Rewind to 30 July–5 August 2006, when The Terminator went green, YouTube discovered the secret to going viral and one of sport's greatest victories started falling apart almost as quickly as it happened.

🌍 The Governator goes green
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tony Blair teamed up to tackle climate change in what might be the most unexpected political crossover of the 2000s. One brought international diplomacy, the other brought catchphrases. Together they promised to "terminate pollution" long before climate action became front-page politics.

🚴 From yellow jersey to red flag
Fresh off one of the greatest comeback rides in Tour de France history, Floyd Landis found himself facing a positive testosterone test that would eventually strip him of cycling's biggest prize. Turns out the biggest twist wasn't on the mountain stage.

🎤 Top of the Pops drops the mic
After 42 years, more than 2,200 episodes and countless mimed performances, Britain's most iconic music show aired its final regular episode. An institution that launched pop careers quietly signed off as music television began giving way to the internet.

🏃 Four treadmills changed the internet
OK Go's Here It Goes Again proved you didn't need explosions or million-dollar budgets to make history. Just one camera, perfect timing and a choreography routine that every office worker immediately overestimated their ability to recreate.

🍸 One arrest, one rant, one career-changing moment
Mel Gibson's drink-driving arrest became one of Hollywood's biggest PR disasters after his shocking comments to police made headlines around the world. Celebrity scandals would never quite be handled the same way again.

📺 Being D-list suddenly became A-list television
Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List premiered and turned celebrity desperation into Emmy-winning reality TV. Before influencers overshared for a living, Kathy was happily making a career out of not being quite famous enough.

🎬 Cinema served cops and couch surfers
Miami Vice brought Michael Mann's stylish reboot of the iconic TV series to cinemas, while You, Me and Dupree asked one very important question: how long before you'd kick Owen Wilson out of your spare room?

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