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Time capsule of the day

1994

The Circle of Life and the scream of a dial-up modem.

Fun FactNo. 01

Amazon is founded

Jeff Bezos started it in July 1994 as an online bookstore.

📷 SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

MovieNo. 02

The Lion King

Simba, Mufasa, and the scene everyone still can't watch.

📷 Poster via TMDB

TV ShowNo. 03

All That

Nickelodeon's sketch show for kids. Good Burger started here.

📷 Poster via TMDB

GameNo. 04

Donkey Kong Country

Pre-rendered graphics that looked impossible on a Super Nintendo.

📷 Cover via IGDB

SnackNo. 05

Fruitopia

Juice drinks with names like a poetry slam.

FoodNo. 06

French bread pizza

Microwave pizza on a sub roll, crispy if you were patient.

📷 Jeremy Noble at https://www.flickr.com/photos/uberculture/ · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

ToyNo. 07

Moon Shoes

Mini trampolines strapped to your feet. Ankles everywhere were at risk.

JokeNo. 08

How did the dial-up modem say hello?

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Top of 1994

The most watched movies that year

Titles and posters from TMDB.

What everyone was into in 1994

💡 Amazon is founded · 🎬 The Lion King · 📺 All That · 🎮 Donkey Kong Country · 🍬 Fruitopia · 🍕 French bread pizza · 🧸 Moon Shoes

Top movies of 1994

The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
The Lion King
Léon: The Professional
The Mask
Speed
Dumb and Dumber
Interview with the Vampire
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
True Lies
The Crow
Stargate
Natural Born Killers
The Return of Jafar
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Legends of the Fall
Clerks
The Flintstones
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Top TV shows of 1994

Friends
Spider-Man
ER
Marimar
Babylon 5
The Stand
Gargoyles
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Café con Aroma de Mujer
Aladdin
Inspector Rex
Magic Knight Rayearth
Touched by an Angel
My So-Called Life
The Magic School Bus
Party of Five
Sister, Sister
The Critic
Iron Man
Space Ghost Coast to Coast