60 Pictures That Show Just How Strange The World Was Exactly 20 Years Ago

1.Jennifer Aniston sniffing Jake Gyllenhaal's neck.

He's smiling as she sniffs
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2.Ryan Reynolds kissing Alanis Morissette's hand in a weird way.

He's looking at the camera as he does it
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3.Like, these two were always kissing.

Another photo of him kissing her hand as she smiles
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4.Get a room!!!!

Here, they're kissing
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5.Madonna in her brief and incredibly random "children's book author" era.

She's holding up her book "The English Roses" and smiling
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6.Lance Bass and someone Getty Images refers to as "girlfriend Carrah."

She's waring a bathing suit top and he's in a sleeveless shirt, they're cheek to cheek and smiling, and her hand is on his belly
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7.Steve Jobs showing the world how to burn a CD.

He's onstage in jeans and a cowl-neck shirt
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8.Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson posing with some off-brand MP3 players.

They're smiling and holding up the products from "iRiver"
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9.Ludacris illegally downloading songs off of Napster.

He's staring intently at a computer
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10.Avril Lavigne in a wee ole top hat showing off the "Rock On" letters she put inside her coat with white electrical tape.

She's holding her coat open to show the inner lining
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11.Lance Bass showing off his jean charms.

He's framing his crotch area with his hands
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12.Seriously, this was a thing.

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13.Leonardo DiCaprio kissing the cheek of a very enthusiastic Gisele Bündchen.

They're in the stands of a sports event, both wearing caps, and she looks bored
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14.Penn Badgley in his teenage dirtbag phase.

He's on the red carpet with tousled hair, jeans, and a T-shirt
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15.Anna Nicole surrounded by a bunch of Anna Nicole drag queens.

She's sitting and smiling as they sit around her
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16.Donald Trump and Melania when they were still invited to the Met Gala.

He's wearing a bow tie and she's wearing a V-neck sleeveless gown, and they both look very serious
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17.Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen auditioning to be Charlie's newest angels.

The sisters on the red carpet with Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, and Drew Barrymore
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18.Britney Spears and Colin Farrell on that one date they went on.

His arm is around her and their mouths are open wide
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19.Tom Cruise prom posing with his then-girlfriend Penélope Cruz.

HIs arm is around her back and clasping her hand, which she has across her waist; her other hand is over his, and his other hand is touching her elbow
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20.Pamela Anderson ignoring David Spade.

She's sitting between him and Kid Rock
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21.The singer-songwriter herself, Stacie Orrico.

Smiling in a sleeveless top and jeans and a curly updo
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22.Mandy Moore and Andy Roddick when they were briefly an item.

They're sitting in the stands at a sports event and both wearing jeans
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23.Brittany Murphy caressing a Skechers sandal.

She's smiling and holding the sandal up to her face
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24.Jennifer Coolidge when she was *just* Stifler's mom.

Jennifer blowing a kiss next to an "American Wedding" poster
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25.Britney Spears hearing the latest rumor about herself.

She's making a strange face while holding a microphone
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26.T.A.T.u. pretending to be lesbians.

Members Lena Katina and Julia Volkova wearing matching midriff-baring cropped blouses as one touches the other's abdomen
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27.Christina Aguilera dressed as a very tan nun.

She's onstage with several "nuns" in white beside her
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28.Paul Rudd taking pictures with a very tiny cellphone.

In a close-up, he's holding up a very small Nokia cellphone
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29.That phone was very tiny!!

He's frowning as he holds the phone
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30.Nelly wearing a Band-Aid as fashion.

He's smiling and also wearing a du-rag
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31.Ashlee Simpson in her extremely 2003 knitted beanie cap, and Frankie Muniz in his extremely 2003 Urban Outfitters graphic T-shirt.

Frankie's wearing a "New Jersey: Only the Strong Survive" T-shirt
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32.Michelle Branch showing off her Maxim cover.

She's wearing a short dress and coat at the Maxim event
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33.Joe Rogan showing pictures on his digital camera to some cocktail servers at the "Warm and Fuzzy" Maxim party.

The servers are scantily clad
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34.Ben Affleck's chin strap.

He's wearing a Boston Red Sox cap and standing with JLo
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35.Ben Affleck leaving a Blockbuster mid-argument.

He's wearing a Boston Red Sex cap and "Music Pimp" T-shirt and leaving the store with JLo
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36.David Beckham with cornrows.

Close-up of him smiling
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37.A distraught Claymate waiting for her dream man.

Woman holding a Clay Aiken poster next to a limo
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38.Pretend millionaire "Joe Millionaire" at the Just Married movie premiere.

Evan Marriott is smiling on the red carpet in jeans and a tight sweater next to the movie poster
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39.Beyoncé discovering the 9/11 tapes.

She's seated and smiling as she holds up a "The 9/11 Tapes" NY Post cover
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40.Two very angry Hot Topic employees.

Avril Lavigne and Kelly Osbourne are giving the camera the finger on the red carpet; Kelly is wearing a "Young Willing and Eager" T-shirt
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41.Britney Spears and Madonna showing off their friendship necklaces.

Britney's is "B" and Madonna's is "M"
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42.Lindsay Lohan showing off her new cellphone.

She's smiling and holding up a tiny cellphone
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43.Many, many Beyoncés.

Beyoncé is smiling and surrounded by women with similar hairstyles and outfits
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44.Pink making a man sniff her crotch.

She's onstage and he's on his knees with his face between her legs
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45.Then–New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg campaigning for Clay Aiken.

Michael is holding up a "Clay Aiken for Mayor" sign as Clay smiles
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46.Jessica Simpson taking a picture with a very large basket of tuna.

The large basket has cans, boxes, and tear-open packs of Chicken of the Sea tuna
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47.Fergie in some very interesting, extremely low-rise puff pants.

She's wearing a midriff-baring, long-sleeved crop top, very loose low-rise pants, and lace-up stiletto boots
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48.Nick Cannon in his beefcake era.

He's bare-chested and wearing low-rise jeans and posing seductively
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49.A not-staged-at-all photo of Prince William playing golf on the beach.

He's looking in the distance for the ball and smiling, the iron over his shoulder, with the sand and sea behind him
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50.Prince William giving away feet pics for free.

He's smiling and leaning back on the grassy sand in jeans and a sweater and barefoot, with his knees bent
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51.Prince Harry in his dorm room.

He's smiling and sitting in a chair between a small desk and chest of drawers with a psychedelic print above his head
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52.Prince Harry casually making toast while wearing a suit.

He's sitting on a counter in a vest and striped pants and shirt as a slice of toast emerges from the toaster
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53.Beyoncé and Ashton Kutcher joshing around.

They're both smiling, and he's wearing a Santa hat
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54.Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher as a couple.

They both look serious
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55.Ashton Kutcher briefly becoming a member of the Willis-Moore family.

Bruce Willis with Ashton and Demi and Bruce and Demi's three daughters
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56.Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore walking to the Charlie's Angels premiere after their limo broke down.

Cameron's in a sleeveless minidress and holding a purse and a glass of champagne, and Drew's in leather hip-huggers and a crop top and holding a bottle of champagne and a glass
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57.Hilary Duff in her dating Aaron Carter era.

They're hugging each other and smiling
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58.Ryan Seacrest serving FASHION.

He's standing with Tom Green and wearing plain pants and a short-sleeved button-front shirt with a T-shirt underneath
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59.Work, bitch!

Ryan is posing with the shirt open, showing a "21st Century Rock n Roll" T-shirt
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60.And last but not least, Dolly Parton posing with a tube of toothpaste so she could get it for free.

She's smiling and holding up a tube of Crest toothpaste and a box of Crest Whitestrips
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