How many years ago was 2003?

How long ago was 2003?

To put into perspective how long ago 2003 was:

• Children who were born that year are now adults. They can vote, purchase alcohol, and get a mortgage.
• The teenagers that existed in 2003 are now 35–41 years old.
• Two decades have passed since then.
• There was no such thing as social media
• The iPhone and Android didn't exist. There were no custom app stores.
• Having a camera on your cellphone was still a relatively new concept. Furthermore, the photos and videos were of very low quality.
• Facebook did not exist.
• The 9/11 attacks happened only two years prior.
• Same-sex marriage wasn't legal in the United States.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 33 inches since 2003.
• There have been roughly 1,144 weekends since then.
• Names such as Rihanna, Lionel Messi, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, and Chris Brown were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, "Bump Bump Bump" by B2K & P. Diddy, "All I Have" by Jennifer Lopez, "In Da Club" by 50 Cent, "Get Busy" by Sean Paul, and "21 Questions" by 50 Cent.
• Films such as "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Just Married", "Kangaroo Jack", "Darkness Falls", "The Recruit", and "How to Lose a Guy" were playing at movie theaters in 2003.
• George W. Bush was still the President of the United States.
• There was no such thing as vaping.
• The Earth has travelled 99 billion miles through space since 2003.
• Pope John Paul II was still alive.
• Nobody had a Gmail account.
• Gender reveal parties weren't a thing.
• Most cars didn't have Bluetooth.
• Video games such as "Call of Duty", "True Crime: Streets of LA", "Manhunt", "The Simpsons Hit & Run", "Need for Speed: Underground", and "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 55 centimeters since 2003.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 44–66 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 88 seasons of weather.
• Pluto was still considered to be a planet.
• Computer mouses had trackballs. Optical mice were not popular.
• "Two and a Half Men", "One Tree Hill", "Arrested Development", "The O.C.", "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", and "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.
• Internet banking was very uncommon.