Pop Culture

20 Things That Are Way Older Than You Thought

We like to all pretend we are younger than we are right? It isn't even always on purpose, sometimes we just forget that the nineties weren't just a few years ago.

Ready to be reminded of just how old you really are?

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It's been 21 years since Jerry Maguire showed us the money.  

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If Arthur were real, he would have been able to graduate high school and college and he would probably have a job. He would be 29 years old.

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What's my age again? Blink 182, you're all in your 40s.

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It's been 20 years since the kids from Recess were in the fourth grade. They would be 29 now.

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Hold onto your butts, Lex and Tim from Jurassic Park are 37 and 33 respectively.

It's been 31 years since Ferris Bueller had his day off.

Purple ketchup has been discontinued for 11 years

Ben from Friends would be able to legally drink this year, he would have just turned 21.

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And this year would have been Chandler and Monica's 16th wedding anniversary.

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Boo from Monster's Inc would officially be an adult - she would be 18.

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There are still more things that are older than you think on the next page!

It's been 10 years since Rory turned down Logan's marriage proposal. (At least we get to find out what happened after very soon!)

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Oprah's talk show has been off the air for 6 years already.

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Brad Taylor would be 36, Randy Taylor would be 35 and Mark Taylor would be 32 if Home Improvement made a come back.

Maggie shot Mr. Burns 22 years ago.

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It's been 15 years since you used Napster to download music.

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It's been 16 years since this iconic outfit happened.

Madonna's "Cone Bra" first appeared 27 years ago as part of her Blonde Ambition tour.

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We first met Carrie Bradshaw 19 years ago.

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Kids graduating high school this year were born after Titanic came out.

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And it's been 17 years since you ate a McDonald's Pizza (unless you are in one of those two towns that still serve it.)

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