How many years ago was 1991?

How long ago was 1991?

To put into perspective how long ago 1991 was:

• The teenagers that existed in 1991 are now 46–52 years old.
• Three decades have passed since then.
• If you were to travel back in time to this year, nobody would know what a PlayStation is.
• Although the Internet existed in 1991, most people didn't even know what it was.
• People were still listening to music on portable cassette players called Walkmans.
• Most people in 1991 didn't have a cellphone.
• Movies came on VHS tapes.
• A small communication device called a "pager" was very popular at the time.
• Mullets were "everywhere".
• The Soviet Union still existed.
• CDs were relatively new at the time.
• Same-sex marriage wasn't legal in the United States.
• The European Union did not exist.
• Motorists had to rely on printed maps and directions to get to places, as GPS navigation systems for vehicles did not become available until 2001.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 49 inches since 1991.
• There have been roughly 1,716 weekends since then.
• Names such as David Beckham, Mariah Carey, Shaquille O'Neal, Liam Neeson, Halle Berry, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Sandra Bullock, and Jeffrey Dahmer were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Love Will Never Do" by Janet Jackson, "The First Time" by Surface, "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory, "All The Man That I Need" by Whitney Houston, "Someday" by Mariah Carey, and "One More Try" by Timmy T.
• Films such as "Home Alone", "Sleeping with the Enemy", "Silence of the Lambs", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II", "Out for Justice", and "Oscar" were playing at movie theaters in 1991.
• There was no such thing as online shopping.
• The Earth has travelled 149 billion miles through space since 1991.
• Most cars didn't have electric windows.
• There was no such thing as "texting."
• Although TV remote controls existed, many homes did not have them.
• Red Bull wasn't available in the United States.
• Nobody knew what an MP3 was.
• Video games such as "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Battletoads", "Civilization", "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past", "Streets of Rage", and "F-16 Combat Pilot" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 83 centimeters since 1991.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 66–99 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 132 seasons of weather.
• Computer mouses didn't have a scroll button.
• "Home Improvement", "Dinosaurs", "Baywatch", and "Step by Step" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.