Trends and Events from the Decade That You Completely Forgot About

Emoji Diversity

Emoji diversity became part of public conversation, and Apple heard. In February of 2015, Apple released racially diverse emojis with customizable skin tones. They also released an additional 300 emojis, and texting has never been the same since!

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The More You Know

  • Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix. He starred in Wild Wild West instead.
  • Jellyfish can sting even when they're dead.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he's actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.
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