The Most Iconic Inventions of the 2010s

iMessage

That's right, iMessage wasn't always a thing! Seeing the green rectangles were the norm back in the day... Now, it just means that you're talking to a non-iPhone user! When Apple first made the change, it was pretty jarring to see blue instead of green.

Siri

Apple first launched Siri in 2010 as an "assistant" of sorts. Siri can do virtually anything for you... She can send a text, search something up on the web, call a friend, or even tell you a joke. Of course, Siri has been subjected to a lot of abuse from teenagers, but she usually has witty comebacks.

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The More You Know

  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • One in four Americans thinks that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
  • A relative of the T. rex stood just 3-feet tall.
  • Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.