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20th December 2016
12:10am GMT
So, facing up to the big quarter-century mark this year?
Fear not. You're far from the only thing to be turning 25 this year – just take the below, for example.
Hard to imagine life without it now isn't it?
The World Wide Web was invented by English scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He wrote the first web browser in 1990 while employed in Switzerland, then unveiled and open it up to the public in 1991, much to the rejoice of future Netflix-hounds everywhere.
Otherwise known as Dewey from Malcolm In The Middle. He doesn't seem to be too busy at the minute, maybe he'd have a joint party with you.
And on the same day as the Red Hot Chili Peppers released Blood Sugar Sex Magik, would you believe.
Bangarang.
And just like that, everyone's favourite gal pals entered our lives.
The blue, Japanese spiky pest that we neither questioned nor left alone.
And the end of The Cold War. And the birth of Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Axerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus and Estonia.
Obviously there's lot's more to the story, read up here.
A passed referendum in South Africa supports creation of new constitution for multicultural society and thus, Apartheid is no more.
They'd be great entertainment for that party of yours with Dewey.
As brilliant as they are, we hope you never have to see one.
So from 1991, nobody could ever blame a power cut for a lack of groovin'.
Kicking off the fashion statement that is all black, for decades to come.
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy, Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up, Salt-N-Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex. And so forth.
The Vanilla Ice classic that sampled a riff from Bowie's Under Pressure (mmf) – and is still as relevant today as ever.
And where would we be today without it?!
Putting people's problems out there for the whole world to see for the very first time. How did we live without it?
A good lad who's alright on guitar.
Terminator 2 was released, and this phrase was coined and used repeatedly.
A bad time for trousers.
The littlest Weasley was born this year. See, she's so little. Look how young you are!
Kentucky Fried Chicken shortened its name to KFC in 1991.
Which puts the dissolution of the Soviet Union into perspective, really.
An iconic time for music.
The toy that shaped our formative years was launched in the States in 1991.
Or better still, attractive. Shudder.
