How many years ago was 2004?

How long ago was 2004?

To put into perspective how long ago 2004 was:

• Babies who were born that year can now vote, drive, join the army, and get a mortgage.
• The teenagers that existed in 2004 are now 33–39 years old.
• Two decades have passed since then.
• 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.
• YouTube and Reddit did not exist.
• The 9/11 attacks happened only three years prior.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 30 inches since 2004.
• There have been roughly 1,040 weekends since then.
• Names such as Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Channing Tatum, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Hey Ya" by Outkast, "The Way You Move" by Outkast, "Slow Jamz" by Twista & Kanye West, "Yeah" by Usher, "Burn" by Usher, and "I Believe" by Fantasia.
• Films such as "Return of the King", "Along Came Polly", "The Butterfly Effect", "You Got Served", "Barbershop 2", and "50 First Dates" were playing at movie theaters in 2004.
• George W. Bush was still the President of the United States.
• There was no such thing as vaping.
• The Earth has travelled 90 billion miles through space since 2004.
• Pope John Paul II was still alive.
• The Marvel Cinematic Universe hadn't started.
• Gender reveal parties weren't a thing.
• Most people didn't know what a "meme" was.
• Most cars didn't have Bluetooth.
• WWE superstar Eddie Guerrero was still alive.
• Video games such as "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", "Half-Life 2", "World of Warcraft", "Halo 2", "Counter-Strike: Source", and "Rome: Total War" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 50 centimeters since 2004.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 40–60 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 80 seasons of weather.
• Pluto was still considered to be a planet.
• "Lost", "House", "Battlestar Galactica", "Deadwood", "CSI: NY", and "Joey" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.
• Internet banking was very uncommon.