Lin-Manuel Miranda recalls the pop culture moments that defined him

Lauryn Hill, Michael Jackson and 'Pulp Fiction' all make the cut.
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For a lot of people, the musical Hamilton will be a moment in pop culture history they will never forget. That's not so much the case for Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Instead, the Tony-winning actor and playwright spent a good amount of time on Twitter today telling the world of the various events that he is still processing and will never forget.

Obviously, King of Pop Michael Jackson was up first.

"Michael Jackson doing the smooth Criminal lean live in concert," Miranda posted. Don't worry, he included a GIF of the famous move in case you're in the minority and forgot about the remarkable feat.

Up next, another late legend: David Bowie.

Miranda gave a special shoutout to Bowie's verse in "Under Pressure," a moment that became a personal touchstone despite Miranda being a year old when the track was released.

After sharing these two classics, Miranda dropped a left-field gem and highlighted the genius that is Shakira and the video she dropped for 2005's "La Tortura" featuring Alejandro Sanz.

"That whole situation," Miranda said.

That whole situation, indeed.

Miranda then shared how he's not over a line in a Harry Potter book, a moment in Book Of Mormon readings, his first time listening to Lauryn Hill's solo album and, of course, Pulp Fiction, which he said included the best movie moment of all time. (It involves a hypodermic needle and Uma Thurman's breastplate.)

But the last pop culture moment he still obsesses over might come as a surprise.

That's right. The creator and star of Hamilton is human just like the rest of us. No, not just because he breathes and requires water to survive, but because he's also not over that flubbed kiss in The Little Mermaid and what it says about all of our missed opportunities.

Seriously, Flotsam and Jetsam will never be forgiven.

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