25 Very, Very, Random Trivia And Facts About 2000s Pop Culture You Might Not Know, But Are Honestly Fascinating

Though it had been released in 2001, it truly wouldn't dominate the market until Apple launched the iTunes Music Store in 2003. 

YouTube's founders — Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim — thought that people would be really interested in video dating. They imagined people uploading videos of themselves giving bio information and what they were looking for. However, they couldn't get anyone to upload dating videos (even after putting up ads on Craigslist that they would pay women $20 to upload one), so they decided to open it to all types of videos.

They were created by British animator Joel Veitch, who put them in a video where they sang about loving things like the moon and cheese on his website, Rathergood. An ad agency working with Quiznos saw the video and thought they would make great mascots for a new campaign.

At the time, the band was on a break as Gwen was working on her debut solo album, so there wasn't really time to get together and write an entire new song for their greatest hits album, Singles 1992-2003. But No Doubt found a workaround and decided that, for the first time, they would do a cover song and release it as a single.

Scottish actor Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine in the film, but after the movie he was working on at the time, Mission: Impossible II, went over schedule, producers were forced to replace him. Producers then approached Russell first before casting Hugh (who would become a megastar because of it).

While filming Mean Girls, Bennett and Daniel Franzese — who played Damian — both came out to each other. In an interview with Gay Star News (via Gay Times), Franzese said that the two had an "open dialogue" with each other, saying, "We both were sharing in our little private misery of having to be in the closet. We definitely confided in each other."

The show — which was titled AbFab — was meant for Fox, but the network ultimately passed on it and the pilot never aired.

According to Jennifer Garner, both she and Judy Greer had been dancers growing up, so they were able to learn the choreography quickly, while Mark, not knowing that, struggled to keep up with them.

When it was announced, a lot of people just thought of Heath as a heartthrob.  

But, this wasn't the first time Cher was speculated to play Catwoman. When 1992's Batman Returns was in development rumors circulated that she wanted to play the role. 

While HDTVs had been introduced in the late '90s, people were not quick to adapt because they remained pretty expensive for most of the '00s. 

By that point, major retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, and Target had already stopped selling VHS tapes, as DVD was the dominant format. (2006 was also the year that Blu-rays started to hit the market.)

Katzenberg agreed after hearing him do an alternative take. The re-record and reanimation cost the studio an extra $4 million dollars. 

But the idea was a little too late; by 2004, a lot of people either burned their own CDs at home and/or listened to music on an iPod. By 2006, Starbucks removed the kiosks from most of its Hear Music locations.

In fact, it actually took World of Wonder some convincing to get Ru on board, who felt reality competition shows were too mean-spirited. 

The first Roku hit the market in 2008 — and really just served as a box to stream Netflix. 

Jack White went on to record the theme song "Another Way to Die" with Alicia Keys. However, according to White, he was brought on at the very last minute to replace Winehouse. 

Weiner had written several episodes of The Sopranos and thought of himself as part of the "HBO family." Additionally, even the Sopranos showrunner, David Chase, was telling everyone at HBO that they needed to read the script. Weiner went on to say of the whole thing, "It was very disappointing to me, as I pushed the rock up the hill, that they did not notice me. Because I was part of the family."

The two later went outside to talk to their friends, who all thought it was a great idea. Williams then said, "I guarantee you a year from now, it will be one of the biggest hits on television." This was partially true...the series was a big hit, but it premiered two years later, in 2003.

Field ended up pulling about a million dollars worth of clothes for the film. Her work on the movie was also recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design.

Also, in case you're wondering, Field imagined Miranda Priestly as someone who wore Donna Karan. She ended up pulling many archival pieces from Donna Karan for the film. 

As this GQ article points out, designers releasing cell phones were a thing in the '00s — most notably Kimora Lee Simmons’s Baby Phat phone with Motorola, and Versace's gold flip phone with Nokia.

Originally, Madonna picked Britney and Jennifer Lopez because they were the best pop star dancers. However, Jennifer had to drop out because rehearsals for the performance lasted weeks, and she needed to film Shall We Dance? They then approached Christina for it, knowing that having her and Britney performing together (as supposed rivals) would have everyone talking. 

Madonna also requested that very few people know this performance was coming, and it was a total secret. Even the kiss part was kept secret from MTV executives, who only saw bits of rehearsal footage. Another big reason it became the night's biggest moment was that MTV never announced the performance — so it was a total surprise to viewers at home and the audience.