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In your 6 years you’ve been around for…
- 4 Prime Ministers
- 2 monarchs
- 2 World Cups
- +0.4 billion people on Earth
2020
The world you arrived into
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, the WHO declared a pandemic and life changed across the globe within weeks.
2020
The first UK lockdown
On 23 March 2020, the nation was told to stay at home. Thursday nights became about clapping for carers.
2020
The UK left the European Union
On 31 January 2020, Britain left the EU after 47 years of membership.
2020
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed
For the first time outside the world wars, the summer Games were moved, to 2021.
2020
What people were listening to
Now playing in 2020
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"Blinding Lights" was everywhere
The Weeknd’s single, released late in 2019, became the defining — and most-streamed — song of 2020.
2020
At the cinema and on television
television
Everyone watched Tiger King
In lockdown spring, the Netflix documentary became a global obsession almost overnight.
When these arrived
You were only…
- 2 ChatGPT arrived 2022
A gentle reality check
Things that are younger than you
- 2022 ChatGPT arrived
2020 vs today
A few things have changed since you arrived
- Everyone on Earth about 7.8 billion about 8.2 billion
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