THE '90S

How Rich Could You Be If You Bought '90s Apple Stock Instead of Having Kids?

Kids are expensive. Everyone knows that. But it’s hard to visualize just how much money you spend while raising those precious babies to adulthood.

11 Stupefying Facts About The Ren & Stimpy Show

Though the series was short-lived by today's standards, it helped usher in a new era for animation in the 1990s and still influences creators to this day.

Gymnast Kerri Strug is carried off the floor by her coach Bela Karolyi after her routine at the Georgia Dome at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia on July 23, 1996.

When Kerri Strug Made Olympic History In 1996

The Russian women's gymnastics team hadn't been defeated in 48 years. To do it, Kerri Strug had to jump with a torn ankle.

11 Classic Facts About Wishbone

Between 1995 and 1998, PBS fed kids classic tales like 'Ivanhoe' through a wise-cracking Jack Russell Terrier. And now it looks like he's getting his own feature film.

10 Facts to Love About 10 Things I Hate About You

On March 31, 1999, the high school rom-com '10 Things I Hate About You' hit theaters, and grossed a modest $53.4 million worldwide.

22 Fun Facts About Saved by the Bell

Still airing in syndication more than a quarter-century later, the once-critically panned teen sitcom has become a cultural phenomenon.

8 Throwback Movie Tie-In Breakfast Cereals

For nearly as long as there have been movies, there have been food and snack brands appearing in movies, either as intentional product placements or unintentional props of the times.

10 Unsinkable Facts About 'Titanic'

Though Titanic was plagued with production problems, James Cameron's epic disaster/romance went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

Frances McDormand won an Oscar for her role as Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996).

21 Fascinating Facts About Fargo for Its 25th Anniversary

'Fargo,' Joel and Ethan Coen's Oscar-winning dark comedy crime classic (which isn't based on a true story) is turning 25 in 2021.

Waldo's Topless Beach Scandal

It was a sprawling beach scene populated by hundreds of characters, including one dressed slightly inappropriately for the climate: Waldo, the sweater-sporting explorer who “hides” in every crowd scene illustrated by Martin Handford for his 'Where’s Waldo

21 Facts About Full House

Netflix's 'Fuller House' might finally reveal whether Uncle Jesse's nightmare of needing hair plugs came true.

17 Future Stars Who Appeared on 'The X-Files'

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson aren’t the only actors who made their name on the beloved sci-fi series.

13 Happy Facts About Daria

The series ran for five seasons on MTV beginning in 1997. Here are some facts about the show even 'Sick, Sad World' doesn’t know.

Initially, Coolio wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea of Weird Al turning his song "Gangsta's Paradise" into a parody called "Amish Paradise."

10 Musicians Who Refused to Let "Weird Al" Yankovic Parody Their Songs

For more than 40 years, "Weird Al" Yankovic has been putting his own, spoofy twist on chart-toppers to come up with tunes like “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Amish Paradise.”

Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Martin Scorsese, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990).

40 Facts About Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas

'Goodfellas,' Martin Scorsese's modern gangster classic, has been called the director's best movie. Others have called it the best movie—period.

When Quentin Tarantino Directed an Episode of 'ER'

Two months after winning the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, Tarantino became a TV director-for-hire.

Fun fact: Ruth Bader Ginsburg once weighed in on Koosh balls in a court case.

12 Kooky Facts About Koosh Balls

Kids of the late 1980s and ‘90s loved their Koosh balls. They were easy to catch, easy to throw, and didn't hurt nearly as much as traditional balls when you got hit by one.

How Starter Jackets Came Unraveled

David Beckerman decided he was done peddling plaid golf pants. The 1966 University of New Haven graduate had been a salesman at a Duckster sporting goods store when he realized that the bland clothing on the racks held little interest for casual sports fa

Embiggen was an obscure old word before The Simpsons brought it back.

10 Words The Simpsons Made Famous

After hundreds of episodes—and with no end in sight—'The Simpsons' has changed the way we talk to one another.

Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, and Stacey Dash star in Clueless (1995).

22 Facts About Clueless On Its 25th Anniversary

With loads of sass and style, 'Clueless' became one of the most beloved coming-of-age comedies of all time.

11 Spellbinding Facts About The Witches

When Roald Dahl, Jim Henson, Anjelica Huston, and Nicolas Roeg combined forces, movie magic happened.

16 Breezy Facts About Cool Runnings

Loosely based on the unlikely true story of the Jamaican bobsled team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics, Jon Turteltaub's 'Cool Runnings’s legacy endures more than two decades years later.

Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Rachel True, and Neve Campbell in The Craft (1996).

12 Bewitching Facts About The Craft

In 1996, 'The Craft'—a movie about a group of teenage witches starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True—hit theaters and completely changed the subgenre.

27 Future Stars Who Appeared on 'ER'

George Clooney wasn't the only big name to get his big break on the medical drama.

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