Fun FactNo. 01
The App Store opens
Apple's App Store launched July 10, 2008 with roughly 500 apps.
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Time capsule of the day
2008
The App Store opens and iCarly rules the after-school slot.
MovieNo. 02
TV ShowNo. 03
iCarly
A web show filmed in a Seattle loft, with Sam, Freddie, and Spencer's sculptures.
📷 Poster via TMDBGameNo. 04
Mario Kart Wii
Plastic Wii Wheels, blue shells, and online races. Released in April 2008.
📷 Cover via IGDBSnackNo. 05
Takis
Rolled tortilla chips so spicy they turned your fingers red.
📷 Thomson200 · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsFoodNo. 06
Easy Mac
Mac and cheese from a microwave cup. Peak after-school cooking.
📷 NowIsntItTime · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsToyNo. 07
Bakugan
Marble-sized monsters that popped open when they rolled onto magnetic cards.
JokeNo. 08
Why did the Wii remote need a wrist strap?
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Top of 2008
The most watched movies that yearTitles and posters from TMDB.
What everyone was into in 2008
💡 The App Store opens · 🎬 WALL-E · 📺 iCarly · 🎮 Mario Kart Wii · 🍬 Takis · 🍕 Easy Mac · 🧸 Bakugan
Top movies of 2008
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
- WALL·E
- Twilight
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Incredible Hulk
- Kung Fu Panda
- Taken
- Gran Torino
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Hancock
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Quantum of Solace
- Cloverfield
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Wanted
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
- Yes Man
- Seven Pounds
- Tropic Thunder
Top TV shows of 2008
- Breaking Bad
- The Mentalist
- Sons of Anarchy
- Fringe
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Seven Deadly Sins
- True Blood
- Without Breasts There Is No Paradise
- Merlin
- Ben 10: Alien Force
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- The Spectacular Spider-Man
- Doña Bárbara
- Knight Rider
- Toradora!
- The Cartel
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
- Generation Kill
- The Inbetweeners
- The Suite Life on Deck
Top video games of 2008
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Fallout 3
- Dead Space
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Mirror's Edge
- Left 4 Dead
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Braid
- Mario Kart Wii
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Far Cry 2
- Burnout Paradise
- Devil May Cry 4
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Gears of War 2
- Spore
- Castle Crashers
- Prince of Persia
- World of Goo
- God of War: Chains of Olympus