Holy men who met their unholy ends
Love it or hate it, the '90s had some iconic moments. 'Friends' was on TV, grunge was taking over MTV, and hip-hop culture started to gain ground and become more mainstream. In this gallery, let's go back to the '90s and look at some fun facts you might have never heard about. Click through for an epic throwback!
The sound of the T-Rex in 'Jurassic Park' was made by slowing down a recording of a Jack Russell playing with a rope.
Will Smith knew people would always associate him with his role on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' so he wanted his character to be called Will.
The site was originally called AuctionWeb.
Britney Spears' love interest in the video for 'Baby One More Time' is actually her cousin Chad.
The Nike Air Jordans were a hit in the '90s, but Michael Jordan actually had a preference for Adidas. Unfortunately the brand didn't match the deal.
Melissa Joan Hart's character lived in a fictional town. However, the town's ZIP code is the same as the real ZIP code for Salem, Massachusetts (where the witch trials took place in the 17th century).
Mark Frost and David Lynch were meant to do a biopic about Marilyn Monroe, but ended up making 'Twin Peaks' instead. The plot still revolves about a blonde who died young.
Vanilla Ice's hit was played by a radio DJ in Georgia and the rest is history.
Lots of people became obsessed with the music-sharing platform. Downloading music illegally was a big issue that took years to get tackled (and a perfect solution was never quite found).
The group started their career as Girl's Tyme in the early '90s.
The actor voiced the Beast in the Chinese version of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast.'
"No hugging, no learning" was the rule Larry David made for 'Seinfeld' scripts. But, technically, isn't that two rules?
Some 80 cast and crew members got sick while shooting the movie. Apparently because someone spiked the seafood chowder with PCP.
Anthony Hopkins's character's voice in 'The Silence of the Lambs' was inspired by Truman Capote and Katharine Hepburn.
Russian astronaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov (left) brought his Game Boy on a mission and became the first person to play a video game (Tetris) in space.
Some 32% of iMac customers were first-time computer buyers. The innovative product was launched in 1998.
Warner Brothers weren't sure about the movie, as writers and directors the Wachowskis were unknowns at the time. But the sibling duo presented the studio with a 600-page storyboard, and it worked!
Mattel sued music group Aqua for copyright infringement. But the judge for the US Court of Appeals had this to say: "The parties are advised to chill."
The company tested 3,000 variations of Pepsi Crystal. It was eventually launched in 1992, but within two years it was withdrawn from shelves.
The first Google server in 1996 was partly built of Lego. They've come a long way since then!
Justin Timberlake's mom came up with the idea for the boy band's name. It consisted of the last letter of each band member's name (this makes sense if you consider that Lance Bass was not an initial member of the band–Jason Galasso, however, was).
The group got their name from a flea market in Orlando, called the Backstreet Market. Not very glamorous, right?
When Nirvana launched 'Nevermind,' an album that helped changed the musical landscape of the '90s, Metallica sent them a fax saying, "We really dig Nirvana. 'Nevermind' is the best album of the year. Let's get together soon, Metallica. PS, Lars hates the band."
So the show was banned in New Zealand in the '90s and the ban wasn't lifted until 2011!
Julia Louis-Dreyfus turned down the role of Mia Wallace in 'Pulp Fiction' because of her work on 'Seinfeld.'
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Love it or hate it, the '90s had some iconic moments. 'Friends' was on TV, grunge was taking over MTV, and hip-hop culture started to gain ground and become more mainstream. In this gallery, let's go back to the '90s and look at some fun facts you might have never heard about. Click through for an epic throwback!