Rare Photos From Behind The Scenes of the 2000s

For many millennials, the 2000s were the glory days. Fashion was strange, technology was booming, movies were exciting, and the future looked bright. It's easy to lose track of the past when the present is so loud, but this collection of moments may jog your memory...

Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Laine

Bryant and Laine got together when Laine was just 18 years old. Kobe was in his first year in the NBA, and he proposed to Laine right before he entered his first round of finals. One month after Laine accepted the wedding ring, Kobe himself took home his first of five championship rings. 

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The More You Know

  • Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
  • People write love letters to trees in Australia via email.
  • A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
  • If you ate nothing but rabbit meat, you would die from protein poisoning.
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