How many years ago was 2001?

How long ago was 2001?

To put into perspective how long ago 2001 was:

• The teenagers that existed in 2001 are now 37–43 years old.
• Two decades have passed since then.
• There was no such thing as social media
• Cellphones did not have cameras.
• Same-sex marriage wasn't legal in the United States.
• The euro currency wasn't legal tender.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 36 inches since 2001.
• There have been roughly 1,248 weekends since then.
• Names such as Kanye West, 50 Cent, Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Roman Abramovich, Emma Watson, the Black Eyed Peas, and Paris Hilton were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child, "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy, "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast, "Stutter" by Joe & Mystikal, "Butterfly" by Crazy Town, and "Angel" by Shaggy.
• Films such as "Cast Away", "Save the Last Dance", "Wedding Planner", "Hannibal", "The Mexican", and "Exit Wounds" were playing at movie theaters in 2001.
• The first Call of Duty game hadn't been released yet.
• George W. Bush was still the President of the United States.
• There was no such thing as vaping.
• The Earth has travelled 108 billion miles through space since 2001.
• Floppy disks were still being used.
• Gender reveal parties weren't a thing.
• Most cars didn't have Bluetooth.
• Video games such as "Grand Theft Auto III", "Halo: Combat Evolved", "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty", "Max Payne", "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3", and "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 60 centimeters since 2001.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 48–72 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 96 seasons of weather.
• The WWE was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
• Pluto was still considered to be a planet.
• Computer mouses had trackballs. Optical mice were not popular.
• "24", "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Scrubs", "Smallville", "Alias", and "The Office (UK version)." were among the TV shows that started airing that year.
• Internet banking was very uncommon.