15 Things We Have Forgotten About This Decade
Every few weeks something catches the attention of America and is all anyone can talk about, for a few days anyway. Then a few weeks later, it is something else that everyone is obsessed with.
The new year is right around the corner and that means this decade is coming to an end. It is time to look back at the forgotten viral treasures of this decade.
- The blue and black dress/ white and gold dress controversy in February 2014 had everyone talking.
- Clowns chased people in the summer of 2016.
- How could anyone forget about the Pen-Pineapple song that came out on October 7, 2016?
- No one knows still if it was Yani or Laurel in May 2018.
- Vine started on January 24, 2013.
- Anna Kendrick had everyone doing the cup song in 2012.
- In 2014 people showed support in the fight against ALS by competing in the ice bucket challenge.
- May 2011 people planked everywhere.
- In November 2016 families, co-workers and students did the mannequin challenge.
- In July 2012 everyone was doing the Gangnam Style.
- In February 2014 everyone was doing the Harlem Shake.
- In September 2013 everyone finally knew what the fox said.
- July 2016: the world went crazy over Pokémon Go (and caused a number of accidents).
- Fidget spinners became popular in May 2017
- Who could forget the song “Friday” by Rebecca Black in 2011?
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