United States in 2012
You were born in 2012 — The Avengers assembled, Gravity Falls began solving mysteries, Gangnam Style hit a billion views, and gas cost $3.64 a gallon.
💰 How much things cost in 2012
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 3.64 USD/gallon | verified (U.S. EIA) |
| Cinema ticket | 8.12 USD | verified (NATO) |
| Coffee | ~2.50 USD | estimate |
| Ice cream | ~3.00 USD (scoop) | estimate |
Currency: USD
🎵 The music of 2012
The song of the year: Gotye ft. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #1)
Other songs people listened to in 2012:
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
- Maroon 5 – Payphone
- Taylor Swift – We Are Never Getting Back Together
- PSY – Gangnam Style
- fun. – We Are Young
- Gotye ft. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
- Frank Ocean – Thinking About You
- Macklemore – Same Love
- The Lumineers – Ho Hey
📺 TV, cinema and pop culture
Cartoons: Gravity Falls (Disney, premiere June 15, 2012) / Adventure Time / Regular Show (on Disney Channel / Cartoon Network). Gravity Falls is a show that respects children's intelligence. Dipper and Mabel. Every episode a mystery.
TV series: Breaking Bad S5A / Game of Thrones S2 — the Red Wedding was coming.
At the cinema: The Avengers (Whedon) — Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Hulk. 'Puny god.' The superhero movie grew up.
Person of the moment: Tony Stark assembling the Avengers — 'I'm bringing the party to you'
The cult toy: The Avengers toys / Nintendo Wii U (Nov 2012) / Minecraft LEGO sets. Psy's Gangnam Style: 1 billion YouTube views for the first time ever. Everyone did the horse dance.
👗 Fashion and snacks
Fashion: Normcore. Boyfriend jeans. Sneaker culture exploding. Pinterest aesthetics entering real life.
Snacks: Kind bars, Greek yogurt, Oreos, Monster Energy, Boom Chicka Pop, Sriracha on everything
📰 What happened in 2012
Event of the year: Obama re-elected. Sandy Hook school shooting: 20 children killed. Hurricane Sandy. Same-sex marriage advances.
Sport: Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants beat New England Patriots 21-17. Eli Manning beats Brady again.
💻 Technology and everyday life
Tech news: Raspberry Pi microcomputer at $35. Google Drive. 4K displays. 3D printing goes mainstream.
The gadget to have: iPhone 5 / iPad mini (Oct 2012) / Wii U / Raspberry Pi (March 2012)
How people communicated: Gangnam Style by Psy: the first video to hit 1 billion YouTube views. Every wedding had the horse dance.
How people listened to music: Somebody That I Used to Know. Call Me Maybe. Adele still everywhere. Fun.'s We Are Young.
The weekend: The Avengers in May: $1.5 billion worldwide. The MCU proved it could work at scale.
📵 What didn't exist yet in 2012
- TikTok (2016)
- ChatGPT (2022)
- Netflix originals (2013)
- Instagram Reels (2020)
- Fortnite (2017)
🎯 Guess the year — Every day a new mystery year from United States. You have 5 guesses: every miss reveals another clue.
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Main sources: EIA, Billboard, NATO