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32 Things That Happened One Year Ago That Will Seriously Warp Your Brain
The summer of 2024 feels like it was, as the Titanic meme says, 84 years ago.
Looking back, it truly was another world/universe, so let's look at what life looked like way back when...
Just one year ago, the summer of 2024 kicked off with the Four Seasons Orlando Baby.
Moo Deng was born.
She fell off hard, no offense.
And everyone was trying to do that JoJo Siwa "Karma" dance.
Just one year ago, Biden announced he was dropping out.
Kamala announced she was stepping in.
And Charli XCX had this super viral "kamala IS brat" tweet:
"Brat summer" feels like another dimension.
A little over 365 days ago, the Paris Olympics kicked off with a Lady Gaga performance.
Hot, nerdy pommel horse guy entered our lives last summer.
Simone Biles also cemented herself as the greatest of all time.
Simpler times!
There was the *blessed* pole vaulter.
We were sharing the gun guy memes.
I personally saw myself more in him:
And we had Raygun.
I miss her.
Oh, and Tom Cruise had that dramatic Olympic entrance/exit thing.
In the summer of 2024, just one year ago, Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter were still dating.
"Espresso" was the song of the summer, something we unfortunately don't have now.
Wicked wasn't even out yet.
And everyone was talking about falling out of coconut trees.
Like, this is the stuff people were tweeting:
Just one year ago, the hottest MAGA accessory was a bandage on the ear.
Jen and Ben officially filed for divorce.
And Justin Timberlake got a DUI, and the "ruin the tour" meme was born.
Believe it or not, "Hawk Tuah Girl" has only been in your life for a year. She became *popular* in summer 2024.
"Very demure, very mindful" was *the* saying.
JD Vance couch memes were all over your timeline.
And Tim Walz was announced as Kamala's running mate (he also made JD Vance couch jokes).
Just ONE YEAR AGO, Lil Jon was the star of the DNC.
He did that 50-state roll call.
Obama made a Trump small penis joke.
And lastly, hope was in the air, like people were truly libbing out.
What a time to be alive.
