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40 Things Only '90s Kids Will Remember

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August 11, 2021 at 9:16 AM

40 Things Only '90s Kids Will Remember

Feeling like a rockstar when you opened a Capri Sun without breaking it.

Building up a serious troll doll collection.

Obsessing over 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch.'

Living your best life on a pool noodle.

Trying to keep your parents from vacuuming up your Polly Pockets.

Blowing on your CD before playing it.

Watching TGIF every Friday night.

Feeling like your American Girl doll just got you.

Getting pissed when your sister taped over your favorite show.

Listening to nothing but girl bands.

Unless you were listening to your favorite boy band.

Spending all your time at your friend's house because she had a trampoline.

Watching TRL after school.

Completely bugging out over Y2K.

Worshipping Britney and Justin as the ultimate power couple.

Trying (and failing) to keep your Tamagotchi alive.

Getting up to pee during commercial breaks.

Shouting 'Run, Forrest, run!' at any given opportunity.

Using the internet for the first time.

Watching 'Titanic' until you could recite every line.

Trying to rub candy necklace indents off your neck.

Blowing your allowance on Beanie Babies.

Thinking Lindsay Lohan was the coolest.

Thinking you were hardcore because you listened to grunge music.

Trying to recreate Brandi Chastain's sports bra moment.

Playing Nintendo Game Boy when you should have been outside in the fresh air.

Asking your stylist for 'The Rachel.'

Saying, 'You got it, dude!' as often as humanly possible.

Watching the O.J. Simpson trial on the news, 24/7.

Swapping friendship bracelets with your BFF.

Driving your parents nuts by playing 'The Macarena' nonstop.

Learning about oral sex from the Bill Clinton affair.

Rocking handlebar streamers on your bike.

Hearing 'Seinfeld' jokes everywhere.

Trying to dress like Alicia Silverstone in 'Clueless.'

Mourning Princess Diana.

Lusting after Zack Morris.

Busting out the Slip 'n Slide in your backyard.

Cracking up over 'Double Dare.'

Wearing jelly sandals with everything.

40 Things Only '90s Kids Will Remember

So many things happened in the 1990s that it's kind of impossible to sum it all up. The internet went mainstream, grunge and pop dominated music charts, and the president had an affair. And that's just a tiny fraction of what went down. Even if you lived through it, it's easy to forget all of the things that made the '90s truly unique. 'Member this?

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Why was it so hard to keep your Tamagotchi alive?!

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