In the late ’90s and early 2000s, Winamp skins transformed a simple MP3 player into one of the most customizable pieces of software on the internet.

Today, you can even browse a dedicated Winamp Skin Museum online, preserving over 65,000 designs from that era of internet creativity.


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Back in 2013 you could actually order Pizza Hut straight from your Xbox 360, using your controller, voice, or even Kinect gestures to build your pizza and have it delivered. The app reportedly did over $1 million in sales in its first few months before quietly disappearing as ordering moved to phones and apps.


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Actor Chris Pratt appearing in a number of Korean fortnite ads despite not being featured in the game (2018)

Some people at the time thought it would be a fortnite movie but it ended up being an ad to get people to play fortnite in South Korea.


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Grand Theft Auto 6 releases November 19 2026, the same day as Bonnie and Clyde’s first bank robbery.

The previous release date, May 26, was the date of their funerals.


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Construction workers will sometimes write Bible verses on the wooden framing of houses to bless the space before it’s finished.

The writing is often tucked behind drywall or flooring, never meant to be seen again.


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