The Internet Movie Database is older than the first web browsers!

The Internet Movie Database is older than the first web browsers!

You’ve probably visited the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) multiple times before. For over 23 years, it’s been the #1 source for movie information with cast and crew info as well as trivia and goods.

However, an interesting thing about them is that they’ve existed since October 17th, 1990. That predates the first web browser by a couple of months!

As it turns out, IMDb existed before the time of web browsers as a USENET group called “rec.arts.movies” that collected a list of credits.

Although the name IMDb was a few years away, this group eventually became the IMDb we know and love.

If you didn’t know, the very first web browser was called WorldWideWeb and was released on December 25, 1990. The software later became known as Nexus to avoid confusion between the product and the WWW.

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