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Rewind to 10 July 2005 to 16 July 2005: the week NASA stalled, Potter fans sobbed, Johnny Depp traumatised children and WorldCom made Enron look like amateurs.

🚀 To infinity… or not quite. NASA’s big “return to space” mission hits pause thanks to a dodgy fuel sensor. Ground control to boomers: your tech’s showing its age.

🍫 Wonky Wonka energy.  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tops the box office, but Depp’s creepy bowl cut and dentist flashbacks leave us craving Gene Wilder. And therapy.

📚 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince drops.  Midnight queues, spoiler meltdowns and one death that broke the fandom (you know the one).

💼 Fraud cowboy goes down. WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers gets 25 years for fudging $11B in numbers. From milkman to mogul to inmate—big Enron vibes.

🎥 Jessica Alba goes invisible, literally. Fantastic Four lands in Aussie cinemas, complete with early CGI, cheesy one-liners and Chris Evans before he was Captain America.

📱 Tiny card, huge impact! The MicroSD card is born, and suddenly your flip phone can store music, blurry party pics and 1.5 minutes of video glory.

💣 Bombers named, nation shaken. UK authorities ID the London bombing suspects—all British-born. A dark, chilling moment that sparked urgent talks on radicalisation and security.

🧑‍🎤 Bow Wow grows up. No more “Lil” — Bow Wow drops Wanted and scores hits with Ciara and Omarion. Smooth, slick and peak 2000s R&B-pop crossover energy.

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