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Few Facts About The Year 1999 by thrugemaster(m): 12:40am On Dec 02, 2012 |
Globally, Bill Clinton was still President of the United States and George Bush was the old guy who could not win a second term. The Twin Towers were still standing in the centre of New York. Hugo Chavez had become President of Venezuela earlier in the year. Despite a frosty 13-year relationship with the United States and health problems, he is still going strong. Spain still used the peseta. The Euro had not yet been introduced. Now, its future is very much in doubt. Rafa Nadal had not hit a ball on the ATP Tour, while Lance Armstrong had months earlier claimed the first of his seven Tour de France titles (of which he now has none). The 11th season of The Simpsons had only recently begun, with episode #230 (Treehouse of Horror X) airing in the US the night after the Madrid derby. The show is now into its 24th season, with a total of 514 episodes having been made. Pierce Brosnan was James Bond. In 1999 only 24 users per 100 inhabitants in the developed world used the internet, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). In 2012 that number is now more than 74 users per 100 inhabitants. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter did not exist. A tweet was a high-pitched, chirping sound made by a young or small bird. iPods were not around and phones were not smart. A Blackberry was still just a fruit. The Y2K bug was a global concern. It turned out to be nothing. And everyone was talking about the millennium, even though nobody could spell it. Beyonce was the pretty one from Destiny's Child and had not yet become a global phenomenon on her own, while nobody had heard of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (or her stage name Lady Gaga for that matter). In nigeria, Nobody knew what GEJ means. OBJ was still Uncle SEGE. Okadigbo, Enwerem, Awoniyi, Ige, Harry-Marshall were alive. Boko Haram was still a decade away. GSM could mean General Service Manager. More facts please |
Re: Few Facts About The Year 1999 by Nobody: 4:10am On Dec 02, 2012 |
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Re: Few Facts About The Year 1999 by Iaz93: 7:18am On Dec 02, 2012 |
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Re: Few Facts About The Year 1999 by vet707(m): 2:56am On Dec 06, 2012 |
Nice facts. More pls |
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