As late as 1993, high-tech paraphernalia like computers, printers and video games had a negligible effect on power usage. Today, it's estimated to account for more than 13 percent of a typical household energy budget. By 2020, it could be as much as 25 percent
The U.S. Department of Energy expects wind power to supply at least five percent of the nation's electricity by 2020.
Mount Everest sits on the border between China and Nepal. A joint survey in 2020 set its official height at 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet).
A Golden Retriever named Finley set a Guinness World Record in 2020 by holding six tennis balls in his mouth at once.
A black Standard Poodle named Siba won Best in Show at the 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, one of the most prestigious titles in the dog world.
The C8 Corvette, introduced for the 2020 model year, was the first production Corvette with a mid-engine design.
"Jeep ducking" is a trend that started in 2020 where Jeep owners leave rubber ducks on other people's Jeeps.
The Tesla Model Y launched in 2020.
The giant Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, featured in movies like "GoldenEye," collapsed in 2020 after its support cables failed.
"Parks and Recreation" aired a reunion special in 2020 to raise money for COVID-19 relief.
"Modern Family" aired on ABC from 2009 to 2020, running for 11 seasons.
Pope Francis declared a Year of Saint Joseph from 2020 to 2021.
In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" as the greatest album of all time.
Bad Bunny was Spotify's most-streamed artist worldwide from 2020 to 2022.
BTS's "Dynamite" was the first K-pop song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, in 2020.
Shakespeare's First Folio, published in 1623 after his death by his fellow actors, preserved 18 plays that might otherwise have been lost, and a copy sold for about $10 million in 2020.
Since 2020, orcas off Spain and Portugal have been interacting with sailboats and damaging their rudders.
After new railings were installed in 2020, the Golden Gate Bridge started making a humming sound in strong winds.
In 2020, scientists reported phosphine in Venus's clouds as a possible sign of life, but the finding has been heavily debated.
Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for black hole research.
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR.