How many years ago was 2017?

How long ago was 2017?

To put into perspective how long ago 2017 was:

• A child that was two years old in 2017 is now nine. They are currently attending elementary school.
• TikTok did not exist.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 10 inches since 2017.
• There have been roughly 364 weekends since then.
• Names such as Greta Thunberg, Juice Wrld, Lewis Capaldi, and Lil Nas X were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Starboy" by The Weeknd, "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd, "Bad and Boujee" by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert, "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran, "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar, and "That's What I Like" by Bruno Mars.
• Films such as "Hidden Figures", "Split", "The Lego Batman Movie", "Get Out", "Logan", and "Kong: Skull Island" were playing at movie theaters in 2017.
• The Earth has travelled 32 billion miles through space since 2017.
• Anthony Bourdain, Avicii and Mac Miller were still alive.
• Video games such as "Fortnite", "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard", "Destiny 2", "Assassin's Creed: Origins", "Call of Duty: WWII", and "Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 18 centimeters since 2017.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 14–21 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 28 seasons of weather.
• Cristiano Ronaldo was still playing for Real Madrid.
• "Mindhunter", "13 Reasons Why", "The Punisher", "Young Sheldon", "The Good Doctor", and "Ozark" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.