to capture the first video of one of these massive cephalopods in its natural habitat.
Colossal Squid
This video game...or I mean movie, starring Jack Black, released to us in April, and since then has grossed over $10 Billion in profits.
A Minecraft Movie
In 1902, Nobel Prize winner, Sir Ronald Ross predicted that in 100 years time that this indicator which helps countries compare overall health would increase to 150 years.
Life Expectancy
In Russia, people write their resolutions down on paper, burn it, and mix the ashes into this traditional New Years drink before toasting and drinking.
Champagne
Halloween 2026 will mark 100 years since the death of this famous illusionist, whose tricks usually involved escaping from tricky situations. He died days after being struck in the abdomen, which led to a fatal case of appendicitis.
Harry Houdini
This Netflix series first aired on July 15, 2016. It's popularity boosted the careers of actors and actresses such as Millie Bobby Brown and Joe Keery, the former of whom began filming when she was only 11 (a strange fact, considering her character).
Stranger Things
In October, 4 thieves stole over $100 million in jewels from this world renowned art museum in broad daylight.
The Louvre
This late night sketch comedy show celebrated its 50 year anniversary this year, featuring performances from a multitude of actors and musicians such as Adam Sandler, The Lonely Island, and Miley Cyrus.
Saturday Night Live
Historian Rowell Stratian predicted that with the rise of Asian nations, US commerce would shift to the Pacific. With this change, The Big Apple would play second fiddle to this California Bay Area city which would rise to dominate Pacific trade.
San Francisco
Some Asian countries, like China and Vietnam, do not celebrate the calendar New Year, favoring instead the Lunar New Year which is based on this system.
Lunar Cycle
"The Mother Road" as it is sometimes referred to was finished in 1926, connecting Chicago to Santa Monica.
Route 66
May 28, 2026 will mark 10 years since this Silverback Gorilla became canonized in internet meme culture after being shot by Cincinnati Zoo staff over fears for a child's life.
Harambe
When Pope Francis died in late April, the Vatican chose Robert Prevost to be the next leader of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV was the first American president, hailing from this windy city.
Chicago
According to Billboard and Spotify, this 2024 collab song between Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars was the most listened to song globally for 2025 with over 1.7 Billion streams on Spotify alone.
Die With a Smile
Dr. Abdel Ross Wentz predicted that chemists would be able to create synthetic food by extracting this gas from Earth's atmosphere and processing it.
Nitrogen
In Columbia, people put 3 of these starchy vegetables under their beds: one pealed, one half pealed, and one untouched. At midnight, one is pulled out to foretell the grabbers fortunes for the upcoming year.
Potato
A. A. Milne published his first collection of stories featuring this Silly Old Bear in October 1926.
Winnie-the-Pooh
2016 saw a host of presidential candidates vie for power, but it was Ted Cruz who became an internet sensation for being compared to this unidentified 60s murderer.
Zodiac Killer
After taking office, Trump established DOGE, an acronym for this, headed by Elon Musk to reduce "superfluous" government spending.
Department of Government Efficiency
A pair from the tech company Astronomer were caught cheating when publicly exposed on a kiss cam at this band's concert.
Coldplay
Author of "Was of the Worlds" H.G. Wells predicted that only 3 nations would exist in the future, The United States of America, The United States of Europe, and this singular Asian nation.
China
Greed, anger, attachments and cravings are all examples of these 108 things in Buddhist teachings. In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times in order to purge these 108 things to help adherents reach Nirvana.
Earthly desires
In 1926, this Emperor ascended to the Japanese throne, ushering in the Showa Era. He would lead the nation through WWII up until his death in 1989.
Hirohito
According to Vouge, this fashion movement was at a peak in 2016. Adherents to this might wear yoga pants, joggers, or hoodies and may be found in stores like Nike or Lululemon.
Athleisure
This was one of the first major events of 2025. It was an environmental disaster that lasted from Jan. 7 to Jan. 31 and engulfed 37 square miles, including the home of Paris Hilton!
Pacific Palisades Fire
Aboard a Blue Origin rocket, a spaceflight company owned by this billionaire, pop star Katy Perry fulfilled her lifelong dream of going to space in April, 2025.
Jeff Bezos
An Edenborough newspaper predicted that books would still be around, but instead of paper, their pages would be made from light and thin leaves of number 28 on the periodic table, Ni.
Nickel
This is both a traditionally Scottish drink made from warmed mead, apples, and spices, and also a winter tradition involving singing, visiting orchards, and toasting. The word for both of these translates from Old English to mean "to be in good health".
Wassail
Final Jeopardy: Sports
Cortina and this other Italian city, sometimes referred to as the nation's "Fashion and Finance Capital" will cohost the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Milan