Noah's Ark, Set D: 2,000 Pieces of Human Culture Chosen by an AI Vote

What Set D is

The first three Noah's Ark inventories asked a practical question: if a society had to rebuild, what knowledge would it need to carry? Set A and Set B listed 4,000 proposed knowledge packages, covering water, food, shelter, tools, medicine, governance and teaching. Set C added 2,000 more for the trades and institutions that sat between those categories: animal care, timber, mining, radio repair, ledgers and deeds.

Set D asks a different question. Suppose the water is clean and the lights are back on. What would people miss? Which songs, games, jokes, dishes, festivals, buildings and inventions would they want back, not because these things keep anyone alive, but because they make up what a shared human life feels like?

This is a list of 2,000 answers. It is not a list of the greatest works of art or the most important events in history. It is a sample of culture in the broad sense: Gangnam Style next to Beethoven's Ninth, Tetris next to the Royal Game of Ur, the knock-knock joke next to Egyptian hieroglyphs, instant noodles next to the spice trade. Every entry explains why it was chosen, what exactly should be kept, where and when it comes from, and how three AI judges voted on it.

One thing matters more than any other, so it comes first. Nothing here has been acquired. These are proposed entries for a cultural ark, not a collection anyone holds. Every song, film, image, building plan and recipe belongs to whoever owns it now, and a list like this gives no one a right to copy or distribute any of it.

How the experiment worked

Five collecting teams

The work was split into ten categories, two per team:

• Team 1: music; film and TV
• Team 2: games; food
• Team 3: internet culture; language and humor
• Team 4: inventions; design
• Team 5: holidays and traditions; science, landmarks and events

Each team was an AI agent, and every team wrote up its candidates in the same fixed shape: a title, a one-line reason (Why), a short note on what exactly should be kept (What to preserve), a year and place of origin, and the title of an English Wikipedia article that a reader can use to learn more.

The teams' files held 3,235 rows in total. Several teams gathered more than they needed and cut back. Team 1, for example, proposed 424 music candidates and 569 film and TV candidates before trimming each list to 300. The teams also checked every Wikipedia title, following redirects and dropping duplicates. Team 3 found that its "Douyin" and "TikTok" entries pointed to the same article and kept only one. After merging and cleanup, 2,814 candidates went to the judges. Category sizes ranged from 244 (internet culture) to 300 (music, and film and TV).

A three-judge panel

Each candidate was scored by three AI judges. Each judge was given a different lens, so that no single idea of "important" would decide the result:

• The historian was asked to weigh importance and influence: what explains how people lived, worked and thought.
• The future kid was asked to judge as a curious, fun-loving kid in the year 4026: what is delightful, funny, playable, catchy or surprising.
• The curator was asked to keep the collection balanced across regions, eras and kinds of culture, with everyday life counting as much as headlines.

Each judge gave every one of the 2,814 candidates a score from 0 (lowest) to 3 (highest).

The tally rules

The rules were fixed before counting:

1. Total score. Add the three judges' scores, for a total from 0 to 9.
2. Top 2,000. Rank every candidate by total and take the top 2,000.
3. First tie-break: breadth of support. When totals are equal, a candidate that more judges rated 2 or higher goes first. A 2/1/0 beats a 1/1/1, because at least one judge really wanted it.
4. Second tie-break: category balance. If a group of tied candidates still crosses the 2,000 line, places go one at a time to the category that has so far had the smallest share of its candidates selected. Within a category, the candidate that was proposed earlier goes first.

Here is how the totals came out:

Every candidate that scored 4 or more made the cut: 1,707 of them. That left 293 places for the 664 candidates on 3 points. Those with a 2 from at least one judge went first. The remaining 631 all had the same lukewarm score, 1 from each judge, and the category-balance rule chose 260 of them.

That second tie-break mattered. Holidays and traditions, and food, scored lowest on average, so they fell behind in their share of places. As a result, all 61 holidays scored 1/1/1 went in, and 69 of the 70 food items with that score. None of the 65 games or 50 science, landmarks and events candidates scored 1/1/1 were needed, because those categories had already filled most of their places with higher scores.

How Set D differs from Sets A to C

Sets A, B and C are about capability: how to purify water, set a bone, keep goats, read a deed. They are edited lists in which each category gets exactly 100 packages, and each package lists prerequisites, safety notes and rights conditions.

Set D is about culture, and it was built differently in three ways.

• It was voted on, not edited. No person placed each entry by hand. The list is whatever the collecting teams proposed and the three judges scored highest under the rules above.
• Categories are not equal. They range from 174 to 213 entries, because category balance only came into play at the cut line.
• The entries are shorter. A pop song does not have prerequisites the way a kiln does. Each entry gives a reason, the specific things worth keeping (a recording, a dance, a recipe, a rulebook), a date and place, the vote, and a Wikipedia link.

What the vote produced

Music, film and TV, and food each got 213 places, the most of any category. Internet culture got the fewest, 174, but it also started with the fewest candidates. Science, landmarks and events had the highest selection rate (75.1%), because its candidates had the highest average total of any category (5.00 out of 9). Holidays and traditions had the lowest rate (66.5%) and the lowest average (3.42).

The three lenses produced three different patterns. The historian was most generous with science, landmarks and events (1.89 on average) and with film and TV (1.70). The future kid was the toughest judge overall: 372 zeros, compared with 222 from the historian and 163 from the curator. But the future kid's highest average was for games (1.68), above what either other judge gave games, and its lowest was for holidays (0.99). The curator's scores sat closest to the middle.

The historian and the curator agreed most:

The three judges gave exactly the same score to 1,109 candidates (39.41%). 93 candidates got a perfect 9, and 78 got 0 from everyone. Only 4 candidates split the panel completely, with one judge giving 0 and another giving 3.

The ark is old and recent at once. The largest group, 619 entries, began before 1800: board games, scripts, monuments, staple foods and festivals with centuries of history. The second largest, 556, is the second half of the twentieth century, the era of television, pop music, video games and the early internet. Recent culture made the cut less often. 60.8% of candidates from 2000 onward were selected, against 77.0% of those from before 1800. The era is based on each entry's start year, so a festival first recorded in the 1600s counts as pre-1800 even though it is still held today.

Standout picks and close calls

Unanimous favorites. 93 candidates got 3 from every judge. They include Thriller, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Happy Birthday to You, the haka, jazz and hip hop; A Trip to the Moon, Spirited Away, Sesame Street and Mr. Bean; Go, Mancala, the Royal Game of Ur, Tetris, Minecraft and rock paper scissors; chocolate, sushi and instant noodles; emoji and Wikipedia; the knock-knock joke and Philogelos, the oldest surviving joke book; the wheel and the bicycle; Lascaux, the Great Wave off Kanagawa and the long-term warning messages designed for nuclear waste sites; Diwali, the Day of the Dead and Chinese New Year; and the Moon landing, the Voyager Golden Record, Ötzi, the dodo and the number zero.

The historian's picks. These are candidates the historian rated 3 while the future kid gave 1 or less. The Salt March (D-0726, vote 3/1/1) and La Dolce Vita (D-0368, 3/1/1) made the cut mostly on the historian's support. So, with more help from the curator, did the Zapruder film (3/1/2), Shoah (3/1/2), the Phoenician alphabet (3/1/2), M-Pesa (3/1/2) and the Great Firewall (3/1/2).

The future kid's picks. This judge gave a 3 to a list of delights the others rated 1: PPAP, What Does the Fox Say?, the kazoo, Pingu, Katamari Damacy, Untitled Goose Game, bog snorkelling, chessboxing, Pop Rocks, cotton candy, the deep-fried Mars bar, the cardboard box, the snow globe, the Super Soaker, the pogo stick, Krzywy Domek (Poland's "crooked house") and Pi Day (each 1/3/1). Two entries got in mostly on the future kid's vote, despite a 0 from the historian: the giant inflatable Rubber Duck sculpture (D-1573, 0/3/1) and Korea's Boryeong Mud Festival (D-1713, 0/3/1).

The curator's picks. The curator was the only judge to rate The Shawshank Redemption (1/1/3) a must-keep, and the only one to rate Pokémon above zero (0/0/3). Pokémon got in with a total of 3, the lowest score that made the cut, because one judge rated it 2 or higher. The curator also joined the historian in giving 3 to Watson and Crick's 1953 paper on the structure of DNA, while the future kid gave it 0 (3/0/3).

Close calls that missed. 371 candidates finished on 3 points without a 2 from any judge and did not get in. Most of them lost on the category-balance rule rather than on merit. They include Bad Bunny, Billie Jean, Vaporwave, Naruto, Vine, Cards Against Humanity, Genshin Impact, Hurling, Palio di Siena, Newgrounds, Spanglish, Flyting, the Amazon Kindle, neon lighting, Hopper's Nighthawks, the Normandy landings, the Kepler space telescope and Mars Pathfinder. Three candidates came closer than their totals suggest: the 1998 Euro-dance song Blue, Cup Noodles and the revolving door each got a 2 from the future kid and 0 from the other two judges. Some well-known names got 0 from all three, including Heartbreak Hotel, Ring of Fire and The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Honest limits

• The judges are AI. The scores come from language models applying a lens, not from historians, children or museum curators. They are consistent and they can be checked, but they reflect what those models learned, including their blind spots. Two of the three lenses also turned out to be fairly similar: the historian and the curator gave the same score 77.19% of the time.
• English Wikipedia sets the boundary. Every candidate needed an English Wikipedia article. That favors things already written about in English, and it under-counts oral traditions, regional cuisines, local festivals and culture from places with less English-language coverage. The teams tried to spread across countries, but the source shapes what can be proposed in the first place.
• The collecting teams shaped the field. A judge can only score what a team proposed. Gaps in Set D are, first of all, gaps in the candidate lists.
• It is not a popularity poll. No audience voted, and nothing was weighted by streams, sales or page views. Some very famous things missed the cut, and some small and odd things got in because one judge argued hard for them.
• The cut line is coarse. Totals run from 0 to 9, so hundreds of candidates share each score. Below a score of 4, the tie-break rules, not the judges, decided who got in. Within a category, the earlier-proposed candidate won.
• Dates are approximate. Years like "ancient," "medieval" or "16th century" were assigned to an era by their earliest plausible start. 31 selected entries are marked traditional and have no date.
• Rights stay with their owners. Songs, films, games, characters, logos, artworks and recipes remain the property of their creators, estates, companies and communities. Where a tradition belongs to a living community, as with the haka, that community decides how it is shared. These are proposed entries; nothing has been acquired, licensed or copied.

How to read an entry

Entries are grouped by category. Within each category they are sorted by total vote, highest first. Identifiers run from D-0001 to D-2000 in that order. They mark a position in this list, not a rank across the whole set. In each entry, Why gives the collecting team's reason, What to preserve names the specific things worth keeping, and Vote shows the total followed by each judge's score. The Learn more link goes to the English Wikipedia article the team checked.

Category navigation

• [Music](#music) — 213 entries
• [Film and TV](#film-and-tv) — 213 entries
• [Games](#games) — 210 entries
• [Food](#food) — 213 entries
• [Internet culture](#internet-culture) — 174 entries
• [Language and humor](#language-and-humor) — 201 entries
• [Inventions](#inventions) — 180 entries
• [Design](#design) — 210 entries
• [Holidays and traditions](#holidays-and-traditions) — 181 entries
• [Science landmarks and events](#science-landmarks-and-events) — 205 entries

Music

D-0001 — Gangnam Style

Why: The first YouTube video to pass one billion views, a K-pop satire of Seoul wealth that the whole planet danced to.

What to preserve: The music video, the horse-riding dance steps, view-count history, global parodies

Year and origin: 2012 · South Korea

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Gangnam Style on Wikipedia

D-0002 — Thriller

Why: Its 14-minute zombie music video turned the music video into an art form.

What to preserve: The John Landis music video, the zombie dance, red jacket costume

Year and origin: 1983 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Thriller (song) on Wikipedia

D-0003 — Symphony No. 9

Why: A deaf composer's symphony whose choral "Ode to Joy" became the anthem of European unity.

What to preserve: The full score, a landmark recording, the Ode to Joy text

Year and origin: 1824 · Germany (Austria premiere)

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) on Wikipedia

D-0004 — Happy Birthday to You

Why: The most-sung song in English, performed at nearly every birthday on Earth.

What to preserve: The melody, lyrics in many languages, the copyright lawsuit story

Year and origin: 1893 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Happy Birthday to You on Wikipedia

D-0005 — Karaoke

Why: A Japanese invention that lets ordinary people sing like stars, now in every bar and phone.

What to preserve: An early karaoke machine, the Daisuke Inoue story, karaoke box culture

Year and origin: 1971 · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Karaoke on Wikipedia

D-0006 — Haka

Why: A Maori posture dance, now famous before every All Blacks rugby match.

What to preserve: Ka Mate text, rugby performances, ceremonial uses

Year and origin: Ancient · New Zealand

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Haka on Wikipedia

D-0007 — Rio Carnival

Why: The world's biggest carnival, with samba schools parading in feathered costumes.

What to preserve: Sambadrome parade footage, costumes, samba school songs

Year and origin: 1723 · Brazil

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Rio Carnival on Wikipedia

D-0008 — Eurovision Song Contest

Why: The world's largest music competition, gloriously camp and political.

What to preserve: Winning songs, scoring system, archive footage

Year and origin: 1956 · Europe

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Eurovision Song Contest on Wikipedia

D-0009 — Jazz

Why: America's great art form of improvisation.

What to preserve: Recordings, history of styles

Year and origin: 1910s · United States (New Orleans)

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Jazz on Wikipedia

D-0010 — Rock and roll

Why: The rebellious music that created the teenager.

What to preserve: Key recordings, history

Year and origin: 1950s · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Rock and roll on Wikipedia

D-0011 — The Beatles

Why: The most influential band in history.

What to preserve: Albums, films, Beatlemania

Year and origin: 1960 · United Kingdom

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: The Beatles on Wikipedia

D-0012 — Hip hop music

Why: Born at a Bronx block party, it became the world's dominant music.

What to preserve: Origin story, DJ Kool Herc, key recordings

Year and origin: 1973 · United States (New York)

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Hip-hop on Wikipedia

D-0013 — Bohemian Rhapsody

Why: A six-minute rock opera that broke every rule of the pop single and still topped charts.

What to preserve: The studio recording, the 1975 promo video, Wayne's World headbang scene

Year and origin: 1975 · United Kingdom

Vote: 8/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Bohemian Rhapsody on Wikipedia

D-0014 — Umm Kulthum

Why: The "Star of the East" whose hour-long songs could empty the streets of Cairo.

What to preserve: Concert recordings, Enta Omri, funeral footage

Year and origin: 1920s · Egypt

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Umm Kulthum on Wikipedia

D-0015 — Gamelan

Why: Shimmering bronze orchestras of Java and Bali that influenced Debussy.

What to preserve: A gamelan set, recordings, tuning systems

Year and origin: Ancient · Indonesia

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Gamelan on Wikipedia

D-0016 — K-pop

Why: Idol-driven pop with precise group choreography that went global.

What to preserve: Representative videos, training system, fan culture

Year and origin: 1990s · South Korea

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: K-pop on Wikipedia

D-0017 — Peking opera

Why: Painted faces, acrobatics and falsetto singing form China's national opera.

What to preserve: Performance film, costumes, face-painting codes

Year and origin: 18th century · China

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Peking opera on Wikipedia

D-0018 — Tango

Why: A passionate couples' dance born in Buenos Aires and Montevideo port slums.

What to preserve: Dance footage, bandoneon music, milonga culture

Year and origin: 1880s · Argentina/Uruguay

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Tango on Wikipedia

D-0019 — Reggae

Why: Jamaica's offbeat music of resistance, love and Rastafari.

What to preserve: Classic recordings, sound system culture

Year and origin: 1960s · Jamaica

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Reggae on Wikipedia

D-0020 — Flamenco

Why: Andalusian song, guitar and stamping dance born of Romani culture.

What to preserve: Performances, guitar techniques, dance

Year and origin: 18th century · Spain

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Flamenco on Wikipedia

D-0021 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Why: The child prodigy who became the symbol of musical genius.

What to preserve: Complete works list, letters, portraits

Year and origin: 1760s · Austria

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on Wikipedia

D-0022 — Johann Sebastian Bach

Why: The composer whose counterpoint is the foundation of Western music.

What to preserve: Complete works catalogue (BWV), manuscripts

Year and origin: 1700s · Germany

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Johann Sebastian Bach on Wikipedia

D-0023 — Hurrian songs

Why: The oldest substantially surviving notated music in the world, on clay tablets.

What to preserve: The tablets, reconstructions of Hymn no. 6

Year and origin: c. 1400 BC · Syria (Ugarit)

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Hurrian songs on Wikipedia

D-0024 — Griot

Why: Hereditary singer-historians who memorize the genealogy of peoples.

What to preserve: Oral epics (Sundiata), recordings

Year and origin: 13th century · West Africa

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Griot on Wikipedia

D-0025 — Blues

Why: The music of African American hardship that is the root of rock and roll.

What to preserve: Robert Johnson recordings, 12-bar form

Year and origin: 1860s · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Blues on Wikipedia

D-0026 — Michael Jackson

Why: The King of Pop and the most famous entertainer of his age.

What to preserve: Thriller, moonwalk, performances

Year and origin: 1960s · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Michael Jackson on Wikipedia

D-0027 — Piano

Why: The universal instrument of homes and concert halls.

What to preserve: An instrument, Cristofori design

Year and origin: c. 1700 · Italy

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Piano on Wikipedia

D-0028 — Macarena

Why: A simple Spanish line-dance song that became a worldwide party ritual in the 1990s.

What to preserve: The Bayside Boys remix, the arm-move choreography, chart history

Year and origin: 1993 · Spain

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Macarena on Wikipedia

D-0029 — Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Why: A lullaby on a French melody that taught generations of children to wonder at the night sky.

What to preserve: The poem, the melody (Ah vous dirai-je, maman), Mozart's variations

Year and origin: 1806 · England

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star on Wikipedia

D-0030 — Baby Shark

Why: A children's earworm that became the most-viewed video in YouTube history.

What to preserve: The Pinkfong video, hand motions, billion-view milestones

Year and origin: 2016 · South Korea

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Baby Shark on Wikipedia

D-0031 — Rickrolling

Why: The bait-and-switch prank that shows how early internet humor worked.

What to preserve: Famous Rickrolls, the 2008 Macy's parade cameo, link-prank culture

Year and origin: 2007 · United States (internet)

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Rickrolling on Wikipedia

D-0032 — Moonwalk

Why: The backward-gliding step Michael Jackson made famous on live TV.

What to preserve: The Motown 25 performance, a how-to breakdown, earlier backslide history

Year and origin: 1983 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Moonwalk (dance) on Wikipedia

D-0033 — Y.M.C.A.

Why: Disco song whose arm-spelled letters are performed by stadiums and wedding crowds.

What to preserve: The Village People video, the Y-M-C-A arm moves

Year and origin: 1978 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Y.M.C.A. (song) on Wikipedia

D-0034 — Hatsune Miku

Why: A singing synthesizer software with an anime avatar who performs live concerts as a hologram.

What to preserve: The voice library, popular songs, hologram concerts

Year and origin: 2007 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hatsune Miku on Wikipedia

D-0035 — Tuvan throat singing

Why: Singers who produce two or more notes at once, imitating wind and rivers.

What to preserve: Recordings, techniques (khoomei, sygyt, kargyraa)

Year and origin: Ancient · Russia (Tuva)

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tuvan throat singing on Wikipedia

D-0036 — Didgeridoo

Why: An Aboriginal wind instrument made from termite-hollowed eucalyptus, played with circular breathing.

What to preserve: An instrument, a traditional performance recording

Year and origin: Ancient · Australia

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Didgeridoo on Wikipedia

D-0037 — Mariachi

Why: Strolling Mexican bands with violins, trumpets and sombreros.

What to preserve: Performances, costumes, UNESCO listing

Year and origin: 18th century · Mexico

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Mariachi on Wikipedia

D-0038 — Divje Babe flute

Why: A Neanderthal-era cave bear bone with holes, possibly the oldest musical instrument.

What to preserve: The artifact, the debate over its origin

Year and origin: c. 50,000 BC · Slovenia

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Divje Babe flute on Wikipedia

D-0039 — Elvis Presley

Why: The King of Rock and Roll whose hips scandalized television.

What to preserve: Recordings, Ed Sullivan appearances, Graceland

Year and origin: 1950s · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Elvis Presley on Wikipedia

D-0040 — Breakdancing

Why: Spinning street dance of hip-hop, now an Olympic sport.

What to preserve: Footage, moves, the 2024 Olympics

Year and origin: 1970s · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Breakdancing on Wikipedia

D-0041 — All I Want for Christmas Is You

Why: The Christmas song that returns to the charts every December.

What to preserve: Recording, annual chart history

Year and origin: 1994 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: All I Want for Christmas Is You on Wikipedia

D-0042 — Jingle Bells

Why: Probably the best-known Christmas song, first song played in space.

What to preserve: Lyrics, Gemini 6 harmonica story

Year and origin: 1857 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jingle Bells on Wikipedia

D-0043 — Nyan Cat

Why: A pixel cat with a Pop-Tart body flying on a rainbow, set to a looping Japanese tune.

What to preserve: Animation, song loop

Year and origin: 2011 · United States (internet)

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Nyan Cat on Wikipedia

D-0044 — Phonograph

Why: Edison's machine that first recorded and played back sound.

What to preserve: A device, the "Mary Had a Little Lamb" story

Year and origin: 1877 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Phonograph on Wikipedia

D-0045 — Walkman

Why: Sony's portable tape player that made music private and mobile.

What to preserve: A device, cassette

Year and origin: 1979 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Walkman on Wikipedia

D-0046 — Kabuki

Why: Stylized Japanese dance-drama with dramatic makeup.

What to preserve: Performance film, makeup, costumes

Year and origin: 1603 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Kabuki on Wikipedia

D-0047 — Ballet

Why: Theatrical dance on pointe, a discipline of grace and strength.

What to preserve: Positions, pointe shoes, performances

Year and origin: 15th century · Italy/France

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ballet on Wikipedia

D-0048 — Nokia tune

Why: The most-heard ringtone in history, from a 19th-century guitar waltz.

What to preserve: Ringtone, Gran Vals origin

Year and origin: 1994 · Finland

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Nokia tune on Wikipedia

D-0049 — Yodeling

Why: Alpine singing with rapid jumps between chest and head voice.

What to preserve: Recordings, technique

Year and origin: Ancient · Switzerland/Austria

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Yodeling on Wikipedia

D-0050 — Dancing plague of 1518

Why: Hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for weeks, a mystery of mass behavior.

What to preserve: Historical records

Year and origin: 1518 · Strasbourg (Holy Roman Empire)

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dancing plague of 1518 on Wikipedia

D-0051 — Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Why: Children's song teaching animal sounds.

What to preserve: Lyrics, variants

Year and origin: 1917 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Old MacDonald Had a Farm on Wikipedia

D-0052 — 4′33″

Why: John Cage's piece of silence, asking what music is.

What to preserve: Score, performance

Year and origin: 1952 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: 4′33″ on Wikipedia

D-0053 — Coffin Dance

Why: Ghanaian pallbearers dancing with a coffin, a pandemic-era meme.

What to preserve: Footage, Astronomia track

Year and origin: 2017 · Ghana

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dancing Pallbearers on Wikipedia

D-0054 — We Shall Overcome

Why: The anthem of the civil rights movement.

What to preserve: Lyrics, march footage

Year and origin: 1940s · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 3)

Learn more: We Shall Overcome on Wikipedia

D-0055 — Imagine

Why: A gentle piano hymn to a world without borders, sung at vigils and Olympics ever since.

What to preserve: The recording, lyrics, the white-room film, uses at memorials

Year and origin: 1971 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Imagine (song) on Wikipedia

D-0056 — The Four Seasons

Why: Baroque violin concertos that paint spring birds and winter ice, still the most played classical music.

What to preserve: The score, the accompanying sonnets, a period-instrument recording

Year and origin: 1725 · Italy

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) on Wikipedia

D-0057 — Für Elise

Why: Probably the first piece millions of piano students ever learned, and a ringtone and ice-cream-truck tune.

What to preserve: The sheet music, a beginner's recording, its role in piano lessons

Year and origin: 1810 · Germany

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Für Elise on Wikipedia

D-0058 — Afrobeat

Why: Fela Kuti's fusion of highlife, jazz and funk, built for long dances and political protest.

What to preserve: Signature recordings, horn and percussion arrangements

Year and origin: 1960s · Nigeria

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Afrobeat on Wikipedia

D-0059 — Sitar

Why: The buzzing long-necked lute that brought Indian classical music to the Beatles.

What to preserve: An instrument, a Ravi Shankar recording, playing technique

Year and origin: 16th century · India

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Sitar on Wikipedia

D-0060 — Bhangra

Why: Punjabi harvest dance music remixed by British-Asian youth into club music.

What to preserve: The dhol beat, dance moves, UK bhangra recordings

Year and origin: 1980s · Punjab (India/Pakistan) and UK

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bhangra (music) on Wikipedia

D-0061 — BTS

Why: The boy band that made K-pop a global force and addressed the UN.

What to preserve: Music videos, UN speech, ARMY fandom history

Year and origin: 2013 · South Korea

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: BTS on Wikipedia

D-0062 — Taiko

Why: Thunderous Japanese drumming, both ritual and athletic performance.

What to preserve: Drums, ensemble performance film

Year and origin: Ancient · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Taiko on Wikipedia

D-0063 — Hula

Why: Hawaii's storytelling dance with chant and hip movement.

What to preserve: Hula kahiko and auana performances, chants

Year and origin: Ancient · United States (Hawaii)

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hula on Wikipedia

D-0064 — Over the Rainbow

Why: A song of hope from The Wizard of Oz, later reborn on a ukulele by Israel Kamakawiwoole.

What to preserve: Judy Garland's film scene, the IZ ukulele medley

Year and origin: 1939 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Over the Rainbow on Wikipedia

D-0065 — Samba

Why: Afro-Brazilian rhythm and dance, the heartbeat of Rio's Carnival.

What to preserve: Samba school recordings, dance footage

Year and origin: 1910s · Brazil

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Samba on Wikipedia

D-0066 — Capoeira

Why: A martial art disguised as dance, created by enslaved Africans in Brazil.

What to preserve: The roda, berimbau music, movements

Year and origin: 16th century · Brazil

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Capoeira on Wikipedia

D-0067 — Bob Marley

Why: The face of reggae and a global symbol of freedom.

What to preserve: Albums, One Love Peace Concert footage

Year and origin: 1960s · Jamaica

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bob Marley on Wikipedia

D-0068 — Steelpan

Why: An instrument made from oil drums, the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century.

What to preserve: An instrument, steel band recordings

Year and origin: 1930s · Trinidad and Tobago

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Steelpan on Wikipedia

D-0069 — Waltz

Why: The spinning couples' dance that scandalized and then ruled ballrooms.

What to preserve: Dance steps, Strauss waltzes

Year and origin: 18th century · Austria/Germany

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Waltz on Wikipedia

D-0070 — The Blue Danube

Why: The most famous waltz, played every New Year in Vienna and floating through space in 2001.

What to preserve: Score, Vienna New Year's Concert performance

Year and origin: 1866 · Austria

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Blue Danube on Wikipedia

D-0071 — Swan Lake

Why: The most famous ballet, with dancers as swans.

What to preserve: Score, choreography, Dance of the Little Swans

Year and origin: 1877 · Russia

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Swan Lake on Wikipedia

D-0072 — The Nutcracker

Why: Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet performed every December worldwide.

What to preserve: Score, choreography, Sugar Plum Fairy

Year and origin: 1892 · Russia

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Nutcracker on Wikipedia

D-0073 — Bagpipes

Why: A droning instrument found from Scotland to India.

What to preserve: An instrument, pipe band recordings

Year and origin: Ancient · Scotland (and Eurasia)

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bagpipes on Wikipedia

D-0074 — Auld Lang Syne

Why: The song the English-speaking world sings at midnight on New Year's.

What to preserve: Robert Burns text, melody, New Year tradition

Year and origin: 1788 · Scotland

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Auld Lang Syne on Wikipedia

D-0075 — ABBA

Why: Swedish pop quartet whose songs became a musical and a hologram show.

What to preserve: Albums, Mamma Mia!, ABBA Voyage

Year and origin: 1972 · Sweden

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: ABBA on Wikipedia

D-0076 — Sufi whirling

Why: The spinning meditation of the Mevlevi dervishes.

What to preserve: Sema ceremony footage, Rumi's poetry

Year and origin: 13th century · Turkey

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Sufi whirling on Wikipedia

D-0077 — Talking drum

Why: An hourglass drum that mimics tonal speech to send messages.

What to preserve: An instrument, recordings

Year and origin: Ancient · West Africa

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Talking drum on Wikipedia

D-0078 — Louis Armstrong

Why: The trumpeter and singer who defined jazz.

What to preserve: Hot Five recordings, What a Wonderful World

Year and origin: 1920s · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Louis Armstrong on Wikipedia

D-0079 — What a Wonderful World

Why: Louis Armstrong's gentle song of gratitude for ordinary life.

What to preserve: Recording, lyrics

Year and origin: 1967 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: What a Wonderful World on Wikipedia

D-0080 — Woodstock

Why: A muddy music festival that became the symbol of the 1960s counterculture.

What to preserve: Film, Hendrix's Star-Spangled Banner

Year and origin: 1969 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Woodstock on Wikipedia

D-0081 — Disco

Why: Glittering dance music of the 1970s nightclub.

What to preserve: Studio 54, key recordings

Year and origin: 1970s · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Disco on Wikipedia

D-0082 — Heavy metal music

Why: Loud, distorted music with a worldwide devoted fanbase.

What to preserve: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden recordings

Year and origin: 1960s · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Heavy metal music on Wikipedia

D-0083 — Taylor Swift

Why: The most commercially dominant musician of the 2020s.

What to preserve: Albums, re-recordings, fan culture

Year and origin: 2006 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Taylor Swift on Wikipedia

D-0084 — Country music

Why: American music of rural life, heartbreak and trucks.

What to preserve: Key recordings, Grand Ole Opry

Year and origin: 1920s · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Country music on Wikipedia

D-0085 — Compact disc

Why: The digital disc that replaced vinyl.

What to preserve: A CD, specs

Year and origin: 1982 · Japan/Netherlands

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Compact disc on Wikipedia

D-0086 — iPod

Why: "1,000 songs in your pocket."

What to preserve: A device, click wheel, ads

Year and origin: 2001 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: IPod on Wikipedia

D-0087 — Auto-Tune

Why: Pitch-correction software that became a vocal style.

What to preserve: Software, example tracks

Year and origin: 1997 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: AutoTune on Wikipedia

D-0088 — Violin

Why: The four-string instrument central to orchestras and folk music worldwide.

What to preserve: An instrument, playing technique

Year and origin: 16th century · Italy

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Violin on Wikipedia

D-0089 — Powwow

Why: Gatherings of Indigenous North Americans with drumming and dancing.

What to preserve: Grand entry, dance styles

Year and origin: 19th century · North America

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Powwow on Wikipedia

D-0090 — Hava Nagila

Why: A Hebrew folk song sung at Jewish weddings and bar mitzvahs.

What to preserve: Lyrics, hora dance

Year and origin: 1918 · Jerusalem

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hava Nagila on Wikipedia

D-0091 — Frère Jacques

Why: A nursery round sung in dozens of languages.

What to preserve: Lyrics, round singing

Year and origin: 18th century · France

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Frère Jacques on Wikipedia

D-0092 — Gregorian chant

Why: Plainsong of medieval monks, the root of Western music notation.

What to preserve: Manuscripts, neumes, monastic recordings

Year and origin: 9th century · Western Europe

Vote: 6/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Gregorian chant on Wikipedia

D-0093 — Vuvuzela

Why: The droning plastic horn of the 2010 World Cup.

What to preserve: An instrument, World Cup audio

Year and origin: 2000s · South Africa

Vote: 6/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Vuvuzela on Wikipedia

D-0094 — Air Guitar World Championships

Why: An annual contest for people playing invisible guitars.

What to preserve: Contest footage, rules

Year and origin: 1996 · Finland

Vote: 6/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Air Guitar World Championships on Wikipedia

D-0095 — Theremin

Why: An instrument played without touching it.

What to preserve: An instrument, sci-fi soundtracks

Year and origin: 1920 · Soviet Union

Vote: 6/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Theremin on Wikipedia

D-0096 — Despacito

Why: A Spanish-language reggaeton song that became the most-watched YouTube video of its era.

What to preserve: The music video, remix with Justin Bieber, streaming records

Year and origin: 2017 · Puerto Rico

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Despacito on Wikipedia

D-0097 — Hey Jude

Why: The Beatles' seven-minute singalong whose "na na na" coda invited the whole world to join in.

What to preserve: The recording, the David Frost TV performance, singalong coda

Year and origin: 1968 · United Kingdom

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hey Jude on Wikipedia

D-0098 — Chicken Dance

Why: A goofy wing-flapping tune played at weddings and Oktoberfests worldwide.

What to preserve: The melody, the beak-and-wing moves, record-crowd dance

Year and origin: 1950s · Switzerland

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Chicken Dance on Wikipedia

D-0099 — Jerusalema

Why: A gospel-house song whose dance challenge united people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What to preserve: The music video, the Jerusalema dance challenge videos

Year and origin: 2019 · South Africa

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jerusalema on Wikipedia

D-0100 — Fairuz

Why: The voice heard in Arab homes every morning for seven decades.

What to preserve: Signature songs, Rahbani brothers collaborations

Year and origin: 1950s · Lebanon

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Fairuz on Wikipedia

D-0101 — Oud

Why: The pear-shaped lute that is the ancestor of the European lute and guitar.

What to preserve: Instrument specimens, playing technique, maqam music

Year and origin: Ancient · Middle East

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Oud on Wikipedia

D-0102 — Raga

Why: The melodic framework of Indian classical music, tied to times of day and moods.

What to preserve: Explanations of ragas, representative performances

Year and origin: Ancient · India

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Raga on Wikipedia

D-0103 — Qawwali

Why: Sufi devotional singing that can bring listeners to ecstasy.

What to preserve: Performance recordings, poetry, shrine culture

Year and origin: 13th century · South Asia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Qawwali on Wikipedia

D-0104 — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Why: The Shahenshah-e-Qawwali whose voice carried Sufi music to global stages.

What to preserve: Concert recordings, film collaborations

Year and origin: 1970s · Pakistan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Wikipedia

D-0105 — Guqin

Why: A seven-string zither played by Confucius, whose music was sent into space on the Voyager record.

What to preserve: An instrument, notation, "Flowing Water" recording

Year and origin: Ancient · China

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Guqin on Wikipedia

D-0106 — Teresa Teng

Why: A singer so loved that mainland Chinese said "by day Deng Xiaoping rules, by night Teresa Teng".

What to preserve: Recordings, her cross-strait influence

Year and origin: 1970s · Taiwan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Teresa Teng on Wikipedia

D-0107 — Bossa nova

Why: Cool, whispered Brazilian jazz-samba that conquered the world.

What to preserve: Joao Gilberto recordings, guitar rhythm

Year and origin: 1950s · Brazil

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bossa nova on Wikipedia

D-0108 — Reggaeton

Why: Dembow-driven Latin music that dominated world charts in the 21st century.

What to preserve: Representative songs, the dembow beat

Year and origin: 1990s · Puerto Rico/Panama

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Reggaeton on Wikipedia

D-0109 — Cumbia

Why: Colombian coastal folk rhythm that spread across all of Latin America.

What to preserve: Recordings, dance, regional variants

Year and origin: 17th century · Colombia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cumbia on Wikipedia

D-0110 — Fado

Why: Lisbon's mournful song of saudade (longing).

What to preserve: Amalia Rodrigues recordings

Year and origin: 1820s · Portugal

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Fado on Wikipedia

D-0111 — The Magic Flute

Why: Mozart's fairy-tale opera with the Queen of the Night's dazzling aria.

What to preserve: Libretto, score, Queen of the Night aria

Year and origin: 1791 · Austria

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Magic Flute on Wikipedia

D-0112 — Carmen

Why: An opera whose Habanera and Toreador Song everybody knows.

What to preserve: Score, libretto, Habanera

Year and origin: 1875 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Carmen on Wikipedia

D-0113 — Seikilos epitaph

Why: The oldest complete musical composition, carved on a tombstone: "while you live, shine".

What to preserve: The inscription, transcription, a performance

Year and origin: 1st century AD · Ancient Greece (Anatolia)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Seikilos epitaph on Wikipedia

D-0114 — Lyres of Ur

Why: Bull-headed lyres from royal tombs, among the oldest stringed instruments.

What to preserve: The lyres, reconstructions

Year and origin: c. 2500 BC · Iraq (Sumer)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Lyres of Ur on Wikipedia

D-0115 — Kraftwerk

Why: Robotic Germans who invented electronic pop.

What to preserve: Autobahn, The Man-Machine, live robot shows

Year and origin: 1970 · West Germany

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Kraftwerk on Wikipedia

D-0116 — Techno

Why: Machine-made dance music from Detroit that became Berlin's religion.

What to preserve: Belleville Three recordings, Berlin clubs

Year and origin: 1980s · United States (Detroit)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Techno on Wikipedia

D-0117 — House music

Why: Four-on-the-floor dance music from Chicago's gay Black clubs.

What to preserve: Frankie Knuckles recordings, The Warehouse

Year and origin: 1980s · United States (Chicago)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: House music on Wikipedia

D-0118 — La Vie en rose

Why: Edith Piaf's signature song of romantic Paris.

What to preserve: Piaf recording, lyrics

Year and origin: 1947 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: La Vie en rose on Wikipedia

D-0119 — La Marseillaise

Why: A revolutionary marching song turned national anthem.

What to preserve: Lyrics, score, Casablanca scene

Year and origin: 1792 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: La Marseillaise on Wikipedia

D-0120 — Bella ciao

Why: An Italian partisan song that became a global protest anthem (and Money Heist hit).

What to preserve: Lyrics, partisan history, protest uses

Year and origin: 1940s · Italy

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bella ciao on Wikipedia

D-0121 — Belly dance

Why: Raqs sharqi, an expressive dance of the hips with deep Middle Eastern roots.

What to preserve: Performance film, costumes

Year and origin: Ancient · Egypt/Middle East

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Belly dance on Wikipedia

D-0122 — The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Why: Solomon Linda's "Mbube" became a global hit, and a story of stolen royalties.

What to preserve: Mbube original, The Tokens version, Lion King use

Year and origin: 1939 · South Africa

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Lion Sleeps Tonight on Wikipedia

D-0123 — Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika

Why: A Xhosa hymn that became the anthem of African liberation.

What to preserve: Lyrics, history, anthem versions

Year and origin: 1897 · South Africa

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika on Wikipedia

D-0124 — Congolese rumba

Why: Guitar-driven dance music of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, on UNESCO's heritage list.

What to preserve: Franco and OK Jazz recordings

Year and origin: 1940s · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Congolese rumba on Wikipedia

D-0125 — Kora

Why: A 21-string harp-lute played by griots.

What to preserve: An instrument, Toumani Diabate recordings

Year and origin: 13th century · West Africa

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Kora (instrument) on Wikipedia

D-0126 — Djembe

Why: A goblet drum from the Mali Empire, now played in drum circles everywhere.

What to preserve: An instrument, rhythms

Year and origin: 12th century · West Africa

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Djembe on Wikipedia

D-0127 — Fela Kuti

Why: Afrobeat's creator, a musician who challenged dictatorship.

What to preserve: Albums, Kalakuta Republic history

Year and origin: 1960s · Nigeria

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Fela Kuti on Wikipedia

D-0128 — Madonna

Why: The Queen of Pop, master of reinvention.

What to preserve: Videos, tours

Year and origin: 1980s · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Madonna on Wikipedia

D-0129 — We Are the World

Why: A charity single where stars sang together to fight famine.

What to preserve: Recording, video

Year and origin: 1985 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: We Are the World on Wikipedia

D-0130 — Live Aid

Why: A global concert for famine relief watched by 1.9 billion people.

What to preserve: Broadcast footage, Queen's set

Year and origin: 1985 · United Kingdom/United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Live Aid on Wikipedia

D-0131 — Silent Night

Why: A Christmas carol sung in no-man's land in the 1914 Christmas truce.

What to preserve: Lyrics, Christmas truce story

Year and origin: 1818 · Austria

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Silent Night on Wikipedia

D-0132 — Punk rock

Why: Three-chord rebellion and do-it-yourself culture.

What to preserve: Ramones, Sex Pistols recordings

Year and origin: 1970s · United States/United Kingdom

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Punk rock on Wikipedia

D-0133 — Beyoncé

Why: A singer, dancer and visual-album pioneer.

What to preserve: Albums, Lemonade, Coachella performance

Year and origin: 1990s · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Beyoncé on Wikipedia

D-0134 — Amazing Grace

Why: A hymn by a former slave-ship captain, one of the most sung songs ever.

What to preserve: Lyrics, John Newton story

Year and origin: 1779 · England

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Amazing Grace on Wikipedia

D-0135 — Strange Fruit

Why: Billie Holiday's haunting protest against lynching.

What to preserve: Recording

Year and origin: 1939 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Strange Fruit on Wikipedia

D-0136 — The Internationale

Why: The anthem of the socialist movement, sung at Tiananmen in 1989.

What to preserve: Lyrics, translations

Year and origin: 1871 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Internationale on Wikipedia

D-0137 — MTV

Why: The channel that made music visual.

What to preserve: Launch broadcast, VJs

Year and origin: 1981 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: MTV on Wikipedia

D-0138 — Fender Stratocaster

Why: The most copied guitar shape in the world.

What to preserve: An instrument

Year and origin: 1954 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Fender Stratocaster on Wikipedia

D-0139 — West Side Story

Why: Romeo and Juliet with New York street gangs and dance.

What to preserve: Score, choreography

Year and origin: 1957 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: West Side Story on Wikipedia

D-0140 — Bharatanatyam

Why: Classical Indian temple dance of expressive hands and eyes.

What to preserve: Mudras, performance film

Year and origin: Ancient · India

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bharatanatyam on Wikipedia

D-0141 — Seven Nation Army

Why: A riff that became the world's football chant.

What to preserve: Recording, stadium chant

Year and origin: 2003 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Seven Nation Army on Wikipedia

D-0142 — Lofi Girl

Why: A YouTube livestream of a studying anime girl with endless lo-fi beats.

What to preserve: The stream, animation

Year and origin: 2017 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Lofi Girl on Wikipedia

D-0143 — Arirang

Why: A folk song that is the unofficial anthem of both Koreas.

What to preserve: Lyrics, variants

Year and origin: Ancient · Korea

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Arirang on Wikipedia

D-0144 — Carnatic music

Why: South India's classical music.

What to preserve: Recordings, compositions

Year and origin: Ancient · India

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Carnatic music on Wikipedia

D-0145 — Persian traditional music

Why: The classical radif music of Iran.

What to preserve: Recordings, instruments

Year and origin: Ancient · Iran

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Persian traditional music on Wikipedia

D-0146 — Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Why: Japan's New Year's Eve music show, a national tradition.

What to preserve: Broadcasts

Year and origin: 1951 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Kōhaku Uta Gassen on Wikipedia

D-0147 — PPAP

Why: A 45-second absurdist song that the whole world copied.

What to preserve: The video, the dance, its record-breaking chart entry

Year and origin: 2016 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) on Wikipedia

D-0148 — Korobeiniki

Why: A Russian folk song the world knows as the Tetris theme.

What to preserve: Poem, folk melody, Game Boy Tetris version

Year and origin: 1861 · Russia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Korobeiniki on Wikipedia

D-0149 — Kazoo

Why: A humming toy instrument anyone can play.

What to preserve: An instrument

Year and origin: 19th century · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Kazoo on Wikipedia

D-0150 — What Does the Fox Say?

Why: A Norwegian comedy song asking about fox noises.

What to preserve: Video, Ylvis

Year and origin: 2013 · Norway

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) on Wikipedia

D-0151 — Ievan Polkka

Why: A Finnish folk polka reborn as an internet meme with a spinning leek and a singing robot.

What to preserve: The Loituma a cappella recording, the Leekspin animation, Hatsune Miku cover

Year and origin: 1930s · Finland

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ievan polkka on Wikipedia

D-0152 — Never Gonna Give You Up

Why: A sunny 1980s pop hit that became the internet's favorite prank.

What to preserve: The music video, the dance, the history of Rickrolling

Year and origin: 1987 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Never Gonna Give You Up on Wikipedia

D-0153 — Harlem Shake

Why: A 30-second dance meme where one person dances alone, then a cut reveals chaos.

What to preserve: Representative videos, the Baauer track, the meme format

Year and origin: 2013 · United States (internet)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Harlem Shake (meme) on Wikipedia

D-0154 — Floss

Why: A swinging-arms dance spread by kids and video games across playgrounds worldwide.

What to preserve: The Backpack Kid SNL clip, step instructions, Fortnite emote

Year and origin: 2016 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Floss (dance) on Wikipedia

D-0155 — Hokey cokey

Why: A wartime party dance where everyone puts their left leg in and shakes it all about.

What to preserve: Lyrics, circle-dance instructions, the Hokey Pokey variant

Year and origin: 1942 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Hokey Cokey on Wikipedia

D-0156 — Cha-Cha Slide

Why: A dance song that literally tells you what moves to do, a fixture of every party.

What to preserve: The recording, the called-out step sequence

Year and origin: 2000 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Cha Cha Slide on Wikipedia

D-0157 — Numa Numa

Why: A teenager lip-syncing in his chair became one of the first viral videos.

What to preserve: The original webcam video, its spread and imitators

Year and origin: 2004 · United States (internet)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Numa Numa on Wikipedia

D-0158 — Highlife

Why: Ghana's guitar-and-horn dance music, soundtrack of West African independence.

What to preserve: Classic recordings (E. T. Mensah), dance-band history

Year and origin: 1920s · Ghana

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Highlife on Wikipedia

D-0159 — Amapiano

Why: Log-drum-driven township house music that took over dance floors in the 2020s.

What to preserve: Representative tracks, the log drum sound, dance styles

Year and origin: 2010s · South Africa

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Amapiano on Wikipedia

D-0160 — Jai Ho

Why: A Slumdog Millionaire song that won an Oscar and became a global victory chant.

What to preserve: The song, the train-station dance finale

Year and origin: 2008 · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Jai Ho (song) on Wikipedia

D-0161 — Kecak

Why: A Balinese chant-dance performed by a circle of men chanting "cak".

What to preserve: Performance film, the chant patterns, Ramayana storyline

Year and origin: 1930s · Indonesia (Bali)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Kecak on Wikipedia

D-0162 — Ukulele

Why: A tiny four-string instrument from Portuguese immigrants that became Hawaii's sound.

What to preserve: An instrument, playing basics

Year and origin: 1880s · United States (Hawaii)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ukulele on Wikipedia

D-0163 — La Cucaracha

Why: A silly folk song about a cockroach, tied to the Mexican Revolution.

What to preserve: Lyrics, variants, car-horn tune

Year and origin: 1910s · Spain/Mexico

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: La Cucaracha on Wikipedia

D-0164 — Polka

Why: A bouncy couples' dance that swept 19th-century Europe and immigrant America.

What to preserve: Dance steps, recordings

Year and origin: 1830s · Czech Republic (Bohemia)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Polka on Wikipedia

D-0165 — Messiah

Why: An oratorio whose Hallelujah chorus makes audiences stand up.

What to preserve: Score, Hallelujah chorus recording, standing tradition

Year and origin: 1741 · Great Britain

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Messiah (Handel) on Wikipedia

D-0166 — Riverdance

Why: A Eurovision interval act that turned Irish step dancing into a global show.

What to preserve: The 1994 performance, the show

Year and origin: 1994 · Ireland

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Riverdance on Wikipedia

D-0167 — Daft Punk

Why: Helmeted French robots who made electronic dance music mainstream.

What to preserve: Albums, helmets, Alive 2007 pyramid

Year and origin: 1993 · France

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Daft Punk on Wikipedia

D-0168 — Dabke

Why: A stamping line dance performed at Arab weddings.

What to preserve: Dance footage, music

Year and origin: Ancient · Levant

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dabke on Wikipedia

D-0169 — Mbira

Why: A thumb piano used to contact ancestors in Shona ceremonies.

What to preserve: An instrument, recordings

Year and origin: Ancient · Zimbabwe

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Mbira on Wikipedia

D-0170 — Charleston

Why: The flapper dance of the Roaring Twenties.

What to preserve: Dance footage, the song

Year and origin: 1920s · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Charleston (dance) on Wikipedia

D-0171 — Swing music

Why: Big-band jazz that made the whole world dance.

What to preserve: Benny Goodman, Count Basie recordings

Year and origin: 1930s · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Swing music on Wikipedia

D-0172 — Stayin' Alive

Why: Bee Gees falsetto, a disco strut and the rhythm used for CPR training.

What to preserve: Recording, Saturday Night Fever, CPR tempo

Year and origin: 1977 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Stayin' Alive on Wikipedia

D-0173 — Eduard Khil

Why: A Soviet singer whose wordless song became the "Trololo" meme.

What to preserve: The 1976 performance, meme history

Year and origin: 1960s · Soviet Union

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Eduard Khil on Wikipedia

D-0174 — Crazy Frog

Why: An animated frog ringtone that outsold Coldplay.

What to preserve: Ringtone, Axel F video

Year and origin: 2005 · Sweden

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Crazy Frog on Wikipedia

D-0175 — Mannequin Challenge

Why: People freezing in place while a camera moves through.

What to preserve: Videos, Black Beatles song

Year and origin: 2016 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mannequin Challenge on Wikipedia

D-0176 — The Star-Spangled Banner

Why: A national anthem born from a battle, sung before every American sporting event.

What to preserve: Lyrics, Whitney Houston and Hendrix versions

Year and origin: 1814 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Star-Spangled Banner on Wikipedia

D-0177 — Moog synthesizer

Why: The synthesizer that brought electronic sound into pop.

What to preserve: An instrument, Switched-On Bach

Year and origin: 1964 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Moog synthesizer on Wikipedia

D-0178 — Stradivarius

Why: Violins by Antonio Stradivari, priceless and still played.

What to preserve: Instruments, research

Year and origin: 17th century · Italy

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Stradivarius on Wikipedia

D-0179 — Sweet Caroline

Why: The "bah bah bah" singalong at baseball and football games.

What to preserve: Recording, Fenway Park tradition

Year and origin: 1969 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Sweet Caroline on Wikipedia

D-0180 — Tunak Tunak Tun

Why: Daler Mehndi dancing in multiple copies of himself became a global meme.

What to preserve: Video, the dance

Year and origin: 1998 · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Tunak Tunak Tun on Wikipedia

D-0181 — Naatu Naatu

Why: A rural dance from RRR that won an Oscar.

What to preserve: Film sequence, dance steps

Year and origin: 2022 · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Naatu Naatu on Wikipedia

D-0182 — Klezmer

Why: Joyous Jewish music of weddings, with clarinets and fiddles.

What to preserve: Recordings

Year and origin: Medieval · Eastern Europe

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Klezmer on Wikipedia

D-0183 — Alphorn

Why: A very long wooden horn played by Alpine herders.

What to preserve: An instrument

Year and origin: Medieval · Switzerland

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Alphorn on Wikipedia

D-0184 — Danse Macabre

Why: Medieval images of skeletons leading people of all ranks in a dance of death.

What to preserve: Paintings, Saint-Saens' music

Year and origin: 15th century · Europe

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Danse Macabre on Wikipedia

D-0185 — Chopsticks

Why: A two-finger piano waltz everyone can play.

What to preserve: Sheet music, Big piano scene

Year and origin: 1877 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Chopsticks (waltz) on Wikipedia

D-0186 — Tinikling

Why: A dance hopping between clapping bamboo poles.

What to preserve: Dance footage

Year and origin: Ancient · Philippines

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Tinikling on Wikipedia

D-0187 — Ride of the Valkyries

Why: Wagner's charging music, a helicopter attack in Apocalypse Now.

What to preserve: Score, film use

Year and origin: 1870 · Germany

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ride of the Valkyries on Wikipedia

D-0188 — O Fortuna

Why: A thunderous medieval poem set to music that every movie trailer uses.

What to preserve: Carmina Burana score, recording

Year and origin: 1937 · Germany

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: O Fortuna on Wikipedia

D-0189 — Wellerman

Why: A whaling ballad that started a TikTok sea shanty craze.

What to preserve: Lyrics, Nathan Evans duets

Year and origin: 19th century · New Zealand

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Wellerman on Wikipedia

D-0190 — Dancing baby

Why: A 3D baby dancing, one of the first viral videos.

What to preserve: Animation

Year and origin: 1996 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Dancing baby on Wikipedia

D-0191 — Epic Sax Guy

Why: A Moldovan saxophonist's pelvic-thrusting Eurovision solo became an endless meme.

What to preserve: The Eurovision clip, meme loops

Year and origin: 2010 · Moldova

Vote: 3/9 (historian 0 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Sergey Stepanov (musician) on Wikipedia

D-0192 — Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Why: An African American spiritual, now an English rugby anthem.

What to preserve: Fisk Jubilee Singers recording

Year and origin: 1870s · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 2 · future kid 0 · curator 1)

Learn more: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot on Wikipedia

D-0193 — Twist

Why: The first worldwide dance craze of the rock era, danced apart rather than in couples.

What to preserve: Footage of the dance, the Chubby Checker TV performance

Year and origin: 1960 · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Twist (dance) on Wikipedia

D-0194 — Single Ladies

Why: Beyonce's black-and-white music video spawned countless dance covers.

What to preserve: The music video, the hand-flip choreography

Year and origin: 2008 · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) on Wikipedia

D-0195 — Lambada

Why: A sultry summer hit that spread a Brazilian couples' dance across the globe.

What to preserve: The Kaoma video, the dance, its Bolivian song origins

Year and origin: 1989 · France/Brazil

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Lambada (song) on Wikipedia

D-0196 — Dragostea Din Tei

Why: A Moldovan pop song that gave the internet the "Numa Numa" moment.

What to preserve: The O-Zone video, chart history, the Numa Numa connection

Year and origin: 2003 · Moldova

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Dragostea din tei on Wikipedia

D-0197 — Pata Pata

Why: Miriam Makeba's joyful dance song carried South African music to the world during apartheid.

What to preserve: The recording, the dance, Makeba's story in exile

Year and origin: 1967 · South Africa

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pata Pata on Wikipedia

D-0198 — Soul Makossa

Why: A Cameroonian saxophone groove sampled by Michael Jackson and Rihanna.

What to preserve: The recording, the "mama-say mama-sa" chant, sampling history

Year and origin: 1972 · Cameroon

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Soul Makossa on Wikipedia

D-0199 — Calm Down

Why: An Afrobeats love song that became one of the biggest global hits from Africa.

What to preserve: The song, the Selena Gomez remix, chart history

Year and origin: 2022 · Nigeria

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Calm Down (Rema song) on Wikipedia

D-0200 — Tinariwen

Why: Tuareg rebels with electric guitars who created desert blues.

What to preserve: Albums, the desert blues sound, their exile story

Year and origin: 1979 · Mali

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Tinariwen on Wikipedia

D-0201 — Ravi Shankar

Why: The sitar master who taught the West to listen to Indian classical music.

What to preserve: Monterey Pop and Concert for Bangladesh recordings

Year and origin: 1940s · India

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ravi Shankar on Wikipedia

D-0202 — Chaiyya Chaiyya

Why: An iconic Bollywood song danced on the roof of a moving train.

What to preserve: The film sequence, the song, its global covers

Year and origin: 1998 · India

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Chaiyya Chaiyya on Wikipedia

D-0203 — Why This Kolaveri Di

Why: A Tamil-English nonsense song that became India's first major viral music hit.

What to preserve: The studio video, the "Tanglish" lyrics, response covers

Year and origin: 2011 · India

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Why This Kolaveri Di on Wikipedia

D-0204 — Dangdut

Why: Indonesia's hugely popular pop, mixing Malay, Indian and Arabic sounds.

What to preserve: Rhoma Irama recordings, dance styles

Year and origin: 1970s · Indonesia

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Dangdut on Wikipedia

D-0205 — Blackpink

Why: The girl group that became the most-subscribed music act on YouTube.

What to preserve: Music videos, Coachella performance

Year and origin: 2016 · South Korea

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Blackpink on Wikipedia

D-0206 — Sukiyaki

Why: The only Japanese-language song ever to top the US Billboard charts.

What to preserve: Kyu Sakamoto's recording, its real title, chart history

Year and origin: 1961 · Japan

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Sukiyaki (song) on Wikipedia

D-0207 — City pop

Why: Glossy Japanese urban pop that found a second life on YouTube decades later.

What to preserve: Representative albums, cover art, YouTube revival

Year and origin: 1970s · Japan

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: City pop on Wikipedia

D-0208 — Waltzing Matilda

Why: Australia's unofficial anthem about a swagman and a stolen sheep.

What to preserve: Lyrics, recordings, Banjo Paterson's story

Year and origin: 1895 · Australia

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Waltzing Matilda on Wikipedia

D-0209 — The Girl from Ipanema

Why: One of the most recorded songs in history, the sound of the bossa nova craze.

What to preserve: The Getz/Gilberto recording, lyrics

Year and origin: 1962 · Brazil

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Girl from Ipanema on Wikipedia

D-0210 — Guantanamera

Why: A Cuban song with verses by Jose Marti, a worldwide folk standard.

What to preserve: Recordings, lyrics

Year and origin: 1929 · Cuba

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Guantanamera on Wikipedia

D-0211 — Buena Vista Social Club

Why: An album that revived forgotten Cuban musicians and became a global phenomenon.

What to preserve: The album, the Wim Wenders film

Year and origin: 1997 · Cuba

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Buena Vista Social Club (album) on Wikipedia

D-0212 — Mambo No. 5

Why: A mambo by Perez Prado, revived in 1999 with a list of girls' names.

What to preserve: Perez Prado original, Lou Bega version

Year and origin: 1949 · Cuba/Mexico

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mambo No. 5 on Wikipedia

D-0213 — Cielito Lindo

Why: "Ay ay ay ay, canta y no llores": a Mexican song sung at every celebration.

What to preserve: Lyrics, recordings

Year and origin: 1882 · Mexico

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Cielito Lindo on Wikipedia

Film and TV

D-0214 — A Trip to the Moon

Why: Georges Melies' fantasy with the rocket in the Moon's eye.

What to preserve: The hand-colored print

Year and origin: 1902 · France

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: A Trip to the Moon on Wikipedia

D-0215 — Charlie Chaplin

Why: The Tramp made the whole world laugh without words.

What to preserve: The Tramp costume, key films

Year and origin: 1914 · United Kingdom/United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Charlie Chaplin on Wikipedia

D-0216 — Mickey Mouse

Why: The most recognized cartoon character.

What to preserve: Design history, films

Year and origin: 1928 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Mickey Mouse on Wikipedia

D-0217 — The Wizard of Oz

Why: A girl in ruby slippers follows a yellow brick road.

What to preserve: The film, ruby slippers

Year and origin: 1939 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: The Wizard of Oz on Wikipedia

D-0218 — Godzilla

Why: A radioactive monster born of Hiroshima's trauma.

What to preserve: The film, suit, roar

Year and origin: 1954 · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Godzilla (1954 film) on Wikipedia

D-0219 — Star Wars

Why: A space fairy tale that became a global mythology.

What to preserve: The film, lightsaber, opening crawl

Year and origin: 1977 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Star Wars (film) on Wikipedia

D-0220 — Spirited Away

Why: A girl working in a spirit bathhouse, Japan's highest-grossing film for 19 years.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2001 · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Spirited Away on Wikipedia

D-0221 — Mr. Bean

Why: A nearly silent man-child understood in every country.

What to preserve: Episodes, Mini, teddy

Year and origin: 1990 · United Kingdom

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Mr. Bean on Wikipedia

D-0222 — Bollywood

Why: India's Hindi film industry of song and dance.

What to preserve: Films, song sequences

Year and origin: 1930s · India

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Hindi cinema on Wikipedia

D-0223 — YouTube

Why: The video site where anyone can broadcast.

What to preserve: Platform history

Year and origin: 2005 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: YouTube on Wikipedia

D-0224 — Sesame Street

Why: Children's TV with Muppets in a city street.

What to preserve: Episodes, characters

Year and origin: 1969 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Sesame Street on Wikipedia

D-0225 — The Simpsons

Why: The longest-running American animated series.

What to preserve: Episodes, couch gag

Year and origin: 1989 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: The Simpsons on Wikipedia

D-0226 — Tom and Jerry

Why: A cat and mouse chase forever, understood in every language.

What to preserve: Cartoons

Year and origin: 1940 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Tom and Jerry on Wikipedia

D-0227 — SpongeBob SquarePants

Why: A sponge living in a pineapple under the sea.

What to preserve: Episodes, memes

Year and origin: 1999 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: SpongeBob SquarePants on Wikipedia

D-0228 — Anime

Why: Japanese animation, now a global culture.

What to preserve: Examples

Year and origin: 1917 · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Anime on Wikipedia

D-0229 — Toy Story

Why: The first fully computer-animated feature film.

What to preserve: The film, Woody and Buzz

Year and origin: 1995 · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Toy Story on Wikipedia

D-0230 — Bruce Lee

Why: The martial artist who made kung fu global.

What to preserve: Films, Jeet Kune Do

Year and origin: 1970s · Hong Kong/United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Bruce Lee on Wikipedia

D-0231 — Nollywood

Why: Nigeria's video film industry, one of the largest on Earth.

What to preserve: Films, production methods

Year and origin: 1990s · Nigeria

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Nollywood on Wikipedia

D-0232 — Hollywood

Why: Hollywood, the film capital that exported American dreams.

What to preserve: Studios, history

Year and origin: 1910s · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Cinema of the United States on Wikipedia

D-0233 — TikTok

Why: Short video app that reshaped music and culture.

What to preserve: App, trends

Year and origin: 2016 · China

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: TikTok on Wikipedia

D-0234 — Television

Why: The box in the living room that united nations in watching.

What to preserve: Sets, history

Year and origin: 1920s · Worldwide

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Television on Wikipedia

D-0235 — Telenovela

Why: Latin American serial drama with a defined ending.

What to preserve: Format

Year and origin: 1950s · Latin America

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Telenovela on Wikipedia

D-0236 — Doraemon

Why: A robot cat from the future with a magic pocket.

What to preserve: Manga, anime

Year and origin: 1969 · Japan

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Doraemon on Wikipedia

D-0237 — Disneyland

Why: A theme park built from cartoons.

What to preserve: Park, castle

Year and origin: 1955 · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Disneyland on Wikipedia

D-0238 — Shadow play

Why: Puppets casting shadows on a screen were humanity's first moving pictures.

What to preserve: Puppets, screen, performance film

Year and origin: Ancient · China/India/Southeast Asia

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Shadow play on Wikipedia

D-0239 — James Bond

Why: The longest-running film spy, "shaken, not stirred."

What to preserve: Films, gadgets, gun-barrel sequence

Year and origin: 1953 · United Kingdom

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: James Bond on Wikipedia

D-0240 — 2001: A Space Odyssey

Why: A monolith, a murderous computer and humanity's evolution.

What to preserve: The film, HAL 9000

Year and origin: 1968 · United States/United Kingdom

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: 2001: A Space Odyssey on Wikipedia

D-0241 — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Why: A boy and an alien flying past the Moon on a bicycle.

What to preserve: The film, bicycle scene

Year and origin: 1982 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Wikipedia

D-0242 — Back to the Future

Why: A teenager time-travels in a DeLorean.

What to preserve: The film, DeLorean

Year and origin: 1985 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Back to the Future on Wikipedia

D-0243 — My Neighbor Totoro

Why: A giant forest spirit waiting for the bus in the rain.

What to preserve: The film, Catbus

Year and origin: 1988 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: My Neighbor Totoro on Wikipedia

D-0244 — Jurassic Park

Why: Dinosaurs brought to life by computers.

What to preserve: The film, T. rex, water glass ripple

Year and origin: 1993 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jurassic Park on Wikipedia

D-0245 — The Lion King

Why: An animated lion prince and "Circle of Life."

What to preserve: The film, songs

Year and origin: 1994 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Lion King on Wikipedia

D-0246 — Titanic

Why: "I'm the king of the world!" on the bow of the doomed ship.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1997 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Titanic (1997 film) on Wikipedia

D-0247 — Shrek

Why: A grumpy ogre who parodied fairy tales.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2001 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Shrek on Wikipedia

D-0248 — Frozen

Why: "Let It Go."

What to preserve: The film, song

Year and origin: 2013 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Frozen (2013 film) on Wikipedia

D-0249 — Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Why: Coconut-clopping knights and the Black Knight.

What to preserve: The film, coconuts

Year and origin: 1975 · United Kingdom

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Wikipedia

D-0250 — Jackie Chan

Why: Comedy kung fu with dangerous stunts.

What to preserve: Films, stunts

Year and origin: 1970s · Hong Kong

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jackie Chan on Wikipedia

D-0251 — Charlie Bit My Finger

Why: A baby bites his brother: one of YouTube's first megahits.

What to preserve: The video

Year and origin: 2007 · United Kingdom

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Charlie Bit My Finger on Wikipedia

D-0252 — Star Trek: The Original Series

Why: "To boldly go where no man has gone before."

What to preserve: Episodes, Vulcan salute

Year and origin: 1966 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Star Trek: The Original Series on Wikipedia

D-0253 — The Muppet Show

Why: Kermit and friends' backstage variety show.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1976 · United Kingdom/United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Muppet Show on Wikipedia

D-0254 — Friends

Why: Six friends in a New York coffee shop.

What to preserve: Episodes, "The Rachel" haircut

Year and origin: 1994 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Friends on Wikipedia

D-0255 — Takeshi's Castle

Why: Contestants falling into mud and water.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1986 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Takeshi's Castle on Wikipedia

D-0256 — Looney Tunes

Why: Warner Bros. cartoons with "That's all folks!"

What to preserve: Cartoons

Year and origin: 1930 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Looney Tunes on Wikipedia

D-0257 — Studio Ghibli

Why: Japan's beloved animation studio.

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1985 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Studio Ghibli on Wikipedia

D-0258 — Skibidi Toilet

Why: Singing heads in toilets, Gen Alpha's meme.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2023 · Georgia

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Skibidi Toilet on Wikipedia

D-0259 — Marilyn Monroe

Why: Hollywood's icon of glamour.

What to preserve: Films, white dress

Year and origin: 1950s · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Marilyn Monroe on Wikipedia

D-0260 — Who Killed Captain Alex?

Why: A $200 action film from Wakaliwood.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2010 · Uganda

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Who Killed Captain Alex? on Wikipedia

D-0261 — Patterson–Gimlin film

Why: Supposed Bigfoot footage.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1967 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Patterson–Gimlin film on Wikipedia

D-0262 — Cosplay

Why: Dressing as fictional characters.

What to preserve: Costumes, conventions

Year and origin: 1984 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cosplay on Wikipedia

D-0263 — CCTV New Year's Gala

Why: The most-watched TV program in the world every Chinese New Year.

What to preserve: Broadcasts

Year and origin: 1983 · China

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 3)

Learn more: CMG Spring Festival Gala on Wikipedia

D-0264 — Pokémon

Why: Ash and Pikachu, "Gotta catch 'em all."

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1997 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pokémon (TV series) on Wikipedia

D-0265 — Wayang

Why: Javanese shadow puppet theatre performing epics through the night.

What to preserve: Wayang kulit puppets, gamelan, performance footage

Year and origin: 10th century · Indonesia

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Wayang on Wikipedia

D-0266 — Punch and Judy

Why: A slapstick seaside puppet show with a violent, squeaky-voiced hero.

What to preserve: Puppets, swazzle, scripts

Year and origin: 1662 · England

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Punch and Judy on Wikipedia

D-0267 — Magic lantern

Why: The image projector that led to cinema.

What to preserve: A lantern, slides

Year and origin: 1659 · Netherlands

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Magic lantern on Wikipedia

D-0268 — Roundhay Garden Scene

Why: The oldest surviving motion picture, two seconds long.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1888 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Roundhay Garden Scene on Wikipedia

D-0269 — Laurel and Hardy

Why: The thin and fat comedy duo.

What to preserve: Films, piano-moving scene

Year and origin: 1927 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Laurel and Hardy on Wikipedia

D-0270 — Metropolis

Why: A science fiction epic of class war and a robot woman.

What to preserve: The restored film, robot design

Year and origin: 1927 · Germany

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Metropolis (1927 film) on Wikipedia

D-0271 — King Kong

Why: A giant ape atop the Empire State Building.

What to preserve: The film, stop-motion

Year and origin: 1933 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: King Kong (1933 film) on Wikipedia

D-0272 — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Why: The first cel-animated feature film.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1937 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (film) on Wikipedia

D-0273 — Seven Samurai

Why: The template for every team-up action film.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1954 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Seven Samurai on Wikipedia

D-0274 — The Sound of Music

Why: Julie Andrews singing on an Alpine hilltop.

What to preserve: The film, songs

Year and origin: 1965 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Sound of Music (film) on Wikipedia

D-0275 — Jaws

Why: A shark and a two-note score invented the summer blockbuster.

What to preserve: The film, score

Year and origin: 1975 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jaws (film) on Wikipedia

D-0276 — The Matrix

Why: Bullet time and the red pill.

What to preserve: The film, bullet time

Year and origin: 1999 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Matrix on Wikipedia

D-0277 — Coco

Why: A boy visits the Land of the Dead on the Day of the Dead.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2017 · United States/Mexico

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Coco (2017 film) on Wikipedia

D-0278 — Black Panther

Why: An Afrofuturist superhero kingdom.

What to preserve: The film, "Wakanda Forever" salute

Year and origin: 2018 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Black Panther (film) on Wikipedia

D-0279 — KPop Demon Hunters

Why: A K-pop girl group fights demons in Netflix's most-watched film.

What to preserve: The film, Golden song

Year and origin: 2025 · United States/South Korea

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: KPop Demon Hunters on Wikipedia

D-0280 — Drive-in theater

Why: Watching movies from your car.

What to preserve: A drive-in, speakers

Year and origin: 1933 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Drive-in theater on Wikipedia

D-0281 — VHS

Why: The videotape that brought movies into homes.

What to preserve: Tapes, VCR

Year and origin: 1976 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: VHS on Wikipedia

D-0282 — Blockbuster

Why: The video rental store chain, with "be kind, rewind."

What to preserve: Store, membership card, last store in Oregon

Year and origin: 1985 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Blockbuster (retailer) on Wikipedia

D-0283 — Me at the zoo

Why: The first YouTube video, 18 seconds at the elephants.

What to preserve: The video

Year and origin: 2005 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Me at the zoo on Wikipedia

D-0284 — Mukbang

Why: Livestreams of people eating huge meals.

What to preserve: Videos

Year and origin: 2008 · South Korea

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Mukbang on Wikipedia

D-0285 — El Chavo del Ocho

Why: A poor boy in a barrel, beloved across Latin America.

What to preserve: Episodes, characters

Year and origin: 1973 · Mexico

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: El Chavo del Ocho on Wikipedia

D-0286 — Doctor Who

Why: A time traveler in a police box.

What to preserve: Episodes, TARDIS, theme

Year and origin: 1963 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Doctor Who on Wikipedia

D-0287 — Monty Python's Flying Circus

Why: Absurdist sketch comedy: Dead Parrot, Ministry of Silly Walks.

What to preserve: Episodes, sketches

Year and origin: 1969 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Monty Python's Flying Circus on Wikipedia

D-0288 — Peppa Pig

Why: A pig family jumping in muddy puddles.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2004 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Peppa Pig on Wikipedia

D-0289 — Squid Game

Why: Deadly children's games, Netflix's biggest show.

What to preserve: Episodes, tracksuits

Year and origin: 2021 · South Korea

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Squid Game on Wikipedia

D-0290 — El Santo

Why: A masked wrestler who starred in monster films.

What to preserve: Films, mask

Year and origin: 1950s · Mexico

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: El Santo on Wikipedia

D-0291 — Mole

Why: A little Czech mole, Krtek.

What to preserve: Cartoons

Year and origin: 1957 · Czechoslovakia

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Little Mole on Wikipedia

D-0292 — The Smurfs

Why: Little blue creatures in mushroom houses.

What to preserve: Comics, cartoons

Year and origin: 1958 · Belgium

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Smurfs on Wikipedia

D-0293 — The Adventures of Tintin

Why: A boy reporter and his dog Snowy.

What to preserve: Comics, animation

Year and origin: 1929 · Belgium

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Adventures of Tintin on Wikipedia

D-0294 — Asterix

Why: Gauls resisting Rome with a magic potion.

What to preserve: Comics, films

Year and origin: 1959 · France

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Asterix on Wikipedia

D-0295 — Moomins

Why: Hippo-like trolls in Moominvalley.

What to preserve: Books, animation

Year and origin: 1945 · Finland

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Moomins on Wikipedia

D-0296 — Dragon Ball

Why: Goku's quest for the Dragon Balls and Kamehameha.

What to preserve: Manga, anime

Year and origin: 1984 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dragon Ball on Wikipedia

D-0297 — The Flintstones

Why: A Stone Age family sitcom.

What to preserve: Episodes, "Yabba dabba doo"

Year and origin: 1960 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Flintstones on Wikipedia

D-0298 — The Room

Why: A film so bad it became a cult hit.

What to preserve: The film, spoons

Year and origin: 2003 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Room on Wikipedia

D-0299 — The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Why: A cult musical with audience participation.

What to preserve: The film, Time Warp

Year and origin: 1975 · United Kingdom/United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Wikipedia

D-0300 — Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam

Why: "Turkish Star Wars," with stolen footage.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1982 · Turkey

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam on Wikipedia

D-0301 — Rajinikanth

Why: Tamil superstar with gravity-defying style.

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1970s · India

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Rajinikanth on Wikipedia

D-0302 — Hachikō Monogatari

Why: The loyal dog waiting at Shibuya station.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1987 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hachikō Monogatari on Wikipedia

D-0303 — Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Why: Carl Sagan's "pale blue dot" and cosmic perspective.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1980 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage on Wikipedia

D-0304 — Spaghetti Western

Why: Italian-made westerns.

What to preserve: Examples

Year and origin: 1960s · Italy

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Spaghetti Western on Wikipedia

D-0305 — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Why: "It's morphin' time!"

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1993 · United States/Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on Wikipedia

D-0306 — Dinner for One

Why: A British sketch watched by Germans every New Year's Eve.

What to preserve: The sketch, "same procedure as every year"

Year and origin: 1963 · West Germany

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dinner for One on Wikipedia

D-0307 — Pippi Longstocking

Why: The strongest girl in the world.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1969 · Sweden

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series) on Wikipedia

D-0308 — Slow television

Why: Live broadcasts of train journeys, knitting and fireplaces for hours.

What to preserve: Broadcasts

Year and origin: 2009 · Norway

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Slow television on Wikipedia

D-0309 — America's Funniest Home Videos

Why: Home video blooper show.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1989 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: America's Funniest Home Videos on Wikipedia

D-0310 — Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Why: One of the first films shown to a paying audience.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1895 · France

Vote: 6/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory on Wikipedia

D-0311 — Home Alone

Why: A boy defending his house from burglars with traps.

What to preserve: The film, traps, scream

Year and origin: 1990 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Home Alone on Wikipedia

D-0312 — Wallace and Gromit

Why: A cheese-loving inventor and his silent dog.

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1989 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Wallace & Gromit on Wikipedia

D-0313 — Dumb Ways to Die

Why: A train-safety ad with cute characters dying.

What to preserve: The video, song

Year and origin: 2012 · Australia

Vote: 6/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dumb Ways to Die on Wikipedia

D-0314 — Coronation of Elizabeth II

Why: One of the first great live TV events.

What to preserve: Broadcast

Year and origin: 1953 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Coronation of Elizabeth II on Wikipedia

D-0315 — Shoah

Why: A nine-hour Holocaust documentary of testimony.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1985 · France

Vote: 6/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Shoah (film) on Wikipedia

D-0316 — Zapruder film

Why: Home movie of the Kennedy assassination.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1963 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Zapruder film on Wikipedia

D-0317 — Steamboat Willie

Why: Mickey Mouse whistling at the wheel, the dawn of synchronized cartoons.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1928 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Steamboat Willie on Wikipedia

D-0318 — Citizen Kane

Why: Often called the greatest film ever made: "Rosebud."

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1941 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Citizen Kane on Wikipedia

D-0319 — Casablanca

Why: A wartime romance full of famous lines.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1942 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Casablanca (film) on Wikipedia

D-0320 — Rashomon

Why: Four contradicting accounts of one crime gave a name to unreliable truth.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1950 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Rashomon on Wikipedia

D-0321 — Pather Panchali

Why: Satyajit Ray's poetic film of village childhood in Bengal.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1955 · India

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Pather Panchali on Wikipedia

D-0322 — Psycho

Why: The shower scene changed horror forever.

What to preserve: The film, shower scene, score

Year and origin: 1960 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Psycho (1960 film) on Wikipedia

D-0323 — The Godfather

Why: "An offer he can't refuse": the gangster film as family epic.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1972 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Godfather on Wikipedia

D-0324 — Schindler's List

Why: A Holocaust film that made millions confront history.

What to preserve: The film, girl in the red coat

Year and origin: 1993 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Schindler's List on Wikipedia

D-0325 — Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Why: A Bollywood romance that ran in a Mumbai cinema for over 25 years.

What to preserve: The film, train scene

Year and origin: 1995 · India

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge on Wikipedia

D-0326 — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Why: A comic-book animation style that changed animated film.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2018 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Wikipedia

D-0327 — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Why: A laundromat owner in the multiverse.

What to preserve: The film, hot-dog fingers

Year and origin: 2022 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Everything Everywhere All at Once on Wikipedia

D-0328 — Barbenheimer

Why: Fans double-billed a pink comedy and an atomic bomb drama.

What to preserve: Memes, box office

Year and origin: 2023 · United States (internet)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Barbenheimer on Wikipedia

D-0329 — Ne Zha 2

Why: The highest-grossing animated film in history.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2025 · China

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ne Zha 2 on Wikipedia

D-0330 — Academy Awards

Why: The Oscars, cinema's biggest night.

What to preserve: Statuette, ceremony

Year and origin: 1929 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Academy Awards on Wikipedia

D-0331 — Netflix

Why: Mail DVDs turned streaming giant.

What to preserve: Interface, history

Year and origin: 1997 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Netflix on Wikipedia

D-0332 — Soap opera

Why: Endless serialized family drama.

What to preserve: Format

Year and origin: 1930s · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Soap opera on Wikipedia

D-0333 — Teletubbies

Why: Colorful creatures with TVs in their bellies.

What to preserve: Episodes, characters

Year and origin: 1997 · United Kingdom

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Teletubbies on Wikipedia

D-0334 — Bluey

Why: A Blue Heeler puppy family, beloved by parents and kids.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2018 · Australia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bluey (TV series) on Wikipedia

D-0335 — I Love Lucy

Why: Lucille Ball and the chocolate conveyor belt.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1951 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: I Love Lucy on Wikipedia

D-0336 — Big Brother

Why: Strangers in a house under surveillance.

What to preserve: Format

Year and origin: 1999 · Netherlands

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Big Brother (franchise) on Wikipedia

D-0337 — Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Why: Reality TV and famous for being famous.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2007 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Keeping Up with the Kardashians on Wikipedia

D-0338 — Ramayan

Why: A TV epic that emptied India's streets every Sunday.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1987 · India

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ramayan (1987 TV series) on Wikipedia

D-0339 — Cantinflas

Why: The Mexican comic whose nonsense speech became a verb.

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1930s · Mexico

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cantinflas on Wikipedia

D-0340 — Popeye

Why: A sailor who eats spinach for strength.

What to preserve: Cartoons

Year and origin: 1929 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Popeye on Wikipedia

D-0341 — Bugs Bunny

Why: "What's up, Doc?"

What to preserve: Cartoons

Year and origin: 1940 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Bugs Bunny on Wikipedia

D-0342 — Fantasia

Why: Classical music animated, Mickey as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1940 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Fantasia (1940 film) on Wikipedia

D-0343 — Nu, pogodi!

Why: A Soviet wolf chasing a hare.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1969 · Soviet Union

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Well, Just You Wait! on Wikipedia

D-0344 — Cheburashka

Why: A big-eared creature of unknown species.

What to preserve: Character, films

Year and origin: 1966 · Soviet Union

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Cheburashka on Wikipedia

D-0345 — Masha and the Bear

Why: A mischievous girl and a patient bear.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2009 · Russia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Masha and the Bear on Wikipedia

D-0346 — Sailor Moon

Why: Magical girls who fight evil.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1991 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Sailor Moon on Wikipedia

D-0347 — How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Why: A grumpy creature learns the meaning of Christmas.

What to preserve: The special

Year and origin: 1966 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special) on Wikipedia

D-0348 — Stop motion

Why: Moving objects frame by frame.

What to preserve: Technique

Year and origin: 1890s · Worldwide

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Stop motion on Wikipedia

D-0349 — Chroma key

Why: Green screen effects.

What to preserve: Technique

Year and origin: 1930s · Worldwide

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Chroma key on Wikipedia

D-0350 — Superman

Why: "You'll believe a man can fly."

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1978 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Superman (1978 film) on Wikipedia

D-0351 — Soul Train

Why: A dance show of Black American culture with the Soul Train line.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1971 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Soul Train on Wikipedia

D-0352 — The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Why: America's late-night ritual.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1962 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on Wikipedia

D-0353 — Groundhog Day

Why: Reliving the same day.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1993 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Groundhog Day (film) on Wikipedia

D-0354 — Dr. Strangelove

Why: A nuclear apocalypse satire.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1964 · United Kingdom/United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dr. Strangelove on Wikipedia

D-0355 — Planet Earth

Why: Wildlife filmed in HD.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2006 · United Kingdom

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Planet Earth (2006 TV series) on Wikipedia

D-0356 — Triumph of the Will

Why: Nazi propaganda film, a warning about cinema's power.

What to preserve: The film, propaganda history

Year and origin: 1935 · Germany

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Triumph of the Will on Wikipedia

D-0357 — Newsreel

Why: News shown in cinemas before films.

What to preserve: Examples

Year and origin: 1910s · Worldwide

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Newsreel on Wikipedia

D-0358 — Silent film

Why: Films without synchronized sound.

What to preserve: Examples

Year and origin: 1890s · Worldwide

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Silent film on Wikipedia

D-0359 — Wuxia

Why: Martial heroes in Chinese fiction and film.

What to preserve: Examples

Year and origin: Ancient · China

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Wuxia on Wikipedia

D-0360 — Sound film

Why: The arrival of talkies.

What to preserve: History

Year and origin: 1920s · Worldwide

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Sound film on Wikipedia

D-0361 — Ultraman

Why: A giant hero fighting kaiju.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1966 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ultraman on Wikipedia

D-0362 — Sandmännchen

Why: The Sandman bedtime cartoon.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1959 · East Germany

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Sandmännchen on Wikipedia

D-0363 — The Irony of Fate

Why: A New Year's Eve comedy watched every year in Russia.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1975 · Soviet Union

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Irony of Fate on Wikipedia

D-0364 — Star Wars Kid

Why: An early viral video of a teen with a golf-ball retriever.

What to preserve: The video, cyberbullying lesson

Year and origin: 2003 · Canada

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Star Wars Kid on Wikipedia

D-0365 — Double Rainbow

Why: "What does it mean?"

What to preserve: The video

Year and origin: 2010 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Double Rainbow (viral video) on Wikipedia

D-0366 — Downfall

Why: A film whose bunker scene became endless subtitled parodies.

What to preserve: The film, parodies

Year and origin: 2004 · Germany

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Downfall (2004 film) on Wikipedia

D-0367 — Despicable Me

Why: The Minions are born.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2010 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Despicable Me on Wikipedia

D-0368 — La Dolce Vita

Why: Anita Ekberg in the Trevi Fountain; it gave us the word "paparazzi."

What to preserve: The film, fountain scene

Year and origin: 1960 · Italy

Vote: 5/9 (historian 3 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: La Dolce Vita on Wikipedia

D-0369 — The Shawshank Redemption

Why: A film about hope in prison that slowly became beloved.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1994 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 3)

Learn more: The Shawshank Redemption on Wikipedia

D-0370 — Pingu

Why: A clay penguin speaking gibberish.

What to preserve: Episodes, "Noot noot"

Year and origin: 1990 · Switzerland

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pingu on Wikipedia

D-0371 — Karagöz and Hacivat

Why: Ottoman shadow-puppet comedy duo who mocked everyone.

What to preserve: Puppets, scripts

Year and origin: 16th century · Turkey (Ottoman Empire)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Karagöz and Hacivat on Wikipedia

D-0372 — Fantasmagorie

Why: The first fully animated film.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1908 · France

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Fantasmagorie (film) on Wikipedia

D-0373 — The Birth of a Nation

Why: A technically groundbreaking but racist film that revived the Ku Klux Klan, a warning.

What to preserve: The film, protest history

Year and origin: 1915 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Birth of a Nation on Wikipedia

D-0374 — Battleship Potemkin

Why: The Odessa Steps sequence taught the world film editing.

What to preserve: The film, Odessa Steps

Year and origin: 1925 · Soviet Union

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Battleship Potemkin on Wikipedia

D-0375 — Bicycle Thieves

Why: Italian neorealism: a poor father searching for his stolen bicycle.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1948 · Italy

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Bicycle Thieves on Wikipedia

D-0376 — Mother India

Why: A landmark of Indian cinema about a peasant mother's sacrifice.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1957 · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mother India on Wikipedia

D-0377 — The Seventh Seal

Why: A knight plays chess with Death.

What to preserve: The film, chess scene

Year and origin: 1957 · Sweden

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Seventh Seal on Wikipedia

D-0378 — Mary Poppins

Why: A magical nanny, chimney sweeps and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."

What to preserve: The film, songs

Year and origin: 1964 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mary Poppins (film) on Wikipedia

D-0379 — Night of the Living Dead

Why: The film that created the modern zombie.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1968 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Night of the Living Dead on Wikipedia

D-0380 — The Battle of Algiers

Why: A documentary-style film of the Algerian independence war.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1966 · Algeria/Italy

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Battle of Algiers on Wikipedia

D-0381 — Blade Runner

Why: A rain-soaked future city that defined cyberpunk.

What to preserve: The film, "tears in rain"

Year and origin: 1982 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Blade Runner on Wikipedia

D-0382 — Akira

Why: A cyberpunk anime that brought Japanese animation to the West.

What to preserve: The film, the bike slide

Year and origin: 1988 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Akira (1988 film) on Wikipedia

D-0383 — Up

Why: A house lifted by balloons and a wordless marriage montage.

What to preserve: The film, "Married Life" montage

Year and origin: 2009 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Up (2009 film) on Wikipedia

D-0384 — Inside Out

Why: Emotions as characters inside a girl's head.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2015 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Inside Out on Wikipedia

D-0385 — RRR

Why: An over-the-top Telugu action epic of friendship.

What to preserve: The film, Naatu Naatu

Year and origin: 2022 · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: RRR on Wikipedia

D-0386 — Kung Fu Hustle

Why: A cartoonish kung fu comedy.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2004 · Hong Kong/China

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Kung Fu Hustle on Wikipedia

D-0387 — The Gods Must Be Crazy

Why: A Coke bottle falls from the sky into the Kalahari.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1980 · South Africa

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Gods Must Be Crazy on Wikipedia

D-0388 — Binge-watching

Why: Watching many episodes in a row.

What to preserve: Phenomenon

Year and origin: 2010s · Worldwide

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Binge-watching on Wikipedia

D-0389 — Test card

Why: Test patterns shown when TV was off air.

What to preserve: Test Card F

Year and origin: 1930s · Worldwide

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Test card on Wikipedia

D-0390 — Yo soy Betty, la fea

Why: The most successful telenovela ever, remade worldwide as Ugly Betty.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1999 · Colombia

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Yo soy Betty, la fea on Wikipedia

D-0391 — The Crocodile Hunter

Why: Steve Irwin's "Crikey!" wildlife show.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1996 · Australia

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Crocodile Hunter on Wikipedia

D-0392 — The Twilight Zone

Why: Eerie moral sci-fi tales.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1959 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Twilight Zone on Wikipedia

D-0393 — Roots

Why: A miniseries about slavery that America watched together.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1977 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Roots (1977 miniseries) on Wikipedia

D-0394 — Jeopardy!

Why: Answers given in the form of questions.

What to preserve: Episodes, music

Year and origin: 1964 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Jeopardy! on Wikipedia

D-0395 — American Idol

Why: A TV contest that made pop stars.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2002 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: American Idol on Wikipedia

D-0396 — Breaking Bad

Why: A chemistry teacher becomes a drug lord.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2008 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Breaking Bad on Wikipedia

D-0397 — Korean wave

Why: Hallyu: the global rise of Korean pop culture.

What to preserve: Dramas, K-pop

Year and origin: 1990s · South Korea

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Korean Wave on Wikipedia

D-0398 — Journey to the West

Why: The Monkey King on TV, repeated thousands of times.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1986 · China

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Journey to the West (1986 TV series) on Wikipedia

D-0399 — Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

Why: A coyote's endless failed traps from ACME.

What to preserve: Cartoons

Year and origin: 1949 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner on Wikipedia

D-0400 — Astro Boy

Why: A robot boy, the start of anime.

What to preserve: Manga, series

Year and origin: 1952 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Astro Boy on Wikipedia

D-0401 — Pikachu

Why: An electric mouse, the face of Pokémon.

What to preserve: Character

Year and origin: 1996 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pikachu on Wikipedia

D-0402 — Anpanman

Why: A superhero with a bread head who feeds the hungry.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1973 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Anpanman on Wikipedia

D-0403 — Persepolis

Why: An Iranian girl's coming of age during the revolution.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2007 · France/Iran

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Persepolis (film) on Wikipedia

D-0404 — Futurama

Why: A delivery boy frozen until the year 3000.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1999 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Futurama on Wikipedia

D-0405 — Adventure Time

Why: A boy and his magical dog in a post-apocalyptic land.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 2010 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Adventure Time on Wikipedia

D-0406 — Ray Harryhausen

Why: Stop-motion master of mythical monsters.

What to preserve: Films, skeleton fight

Year and origin: 1950s · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ray Harryhausen on Wikipedia

D-0407 — Raja Harishchandra

Why: India's first full-length feature film.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1913 · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Raja Harishchandra on Wikipedia

D-0408 — Iranian New Wave

Why: Poetic realist Iranian cinema.

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1960s · Iran

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Iranian New Wave on Wikipedia

D-0409 — Living in Bondage

Why: The film that started Nollywood.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1992 · Nigeria

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Living in Bondage on Wikipedia

D-0410 — Ousmane Sembène

Why: "The father of African cinema."

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1960s · Senegal

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Ousmane Sembène on Wikipedia

D-0411 — Mad Max

Why: A cop in a post-apocalyptic Australia.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1979 · Australia

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mad Max (film) on Wikipedia

D-0412 — The Log Driver's Waltz

Why: A Canadian animated song about log drivers.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1979 · Canada

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Log Driver's Waltz on Wikipedia

D-0413 — Encanto

Why: A magical Colombian family, "We Don't Talk About Bruno."

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 2021 · United States/Colombia

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Encanto on Wikipedia

D-0414 — 1984

Why: Apple's Super Bowl ad launching the Macintosh.

What to preserve: The ad

Year and origin: 1984 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: 1984 (advertisement) on Wikipedia

D-0415 — Whassup?

Why: A Budweiser ad where friends shout "Whassup!"

What to preserve: The ad

Year and origin: 1999 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Whassup? on Wikipedia

D-0416 — Nanook of the North

Why: An early documentary of Inuit life.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1922 · United States/Canada

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Nanook of the North on Wikipedia

D-0417 — Lightsaber

Why: The glowing sword of Star Wars.

What to preserve: Prop, sound

Year and origin: 1977 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Lightsaber on Wikipedia

D-0418 — Fort Boyard

Why: Challenges in a sea fort.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1990 · France

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Fort Boyard (game show) on Wikipedia

D-0419 — Pixar

Why: The studio that invented CGI features.

What to preserve: Films

Year and origin: 1986 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pixar on Wikipedia

D-0420 — Cannes Film Festival

Why: The world's most prestigious film festival.

What to preserve: Palme d'Or, red carpet

Year and origin: 1946 · France

Vote: 3/9 (historian 2 · future kid 0 · curator 1)

Learn more: Cannes Film Festival on Wikipedia

D-0421 — Oshin

Why: A drama of a poor girl's hard life, a hit in dozens of countries.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1983 · Japan

Vote: 3/9 (historian 2 · future kid 0 · curator 1)

Learn more: Oshin on Wikipedia

D-0422 — South Park

Why: Foul-mouthed paper-cutout kids satirizing everything.

What to preserve: Episodes

Year and origin: 1997 · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 0)

Learn more: South Park on Wikipedia

D-0423 — The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Why: The oldest surviving animated feature, made of paper silhouettes.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1926 · Germany

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Adventures of Prince Achmed on Wikipedia

D-0424 — Bambi

Why: Bambi's mother's death taught millions about loss.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1942 · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Bambi on Wikipedia

D-0425 — Rocky

Why: An underdog boxer running up the Philadelphia museum steps.

What to preserve: The film, steps scene, theme

Year and origin: 1976 · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Rocky on Wikipedia

D-0426 — Top Gun

Why: Fighter jets, aviators and volleyball.

What to preserve: The film

Year and origin: 1986 · United States

Vote: 3/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Top Gun on Wikipedia

Games

D-0427 — Royal Game of Ur

Why: A 4,500-year-old race game whose rules were recovered from a cuneiform tablet.

What to preserve: The Ur boards, the Finkel rule reconstruction, the tablet

Year and origin: c. 2600 BC · Mesopotamia (Sumer)

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Royal Game of Ur on Wikipedia

D-0428 — Go

Why: A game of simple rules and near-infinite depth, played for over two millennia.

What to preserve: Rules, a board and stones, famous historic games, ranking system

Year and origin: c. 4th century BC · China

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Go (game) on Wikipedia

D-0429 — Chess

Why: The world's most studied game and a lasting symbol of strategic thought.

What to preserve: Rules, a set, notation, famous games, opening theory

Year and origin: c. 15th century (modern rules) · India / Persia / Europe

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Chess on Wikipedia

D-0430 — Mancala

Why: A family of sowing games played with seeds and pits across Africa and Asia.

What to preserve: Boards, regional rule variants, carved and dug examples

Year and origin: c. 7th century · Africa

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Mancala on Wikipedia

D-0431 — Mahjong

Why: A tile game of skill and chance that is a social ritual across East Asia.

What to preserve: A full tile set, regional rules, scoring tables

Year and origin: c. 1850s · China

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Mahjong on Wikipedia

D-0432 — Playing card

Why: The 52-card deck is a near-universal tool for thousands of games.

What to preserve: Historic decks, French suits, regional suit systems

Year and origin: 9th century · China (Tang dynasty)

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Playing card on Wikipedia

D-0433 — Monopoly

Why: The property-trading game that became a worldwide symbol of capitalism.

What to preserve: Board, money, pieces, Landlord's Game origins, regional editions

Year and origin: 1935 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Monopoly (game) on Wikipedia

D-0434 — Dungeons & Dragons

Why: The game that invented tabletop role-playing and shared storytelling.

What to preserve: Rulebooks, dice, character sheets, the 1980s moral panic

Year and origin: 1974 · United States

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Dungeons & Dragons on Wikipedia

D-0435 — Rubik's Cube

Why: The best-selling puzzle ever, with 43 quintillion states.

What to preserve: A cube, solving methods, speedcubing records

Year and origin: 1974 · Hungary

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Rubik's Cube on Wikipedia

D-0436 — Rock paper scissors

Why: A hand game used everywhere to settle disputes fairly.

What to preserve: Gestures, regional names, tournament strategy

Year and origin: c. 17th century · China / Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Rock paper scissors on Wikipedia

D-0437 — Hide-and-seek

Why: Perhaps the most universal children's game.

What to preserve: Rules, regional names, counting rhymes

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Hide-and-seek on Wikipedia

D-0438 — Lego

Why: Interlocking bricks that built a universal creative language.

What to preserve: Brick patent, sets, minifigures

Year and origin: 1958 · Denmark

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Lego on Wikipedia

D-0439 — Teddy bear

Why: Named after Theodore Roosevelt, a comfort object worldwide.

What to preserve: Steiff bears, the Roosevelt cartoon

Year and origin: 1902 · United States / Germany

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Teddy bear on Wikipedia

D-0440 — Pac-Man

Why: A hungry yellow circle became a pop icon.

What to preserve: Cabinet, ghost behavior, maze

Year and origin: 1980 · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Pac-Man on Wikipedia

D-0441 — Tetris

Why: Falling blocks that became the most-ported game ever.

What to preserve: Game, music, Game Boy version, classic tournament

Year and origin: 1985 · Soviet Union

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Tetris on Wikipedia

D-0442 — Super Mario Bros.

Why: The platformer that defined video games for a generation.

What to preserve: Game, World 1-1 design, theme music

Year and origin: 1985 · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Super Mario Bros. on Wikipedia

D-0443 — Minecraft

Why: A block world where players build anything; the best-selling game ever.

What to preserve: Game, famous builds, Education Edition

Year and origin: 2011 · Sweden

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Minecraft on Wikipedia

D-0444 — Olympic Games

Why: The modern world's biggest sporting gathering.

What to preserve: Events, records, ceremonies

Year and origin: 1896 · Greece

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Olympic Games on Wikipedia

D-0445 — Association football

Why: The world's most popular sport.

What to preserve: Laws of the Game, FIFA records

Year and origin: 1863 · England

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Association football on Wikipedia

D-0446 — FIFA World Cup

Why: The most watched sporting event on Earth.

What to preserve: Trophy, finals, records

Year and origin: 1930 · Uruguay

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: FIFA World Cup on Wikipedia

D-0447 — Sumo

Why: Wrestling wrapped in Shinto ritual.

What to preserve: Ranks, rituals

Year and origin: ancient · Japan

Vote: 9/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 3)

Learn more: Sumo on Wikipedia

D-0448 — Senet

Why: One of the oldest known board games, buried with pharaohs as a passage to the afterlife.

What to preserve: Board and pieces, reconstructed rules, tomb paintings of players

Year and origin: c. 3100 BC · Ancient Egypt

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Senet on Wikipedia

D-0449 — Snakes and ladders

Why: A moral lesson about virtue and vice turned into a children's race game.

What to preserve: Original Gyan chaupar boards, modern boards, rules

Year and origin: ancient · India

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Snakes and ladders on Wikipedia

D-0450 — Crossword

Why: The word puzzle first published by Arthur Wynne that became a daily habit.

What to preserve: Wynne's first puzzle, NYT crosswords, construction rules

Year and origin: 1913 · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Crossword on Wikipedia

D-0451 — Kite

Why: Flown for war, science and celebration.

What to preserve: Kites, kite festivals, Franklin's experiment

Year and origin: c. 5th century BC · China

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Kite on Wikipedia

D-0452 — Origami

Why: Folding a single sheet into a crane or a spacecraft solar array.

What to preserve: Fold diagrams, the paper crane, math of folding

Year and origin: Edo period · Japan

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Origami on Wikipedia

D-0453 — Barbie

Why: A doll that mirrored and argued with ideals of womanhood for decades.

What to preserve: Dolls through the decades, the 2023 film

Year and origin: 1959 · United States

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Barbie on Wikipedia

D-0454 — AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol

Why: An AI beat a top Go professional with "move 37".

What to preserve: Games, move 37, documentary

Year and origin: 2016 · South Korea

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol on Wikipedia

D-0455 — Ancient Olympic Games

Why: Games held at Olympia for over a thousand years.

What to preserve: Events, Olympia site, truce

Year and origin: 776 BC · Ancient Greece

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Ancient Olympic Games on Wikipedia

D-0456 — Christmas truce

Why: Enemy soldiers played football in no man's land.

What to preserve: Letters, accounts

Year and origin: 1914 · Belgium / France (Western Front)

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Christmas truce on Wikipedia

D-0457 — Cricket

Why: A game of long afternoons played by billions.

What to preserve: Laws, scorecards, records

Year and origin: 16th century · England

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Cricket on Wikipedia

D-0458 — Mesoamerican ballgame

Why: A rubber-ball game with ritual and sometimes deadly stakes.

What to preserve: Courts, rubber balls, carvings

Year and origin: c. 1650 BC · Mesoamerica

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Mesoamerican ballgame on Wikipedia

D-0459 — Gladiator

Why: Combat spectacle in the arena.

What to preserve: Types, arenas

Year and origin: ancient · Ancient Rome

Vote: 8/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Gladiator on Wikipedia

D-0460 — Poker

Why: A game of bluffing that reads people as much as cards.

What to preserve: Hand rankings, variants, World Series of Poker history

Year and origin: early 19th century · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Poker on Wikipedia

D-0461 — Uno

Why: A simple color-matching card game played in nearly every home.

What to preserve: A deck, rules, house-rule debates

Year and origin: 1971 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Uno (card game) on Wikipedia

D-0462 — Tic-tac-toe

Why: The first strategy game many children learn, and a solved game.

What to preserve: Rules, the solved game tree, early computer versions

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tic-tac-toe on Wikipedia

D-0463 — Twister

Why: A game that uses players' bodies as pieces, once called "sex in a box".

What to preserve: Mat, spinner, the Johnny Carson broadcast

Year and origin: 1966 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Twister (game) on Wikipedia

D-0464 — Jenga

Why: A stacked-block tower of tension that everyone can play.

What to preserve: Blocks, rules, tallest-tower records

Year and origin: 1983 · United Kingdom

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jenga on Wikipedia

D-0465 — Where's Wally?

Why: Picture books where finding a striped man is the game.

What to preserve: Illustrations, Wally's outfit

Year and origin: 1987 · United Kingdom

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Where's Wally? on Wikipedia

D-0466 — Yo-yo

Why: A string toy that became a craze again and again.

What to preserve: Yo-yos, trick names, 1920s Philippine revival

Year and origin: c. 500 BC · Ancient Greece

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Yo-yo on Wikipedia

D-0467 — Slinky

Why: A spring that walks down stairs.

What to preserve: A Slinky, the jingle, physics demonstrations

Year and origin: 1945 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Slinky on Wikipedia

D-0468 — Matryoshka doll

Why: Nesting dolls, symbol of Russian folk art.

What to preserve: A set, painting styles

Year and origin: 1890 · Russia

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Matryoshka doll on Wikipedia

D-0469 — Tamagotchi

Why: A virtual pet that needed constant care.

What to preserve: Device, the craze, school bans

Year and origin: 1996 · Japan

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tamagotchi on Wikipedia

D-0470 — Pet Rock

Why: A rock in a box that sold over a million.

What to preserve: Box, care manual

Year and origin: 1975 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Pet Rock on Wikipedia

D-0471 — Rubber duck

Why: A bath toy turned pop icon.

What to preserve: Ducks, giant floating art duck

Year and origin: late 19th century · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Rubber duck on Wikipedia

D-0472 — Whoopee cushion

Why: The classic practical joke.

What to preserve: A cushion

Year and origin: 1930 · Canada

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Whoopee cushion on Wikipedia

D-0473 — Roller coaster

Why: A ride that sells safe terror.

What to preserve: Coney Island Switchback Railway, record coasters

Year and origin: 1884 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Roller coaster on Wikipedia

D-0474 — Pong

Why: The table-tennis game that launched the video game industry.

What to preserve: Cabinet, code

Year and origin: 1972 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Pong on Wikipedia

D-0475 — Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov

Why: A machine beat the world chess champion.

What to preserve: Games, match records

Year and origin: 1997 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 3 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov on Wikipedia

D-0476 — Basketball

Why: Invented with peach baskets, now global.

What to preserve: Naismith's 13 rules, NBA

Year and origin: 1891 · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 3)

Learn more: Basketball on Wikipedia

D-0477 — Lucha libre

Why: Masked wrestling, theatrical and acrobatic.

What to preserve: Masks, luchadores

Year and origin: 1933 · Mexico

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Lucha libre on Wikipedia

D-0478 — Skateboarding

Why: Sidewalk surfing became an Olympic sport.

What to preserve: Boards, tricks

Year and origin: 1950s · United States

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Skateboarding on Wikipedia

D-0479 — Wife-carrying

Why: Racing while carrying your spouse.

What to preserve: Rules, prizes

Year and origin: 1992 · Finland

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Wife-carrying on Wikipedia

D-0480 — Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake

Why: Chasing a wheel of cheese down a steep hill.

What to preserve: Footage

Year and origin: 19th century · England

Vote: 7/9 (historian 2 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake on Wikipedia

D-0481 — Ludo

Why: A simplified Pachisi that became a family staple across the Commonwealth.

What to preserve: Board, dice, rules, regional variants

Year and origin: 1896 · England

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ludo on Wikipedia

D-0482 — Backgammon

Why: A race game whose dice-and-checkers ancestors go back 5,000 years.

What to preserve: Rules, a board, the doubling cube, historic ancestors

Year and origin: c. 17th century (modern rules) · Persia / Middle East

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Backgammon on Wikipedia

D-0483 — Dominoes

Why: Simple tiles that spawned dozens of games and the domino-toppling art form.

What to preserve: A set, game rules, domino-toppling records

Year and origin: c. 12th century · China

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dominoes on Wikipedia

D-0484 — Microsoft Solitaire

Why: The bundled game that taught millions to use a mouse.

What to preserve: The program, card-back art, the bouncing-card win animation

Year and origin: 1990 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Microsoft Solitaire on Wikipedia

D-0485 — Draughts

Why: Checkers, played on a chessboard by millions worldwide.

What to preserve: Rules, international and English variants, Chinook solving it in 2007

Year and origin: c. 12th century · Europe

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Checkers on Wikipedia

D-0486 — Carrom

Why: A finger-flick tabletop game played on rooftops and in clubs.

What to preserve: Board, strikers, coins, rules

Year and origin: traditional · South Asia

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Carrom on Wikipedia

D-0487 — Ouija

Why: A parlor game that became a cultural icon of the supernatural.

What to preserve: The board, planchette, patents, horror film use

Year and origin: 1890 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ouija on Wikipedia

D-0488 — Scrabble

Why: The crossword board game that made word lists a sport.

What to preserve: Board, tile distribution, official word lists, top scores

Year and origin: 1948 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Scrabble on Wikipedia

D-0489 — Cluedo

Why: A murder-mystery game of deduction in a country house.

What to preserve: Board, characters, weapons, rules

Year and origin: 1949 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cluedo on Wikipedia

D-0490 — Catan

Why: The trading game that launched the modern board game boom.

What to preserve: Board tiles, resource cards, rules

Year and origin: 1995 · Germany

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Catan on Wikipedia

D-0491 — Magic: The Gathering

Why: The first trading card game, with a vast collector economy.

What to preserve: Cards (Black Lotus), rules, art

Year and origin: 1993 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Magic: The Gathering on Wikipedia

D-0492 — Sudoku

Why: A number-placement puzzle that became a global craze in 2005.

What to preserve: Rules, example grids, Nikoli's role

Year and origin: 1979 · United States / Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Sudoku on Wikipedia

D-0493 — Jigsaw puzzle

Why: Cut-up pictures, first made as geography lessons.

What to preserve: Spilsbury's map puzzles, modern puzzles, the competitive scene

Year and origin: 1760s · England

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jigsaw puzzle on Wikipedia

D-0494 — Tangram

Why: Seven shapes that form thousands of silhouettes.

What to preserve: A set, classic figures

Year and origin: c. 1800 · China

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tangram on Wikipedia

D-0495 — Wordle

Why: A daily five-letter word game whose shared colored squares took over social media.

What to preserve: Rules, word list, emoji grid sharing

Year and origin: 2021 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Wordle on Wikipedia

D-0496 — Maze

Why: A puzzle of paths from Cretan myth to hedge gardens.

What to preserve: Hampton Court maze, labyrinth designs

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Maze on Wikipedia

D-0497 — Hopscotch

Why: A chalk-drawn hopping game found on pavements everywhere.

What to preserve: Court diagrams, regional variants

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hopscotch on Wikipedia

D-0498 — Skipping rope

Why: Jump-rope rhymes carry children's oral culture.

What to preserve: Rhymes, Double Dutch technique

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Skipping rope on Wikipedia

D-0499 — Cat's cradle

Why: String figures made across many cultures.

What to preserve: String-figure sequences, Inuit and Pacific figures

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cat's cradle on Wikipedia

D-0500 — Marble

Why: Small glass balls used for games for thousands of years.

What to preserve: Marbles, game rules, glass-making

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Marble (toy) on Wikipedia

D-0501 — Spinning top

Why: Spinning tops are among the oldest toys found by archaeologists.

What to preserve: Tops from many cultures, Beyblade descendants

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Spinning top on Wikipedia

D-0502 — Hula hoop

Why: A plastic hoop that sold 25 million in months.

What to preserve: Hoops, the 1958 craze

Year and origin: 1958 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hula hoop on Wikipedia

D-0503 — Frisbee

Why: A flying disc that began as pie tins.

What to preserve: Discs, Ultimate and disc golf

Year and origin: 1957 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Frisbee on Wikipedia

D-0504 — Play-Doh

Why: Modeling clay that began as wallpaper cleaner.

What to preserve: Dough, the scent, Fun Factory

Year and origin: 1956 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Play-Doh on Wikipedia

D-0505 — Fidget spinner

Why: A spinning toy that was the craze of 2017.

What to preserve: Spinner, the fad

Year and origin: 2017 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Fidget spinner on Wikipedia

D-0506 — Ferris wheel

Why: The giant wheel built for the Chicago World's Fair.

What to preserve: The 1893 wheel, the London Eye

Year and origin: 1893 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ferris wheel on Wikipedia

D-0507 — Arcade video game

Why: Coin-operated games that built a youth culture.

What to preserve: Cabinets, arcades

Year and origin: 1971 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Arcade video game on Wikipedia

D-0508 — Space Invaders

Why: An arcade hit so popular it was blamed for a coin shortage.

What to preserve: Cabinet, sprites, sound

Year and origin: 1978 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Space Invaders on Wikipedia

D-0509 — Nintendo Entertainment System

Why: The console that revived home gaming after 1983.

What to preserve: Console, controller

Year and origin: 1983 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Nintendo Entertainment System on Wikipedia

D-0510 — Game Boy

Why: A handheld that made games portable.

What to preserve: Device, Tetris bundle

Year and origin: 1989 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Game Boy on Wikipedia

D-0511 — Doom

Why: The first-person shooter that spawned modding.

What to preserve: Game, WAD files, ports to everything

Year and origin: 1993 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Doom (1993 video game) on Wikipedia

D-0512 — PlayStation

Why: Sony's console that brought 3D gaming to adults.

What to preserve: Console

Year and origin: 1994 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: PlayStation (console) on Wikipedia

D-0513 — The Sims

Why: A virtual dollhouse life simulator.

What to preserve: Game, Simlish

Year and origin: 2000 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: The Sims (video game) on Wikipedia

D-0514 — Wii Sports

Why: Motion controls got grandparents gaming.

What to preserve: Game, Wii Remote

Year and origin: 2006 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Wii Sports on Wikipedia

D-0515 — Roblox

Why: A platform where kids make games for kids.

What to preserve: Platform

Year and origin: 2006 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Roblox on Wikipedia

D-0516 — Angry Birds

Why: The slingshot game that defined smartphone gaming.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2009 · Finland

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Angry Birds (video game) on Wikipedia

D-0517 — Pokémon Go

Why: Augmented reality that sent millions outdoors.

What to preserve: Game, summer 2016 crowds

Year and origin: 2016 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Pokémon Go on Wikipedia

D-0518 — Fortnite

Why: A battle royale that became a social space and concert venue.

What to preserve: Game, dances, concerts

Year and origin: 2017 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Fortnite on Wikipedia

D-0519 — Among Us

Why: A pandemic-era game of finding the impostor.

What to preserve: Game, "sus" meme

Year and origin: 2018 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Among Us on Wikipedia

D-0520 — Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Why: A cozy island life that comforted lockdown.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2020 · Japan

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Wikipedia

D-0521 — Ping-pong diplomacy

Why: Table tennis opened US-China relations.

What to preserve: Visit records, photos

Year and origin: 1971 · China / United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ping-pong diplomacy on Wikipedia

D-0522 — Paralympic Games

Why: Elite sport for athletes with disabilities.

What to preserve: History, Stoke Mandeville roots

Year and origin: 1960 · Italy

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Paralympic Games on Wikipedia

D-0523 — Baseball

Why: America's pastime, a game of numbers.

What to preserve: Rules, statistics, Negro leagues

Year and origin: 1840s · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Baseball on Wikipedia

D-0524 — Super Bowl

Why: A championship game that is a national holiday.

What to preserve: Games, halftime shows, ads

Year and origin: 1967 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Super Bowl on Wikipedia

D-0525 — Jousting

Why: Knights charging with lances.

What to preserve: Rules, armor

Year and origin: medieval · Europe

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jousting on Wikipedia

D-0526 — Karate

Why: Empty-hand fighting from the Ryukyu Kingdom.

What to preserve: Kata, belts

Year and origin: early 20th century · Okinawa (Japan)

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Karate on Wikipedia

D-0527 — Chinese martial arts

Why: Kung fu styles from Shaolin to wushu.

What to preserve: Styles, forms

Year and origin: ancient · China

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Chinese martial arts on Wikipedia

D-0528 — Kabaddi

Why: A tag-wrestling sport played holding one breath.

What to preserve: Rules, Pro Kabaddi

Year and origin: ancient · India

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Kabaddi on Wikipedia

D-0529 — Formula One

Why: The pinnacle of motor racing technology.

What to preserve: Cars, circuits

Year and origin: 1950 · United Kingdom / Europe

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Formula One on Wikipedia

D-0530 — Marathon

Why: A 26-mile race based on an ancient legend.

What to preserve: Distance, records

Year and origin: 1896 · Greece

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Marathon on Wikipedia

D-0531 — Surfing

Why: Riding waves, an ancient Hawaiian art.

What to preserve: Boards, Duke Kahanamoku

Year and origin: ancient · Polynesia (Hawaii)

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Surfing on Wikipedia

D-0532 — Tug of war

Why: A rope and two teams.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tug of war on Wikipedia

D-0533 — Dragon boat

Why: Paddling races honoring a poet.

What to preserve: Boats, festival

Year and origin: ancient · China

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Dragon boat on Wikipedia

D-0534 — Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Why: An eating contest held every Fourth of July.

What to preserve: Records

Year and origin: 1972 · United States

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Wikipedia

D-0535 — Land diving

Why: Jumping from towers with vines tied to the ankles.

What to preserve: Ritual

Year and origin: ancient · Vanuatu

Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Land diving on Wikipedia

D-0536 — Jamaica national bobsleigh team

Why: A tropical bobsleigh team that inspired a film.

What to preserve: Their run, Cool Runnings

Year and origin: 1988 · Jamaica

Vote: 6/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Jamaica national bobsleigh team on Wikipedia

D-0537 — Extreme ironing

Why: Ironing clothes in extreme places.

What to preserve: Photos

Year and origin: 1997 · United Kingdom

Vote: 6/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 2)

Learn more: Extreme ironing on Wikipedia

D-0538 — Xiangqi

Why: Chinese chess, with its river and palace, played in parks across Asia.

What to preserve: Rules, board, pieces, street-play photographs

Year and origin: c. 8th century · China

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Xiangqi on Wikipedia

D-0539 — Tarot

Why: Cards made for a game, later famous for fortune-telling.

What to preserve: Visconti-Sforza deck, Rider-Waite deck, tarocchi rules

Year and origin: 15th century · Italy

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tarot on Wikipedia

D-0540 — Hnefatafl

Why: The Viking board game of a king escaping from attackers.

What to preserve: Reconstructed rules, archaeological boards and pieces

Year and origin: c. 400 AD · Scandinavia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Tafl games on Wikipedia

D-0541 — Dreidel

Why: A spinning top played at Hanukkah with Hebrew letters.

What to preserve: A dreidel, letters and rules, Hanukkah context

Year and origin: medieval · Jewish diaspora (Europe)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Dreidel on Wikipedia

D-0542 — Escape room

Why: Physical puzzle rooms that teams solve against the clock.

What to preserve: Puzzle designs, the Takao Kato origin

Year and origin: 2007 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Escape room on Wikipedia

D-0543 — Knucklebones

Why: Jacks, played with animal bones since antiquity.

What to preserve: Bones and metal jacks, rules, Greek artworks

Year and origin: ancient Greece · Mediterranean

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Knucklebones on Wikipedia

D-0544 — Hot Wheels

Why: Die-cast cars and orange tracks.

What to preserve: Cars, tracks, Redlines

Year and origin: 1968 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Hot Wheels on Wikipedia

D-0545 — Beanie Babies

Why: Bean bag animals that became a speculative bubble.

What to preserve: Toys, tag collecting, price crash

Year and origin: 1993 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Beanie Babies on Wikipedia

D-0546 — Pinball

Why: Flippers and lights, banned in New York until 1976.

What to preserve: Machines, the ban

Year and origin: 1930s · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Pinball on Wikipedia

D-0547 — SimCity

Why: A city simulator without a way to win.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 1989 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: SimCity (1989 video game) on Wikipedia

D-0548 — Minesweeper

Why: The bundled puzzle on every office computer.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 1989 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Minesweeper (video game) on Wikipedia

D-0549 — Street Fighter II

Why: The fighting game that packed arcades.

What to preserve: Game, characters, combos

Year and origin: 1991 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Street Fighter II on Wikipedia

D-0550 — World of Warcraft

Why: The massively multiplayer world with millions of players.

What to preserve: Game, Corrupted Blood incident

Year and origin: 2004 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: World of Warcraft on Wikipedia

D-0551 — Candy Crush Saga

Why: The match-three game played on billions of commutes.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2012 · United Kingdom

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Candy Crush Saga on Wikipedia

D-0552 — 1936 Summer Olympics

Why: Jesse Owens' four golds in Nazi Berlin.

What to preserve: Footage, Owens' races

Year and origin: 1936 · Germany

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: 1936 Summer Olympics on Wikipedia

D-0553 — 1968 Olympics Black Power salute

Why: A raised-fist protest on the podium.

What to preserve: The photo, aftermath

Year and origin: 1968 · Mexico

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: 1968 Olympics Black Power salute on Wikipedia

D-0554 — Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)

Why: Maradona's "Hand of God" and "Goal of the Century" in one match.

What to preserve: Both goals, context

Year and origin: 1986 · Mexico

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup) on Wikipedia

D-0555 — American football

Why: A game of plays, pads and Sundays.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 1869 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: American football on Wikipedia

D-0556 — Rugby union

Why: A muddy contact sport with strict honor codes.

What to preserve: Laws, World Cup

Year and origin: 1871 · England

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Rugby union on Wikipedia

D-0557 — Ice hockey

Why: A fast game born on frozen ponds.

What to preserve: Rules, Stanley Cup

Year and origin: 1875 · Canada

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Ice hockey on Wikipedia

D-0558 — Tennis

Why: A racket sport of polite rivalry and big titles.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 1870s · England

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tennis on Wikipedia

D-0559 — Table tennis

Why: A parlor game that became an Olympic sport.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 1880s · England

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Table tennis on Wikipedia

D-0560 — Golf

Why: Hitting a ball into a hole in as few strokes as possible.

What to preserve: Rules, St Andrews

Year and origin: 15th century · Scotland

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Golf on Wikipedia

D-0561 — Boxing

Why: Fistfighting turned into a ring sport.

What to preserve: Rules, famous bouts

Year and origin: ancient · Worldwide

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Boxing on Wikipedia

D-0562 — Chariot racing

Why: The mass spectator sport of the ancient world.

What to preserve: Circus Maximus, teams

Year and origin: ancient · Ancient Rome / Greece

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Chariot racing on Wikipedia

D-0563 — Tai chi

Why: A slow martial art practiced in parks at dawn.

What to preserve: Forms

Year and origin: 17th century · China

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tai chi on Wikipedia

D-0564 — Oil wrestling

Why: Wrestlers coated in olive oil at Kırkpınar.

What to preserve: Kırkpınar festival

Year and origin: 14th century · Turkey

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Oil wrestling on Wikipedia

D-0565 — Naadam

Why: The festival of wrestling, horse racing and archery.

What to preserve: Events

Year and origin: ancient · Mongolia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Naadam on Wikipedia

D-0566 — Sepak takraw

Why: Volleyball played with feet and a rattan ball.

What to preserve: Rules, ball

Year and origin: 15th century · Southeast Asia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Sepak takraw on Wikipedia

D-0567 — Cuju

Why: An ancient Chinese football, recognized by FIFA.

What to preserve: Rules, depictions

Year and origin: c. 3rd century BC · China

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Cuju on Wikipedia

D-0568 — Buzkashi

Why: Horseback teams fight over a goat carcass.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: traditional · Central Asia (Afghanistan)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Buzkashi on Wikipedia

D-0569 — Rodeo

Why: Ranch skills turned competitive spectacle.

What to preserve: Events

Year and origin: 19th century · Mexico / United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Rodeo on Wikipedia

D-0570 — Bullfighting

Why: A ritual of man and bull, now deeply contested.

What to preserve: History, the ban debate

Year and origin: 18th century (modern form) · Spain

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Bullfighting on Wikipedia

D-0571 — Running of the bulls

Why: Running ahead of bulls in the San Fermín festival.

What to preserve: Route, footage

Year and origin: medieval · Spain (Pamplona)

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Running of the bulls on Wikipedia

D-0572 — Falconry

Why: Hunting with birds of prey, a living heritage.

What to preserve: Techniques

Year and origin: ancient · Central Asia / Middle East

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Falconry on Wikipedia

D-0573 — Tour de France

Why: A three-week cycling race around France.

What to preserve: Stages, yellow jersey

Year and origin: 1903 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tour de France on Wikipedia

D-0574 — Skiing

Why: From winter travel to Alpine sport.

What to preserve: Rock art, history

Year and origin: ancient · Scandinavia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Skiing on Wikipedia

D-0575 — Ten-pin bowling

Why: Knocking down pins in neon alleys.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 19th century · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 2)

Learn more: Tenpin bowling on Wikipedia

D-0576 — Etch A Sketch

Why: A drawing toy turned with two knobs.

What to preserve: The toy, famous artworks made on it

Year and origin: 1960 · France

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Etch A Sketch on Wikipedia

D-0577 — Magic 8 Ball

Why: A fortune-telling toy with 20 answers.

What to preserve: The ball, the answer list

Year and origin: 1950 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Magic 8 Ball on Wikipedia

D-0578 — Katamari Damacy

Why: Roll up everything in the world into a ball.

What to preserve: Game, soundtrack

Year and origin: 2004 · Japan

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Katamari Damacy on Wikipedia

D-0579 — Untitled Goose Game

Why: Play as a mischievous goose.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2019 · Australia

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Untitled Goose Game on Wikipedia

D-0580 — Harlem Globetrotters

Why: Basketball as comedy and showmanship.

What to preserve: Routines, "Sweet Georgia Brown"

Year and origin: 1926 · United States

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Harlem Globetrotters on Wikipedia

D-0581 — Chessboxing

Why: Alternating rounds of chess and boxing.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 2003 · Netherlands

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Chess boxing on Wikipedia

D-0582 — Bog snorkelling

Why: Swimming through a peat bog.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 1976 · Wales

Vote: 5/9 (historian 1 · future kid 3 · curator 1)

Learn more: Bog snorkelling on Wikipedia

D-0583 — Chaturanga

Why: The ancestor of chess, shogi and xiangqi, modeled on an ancient Indian army.

What to preserve: Reconstructed rules, piece types, links to its descendants

Year and origin: c. 6th century · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Chaturanga on Wikipedia

D-0584 — Shogi

Why: Japanese chess where captured pieces return to play on your side.

What to preserve: Rules, board and pentagonal pieces, professional game records

Year and origin: c. 16th century · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Shogi on Wikipedia

D-0585 — Pachisi

Why: The royal cross-and-circle game Mughal emperors played on life-size courtyards.

What to preserve: Rules, cloth boards, cowrie shells, the Fatehpur Sikri court

Year and origin: c. 16th century · India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pachisi on Wikipedia

D-0586 — Patolli

Why: An Aztec gambling board game played with beans as dice.

What to preserve: Codex illustrations, reconstructed rules

Year and origin: pre-Columbian · Mesoamerica (Aztec)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Patolli on Wikipedia

D-0587 — Reversi

Why: A game of flipping discs, sold since 1971 as Othello.

What to preserve: Rules, board, Othello world championships

Year and origin: 1883 · England

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Reversi on Wikipedia

D-0588 — Chinese checkers

Why: A star-shaped game that is neither Chinese nor checkers.

What to preserve: Board, marbles, rules, the naming story

Year and origin: 1892 · Germany

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Chinese checkers on Wikipedia

D-0589 — The Landlord's Game

Why: Lizzie Magie's board game warning against land monopolists, Monopoly's ancestor.

What to preserve: Original patent, board, two rule sets

Year and origin: 1904 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Landlord's Game on Wikipedia

D-0590 — Risk

Why: A game of world conquest played on a map of continents.

What to preserve: Board, rules, dice-combat odds

Year and origin: 1957 · France

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Risk (game) on Wikipedia

D-0591 — Pictionary

Why: Drawing guessing game, a party staple.

What to preserve: Rules, cards, timer

Year and origin: 1985 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pictionary on Wikipedia

D-0592 — Battleship

Why: A grid-guessing naval game first played on paper.

What to preserve: Pencil-paper grid, plastic set, rules

Year and origin: 1967 (board version) · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Battleship (game) on Wikipedia

D-0593 — Connect Four

Why: Drop-in four-in-a-row, solved by computers in 1988.

What to preserve: Grid, discs, proof of first-player win

Year and origin: 1974 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Connect Four on Wikipedia

D-0594 — Kriegsspiel

Why: The war game used to train Prussian officers, ancestor of modern wargames.

What to preserve: Rules, maps, the von Reisswitz set

Year and origin: 1812 · Prussia (Germany)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Kriegsspiel on Wikipedia

D-0595 — Pokémon Trading Card Game

Why: Cards that made a generation trade on schoolyards.

What to preserve: First-edition cards, rules, Charizard prices

Year and origin: 1996 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Pokémon Trading Card Game on Wikipedia

D-0596 — Hungry Hungry Hippos

Why: A loud, chaotic marble-gobbling game for kids.

What to preserve: Board, hippos, marbles

Year and origin: 1978 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Hungry Hungry Hippos on Wikipedia

D-0597 — Tower of Hanoi

Why: A puzzle of moving discs that teaches recursion.

What to preserve: Puzzle, the Brahma legend, the algorithm

Year and origin: 1883 · France

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Tower of Hanoi on Wikipedia

D-0598 — Magic square

Why: Grids where every row adds up the same, the Lo Shu legend.

What to preserve: Lo Shu square, Dürer's square

Year and origin: ancient · China

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Magic square on Wikipedia

D-0599 — Seven Bridges of Königsberg

Why: A walking puzzle whose solution by Euler founded graph theory.

What to preserve: The map, Euler's proof

Year and origin: 1736 · Prussia (Germany)

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Seven Bridges of Königsberg on Wikipedia

D-0600 — Monty Hall problem

Why: A game-show probability puzzle that fooled mathematicians.

What to preserve: The problem, the 1990 Parade column controversy, simulations

Year and origin: 1975 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Monty Hall problem on Wikipedia

D-0601 — Mad Libs

Why: Fill-in-the-blank silliness that teaches parts of speech.

What to preserve: Example books, format

Year and origin: 1958 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mad Libs on Wikipedia

D-0602 — Kendama

Why: A cup-and-ball skill toy turned into an extreme sport.

What to preserve: A kendama, trick lists

Year and origin: 1919 (modern form) · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Kendama on Wikipedia

D-0603 — Silly Putty

Why: A failed rubber substitute became a bouncing, stretching toy.

What to preserve: The egg, chemistry

Year and origin: 1949 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Silly Putty on Wikipedia

D-0604 — Transformers

Why: Robots in disguise, a toy line turned film franchise.

What to preserve: Toys, cartoon, conversion mechanics

Year and origin: 1984 · United States / Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Transformers on Wikipedia

D-0605 — Mr. Potato Head

Why: The first toy advertised on television.

What to preserve: Pieces, ad

Year and origin: 1952 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Mr. Potato Head on Wikipedia

D-0606 — Speak & Spell

Why: An early talking electronic toy with speech synthesis.

What to preserve: Device, voice chip

Year and origin: 1978 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Speak & Spell (toy) on Wikipedia

D-0607 — Spirograph

Why: Gears that draw mathematical curves.

What to preserve: Set, sample drawings

Year and origin: 1965 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Spirograph on Wikipedia

D-0608 — Furby

Why: A talking furry robot pet.

What to preserve: Toy, Furbish language

Year and origin: 1998 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Furby on Wikipedia

D-0609 — Sea-Monkeys

Why: Brine shrimp sold as instant pets.

What to preserve: Packets, comic-book ads

Year and origin: 1957 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Sea-Monkeys on Wikipedia

D-0610 — Slime

Why: Green goo that became a do-it-yourself craze.

What to preserve: Slime, recipes

Year and origin: 1976 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Slime (toy) on Wikipedia

D-0611 — Gashapon

Why: Capsule-toy vending machines.

What to preserve: Machines, capsules

Year and origin: 1965 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Gashapon on Wikipedia

D-0612 — Slot machine

Why: The one-armed bandit.

What to preserve: The Liberty Bell machine

Year and origin: 1890s · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Slot machine on Wikipedia

D-0613 — Tennis for Two

Why: One of the first video games, on an oscilloscope.

What to preserve: The setup, recreation

Year and origin: 1958 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Tennis for Two on Wikipedia

D-0614 — Donkey Kong

Why: Introduced Mario and Shigeru Miyamoto.

What to preserve: Cabinet, high-score rivalry

Year and origin: 1981 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Donkey Kong (1981 video game) on Wikipedia

D-0615 — The Legend of Zelda

Why: An open adventure game with a battery save.

What to preserve: Game, map

Year and origin: 1986 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: The Legend of Zelda (video game) on Wikipedia

D-0616 — Civilization

Why: Build an empire from the stone age to space.

What to preserve: Game, "one more turn"

Year and origin: 1991 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Civilization (video game) on Wikipedia

D-0617 — Super Mario 64

Why: The template for 3D games.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 1996 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Super Mario 64 on Wikipedia

D-0618 — Dance Dance Revolution

Why: A dance game for arcades and fitness.

What to preserve: Game, pads

Year and origin: 1998 · Japan

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Dance Dance Revolution on Wikipedia

D-0619 — StarCraft

Why: A strategy game that became a national sport in South Korea.

What to preserve: Game, Korean esports broadcasts

Year and origin: 1998 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: StarCraft (video game) on Wikipedia

D-0620 — Guitar Hero

Why: Plastic guitars made everyone a rock star.

What to preserve: Game, controller

Year and origin: 2005 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Guitar Hero on Wikipedia

D-0621 — League of Legends

Why: The most-played competitive game of its era.

What to preserve: Game, world championship

Year and origin: 2009 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: League of Legends on Wikipedia

D-0622 — Flappy Bird

Why: A frustrating tiny game pulled by its maker at its peak.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2013 · Vietnam

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Flappy Bird on Wikipedia

D-0623 — GeoGuessr

Why: Guess where you are on Earth from street imagery.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2013 · Sweden

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: GeoGuessr on Wikipedia

D-0624 — Honor of Kings

Why: The mobile game played by over 100 million daily.

What to preserve: Game

Year and origin: 2015 · China

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Honor of Kings on Wikipedia

D-0625 — Esports

Why: Competitive video gaming became a spectator sport.

What to preserve: Tournaments, viewership history

Year and origin: 1972 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Esports on Wikipedia

D-0626 — World Chess Championship 1972

Why: Fischer vs Spassky, chess as Cold War drama.

What to preserve: Games, coverage

Year and origin: 1972 · Iceland

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: World Chess Championship 1972 on Wikipedia

D-0627 — Four-minute mile

Why: Roger Bannister broke a "barrier" of human limits.

What to preserve: Race footage, splits

Year and origin: 1954 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 1)

Learn more: Four-minute mile on Wikipedia

D-0628 — Badminton

Why: A shuttlecock sport huge across Asia.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 1873 · England / India

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 1 · curator 2)

Learn more: Badminton on Wikipedia

D-0629 — Calcio Fiorentino

Why: Historic football that looks like a brawl.

What to preserve: Rules, costumes

Year and origin: 16th century · Italy

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Calcio storico fiorentino on Wikipedia

D-0630 — Curling

Why: Sliding stones and frantic sweeping.

What to preserve: Rules, stones

Year and origin: 16th century · Scotland

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Curling on Wikipedia

D-0631 — Parkour

Why: Moving through cities as an obstacle course.

What to preserve: Movements

Year and origin: 1990s · France

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Parkour on Wikipedia

D-0632 — Underwater hockey

Why: Hockey on the bottom of a pool.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 1954 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Underwater hockey on Wikipedia

D-0633 — Quadball

Why: A sport adapted from Harry Potter's Quidditch.

What to preserve: Rules

Year and origin: 2005 · United States

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Quadball on Wikipedia

D-0634 — Bungee jumping

Why: A leap from a bridge on an elastic cord.

What to preserve: First jumps

Year and origin: 1979 · United Kingdom

Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)

Learn more: Bungee jumping on Wikipedia

D-0635 — Pokémon

Why: The highest-grossing media franchise, born from a game about collecting creatures.

What to preserve: Games, cards, creature designs

Year and origin: 1996 · Japan

Vote: 3/9 (historian 0 · future kid 0 · curator 3)

Learn more: Pokémon on Wikipedia

D-0636 — Second Life

Why: A virtual world with its own economy.

What to preserve: Platform