It was the year that gave us both the iPhone and the Kardashians.
The Spice Girls made every '90s kid's dream come true by reuniting and embarking on a world tour.
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The late, great Prince rocked the fuck out of the Super Bowl during his epic halftime show.
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Spider-Man 3 introduced the world to the cringe-inducing “emo Peter Parker."
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The final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published...
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