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Time capsule of the day

2005

YouTube's first video and Avatar's first episode.

Fun FactNo. 01

YouTube's first upload

"Me at the zoo" was posted on April 23, 2005. It's 19 seconds long.

📷 Steven Khan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

MovieNo. 02

Madagascar

Zoo animals shipwrecked in the wild. King Julien steals every scene.

📷 Poster via TMDB

TV ShowNo. 03

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Aang and the four nations. Premiered on Nickelodeon in February 2005.

📷 Poster via TMDB

GameNo. 04

Guitar Hero

A plastic guitar with five colored buttons made everyone a rock star.

📷 Cover via IGDB

SnackNo. 05

Kool-Aid Bursts

Tiny squeeze bottles of Kool-Aid. You twisted the top off.

FoodNo. 06

Cup Noodles

Three minutes and a microwave. Dinner of champions.

📷 Nissin Food Products · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

ToyNo. 07

Webkinz

Plush pets with a secret code that unlocked them online. Launched in 2005.

📷 Webkinz · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

JokeNo. 08

Why did the guitar controller get kicked out of the band?

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Top of 2005

The most watched movies that year

Titles and posters from TMDB.

What everyone was into in 2005

💡 YouTube's first upload · 🎬 Madagascar · 📺 Avatar: The Last Airbender · 🎮 Guitar Hero · 🍬 Kool-Aid Bursts · 🍕 Cup Noodles · 🧸 Webkinz

Top movies of 2005

Batman Begins
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Madagascar
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Corpse Bride
Fantastic Four
War of the Worlds
Sin City
Pride & Prejudice
King Kong
Constantine
Brokeback Mountain
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Hitch
The Island
Saw II
Lord of War

Top TV shows of 2005

Grey's Anatomy
Supernatural
Prison Break
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Criminal Minds
Bones
Doctor Who
American Dad!
Ghost Whisperer
Ben 10
Rome
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
My Name Is Earl
Everybody Hates Chris
Vecinos
Zoey 101
Weeds
Shadow Hunter