Rare Photos From Behind The Scenes of the 2000s

Doutzen Kroes, 2003

This is a rare shot of a relatively underground model from the early 2000s. Kroes became one of the faces of Victoria's Secret when she was just 18 years old. Kroes has stated many times that she didn't want to be a model, but the industry really just pulled her in with money.

The More You Know

Mr. and Mrs. came from the words master and mistress.
Honey is essentially bee vomit.
Google's founders were willing to sell to Excite for less than $1 million in 1999, but Excite turned them down.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.