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6. These plastic dolls with wild, colorful hair became ubiquitous pencil toppers and good-luck charms.
7. In 1996, this Spanish dance track by Los del Río became a global phenomenon.
10. Satellite-based navigation made fully open and accurate for everyday civilian devices in the 1980s and 1990s.
11. Ben's one and only daughter
12. Released in 2006, the console introduced motion-sensing remote controls
14. Before Fish Lake, Ben spent summers here.
16. Devastated New Orleans, exposing deep structural and systemic issues in emergency response
17. Kids traded cardboard discs and heavy plastic or metal "slammers," dominating school hallways around 1994–1995.
18. nuclear power plant disaster unfolded in Soviet Ukraine
20. Before Wild Mountain, this is where Ben spent his winter days
24. The exclamation mark of Ben's family.
26. This type of vaccine dramatically accelerated vaccine development timelines during public health crises
27. Catch Phrase "Indeed."
29. Made Ben a father
31. God of the West Wind
32. Can't stop here without visiting Grandma's
35. Shocked the world in January '86, leading to a temporary halt in the U.S. space program.
36. Entering the mainstream heavily around 1986, consumer sets turned backyards and dark basements into futuristic arenas.
37. Astronomers revealed the first-ever direct visual image of this in 2019

1. Social media platform, launched in 2004
2. Sneakers with a hidden, removable wheel in the heel that let kids roll down hallways
3. On 9/4/2010, there was a big party held here.
4. Terrifying Rock Band
5. The sheep that signaled a genetic break through
8. Disrupted the music industry with peer-to-peer file sharing
9. Made history as the first African American U.S. President
12. Radio-wave technology that provides high-speed, untethered internet access to computers, phones, and smart devices.
13. founded in 1998, fundamentally changing how we access information
15. Chatting online with customized "away messages" and buddy lists.
19. What Leo, Freya, and Milo call Ben
21. Ben's Hot Wife
22. Yellow silicone awareness bracelets worn by millions in 2004 and beyond
23. A global pandemic declared in March 2020
25. The Cabin name Ben's family has stayed at twice in the rockies.
28. Pocket-sized digital pets that owners had to feed, clean, and keep alive
30. Launched in the mid-90s, these plush toys became a full-blown speculative bubble.
33. fell in 1989
34. Making this has grown from a pandemic hobby into a massive cultural movement.