If You Don't Know These 39 "Facts," Then I'm Really Sorry To Say, But You Were Raised Wrong

1.That this alarm clock was an entire aesthetic that you wanted your whole room to look like:

Nickelodeon alarm clock

2.And that you had a 99% chance of finding this exact alarm clock in any parent's bedroom:

An alarm clock

3.That HitClips were truly trash, but it felt so cool to listen to music on such a tiny device:

HitClips

4.That The Scooby-Doo Project Cartoon Network commercial bumpers that spoofed The Blair Witch Project were actually truly frighting:

The Scooby-Doo Project

5.That no matter how many times they have changed the exterior design of Bath & Body Works, this will forever be the fa?ade you will associate with it (and still the best one):

Bath & Body Works
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6.That there was something so, so magical about walking into the Disney Store with the '80s Art Deco design:

The Disney Store

7.And that you always made a beeline to the back of the store first to watch whatever was playing on the screen and to look at the giant pile of stuffed animals:

Disney Store display

8.That you learned so much about rich people things — like what La Mer Crème de la Mer was — by watching VH1's The Fabulous Life:

Logo of The Fabulous Life of Jennifer Lopez episode

9.And that you learned so much random trivia from watching VH1's Pop Up Video:

Screenshot from "Wannabe"

10.Also, that you learned more from VH1's I Love the '80s and I Love the '90s than you ever did from any history class:

I love the '80s logo set on orange background

11.That the first time you ever downloaded anything from LimeWire you thought the FBI was going to break down your door:

LimeWire
LimeWire

12.That there are songs from the early '00s that you still hear "AOL exclusive" in your head whenever they play:

Downloading MP3
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13.That the only reason to watch My Super Sweet 16 was for the messiness:

My Super Sweet 16 opening credits
MTV

14.And that you loved to watch whenever Hildi Santo-Tomas was one of the interior designers on Trading Spaces 'cause you knew it would be a very messy episode:

A publicity photo of Hildi Santo-Tomas smiling at the camera
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15.That the iMac was the coolest designed computer, and nothing will compare to it:

An older iMac
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16.And that the Motorola Razr the was the coolest designed cellphone, and nothing will compare to it:

Motorola Razr

17.That there will never be a more iconic duo than Paris and Nicole:

Photo of Paris Hilton and Nicole both wearing pink dresses in 2004
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18.That there was nothing you wanted more than a TV and DVD VCR combo in your room:

A TV/VCR

19.That there was something so addictive about the plasticky smell of the Disney VHS clamshells:

Disney VHS tapes

20.That you felt so sophisticated drinking Snapple Elements:

Snapple Elements

21.That these were so much fun to play with as a kid and then later became a good place to store weed in (if you smoked):

Film canister

22.That you would rush home from school to watch TRL because it truly was appointment TV:

Carson Daly on "TRL"
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23.That nothing was more challenging than trying to plug in an old-school iPod charger behind a piece of furniture:

an arrow pointing to the big block charger
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24.That the iPod radio transmitters were the worst things ever, but nobody wanted to admit it:

an iPod connected to a radio transmitter

25.And how no speaker will ever be as cool as the iDog:

an iDog

26.That the original binge-watching used to be Nick at Nite's Block Party Summer lineup:

Nick at Nite lineup

27.That there was no cooler place to have a birthday party than at Discovery Zone:

Discovery Zone
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28.That you could entertain yourself for a while by just pressing the CD preview buttons on these:

A CD display

29.That you were also always tempted to buy an overpriced CD from Borders:

shelves with CDs on it
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30.That nothing annoyed you more than the Lionel alarm clock commercial...

Lionel alarm clock

31....and the Shirley Temple DVD collection commercial that each seemed to play every five minutes on Cartoon Network:

A screen grab of the commercial with Shirley Temple holding a dancer's hand and "Little Miss Broadway" written over her

32.That nothing was more frustrating than not being able to see the hidden image in one of these:

Magic Eye books

33.That Mariah Carey's episode of Cribs is one of the most iconic TV episodes of all time:

Mariah Carey wearing a towel sitting in a tub
MTV

34.And that Charity falling off the bus on MTV's Next is one of the most iconic moments in the history of reality TV:

Girl falling off steps of a bus
MTV

35.That if you couldn't figure out what to watch, you could always just watch the TV Guide channel:

Screenshot of TV Guide Channel from 2002

36.That nothing would hurt more than playing with one of these without socks:

A toy

37.That you really had to think twice about taking pics with your i-Zone Polaroid camera because the film was pricey:

I-Zone Polaroid camera

38.That there was something so, so satisfying about cleaning the inside of your computer mouse:

A computer mouse

39.And lastly, that the "quik drop" box at Blockbuster Video stores was truly the last-minute Hail Mary to help you or your parents avoid getting a late charge:

the drop box on the corner outside
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