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Piper and Alex’s prison wedding. Sophia teaching her fellow inmates (and many viewers at home) about female anatomy. Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren trying to seduce Piper with poetry. Piper getting out of solitary and hooking up with Alex in the chapel. These are just some of the many unforgettable moments from Netflix’s game-changing original show Orange Is The New Black (OITNB).

Time can be a trippy thing. It’s hard to believe that on 11 July 2013, a decade ago, OITNB premiered on Netflix. The first episode opened with Piper and her ex-girlfriend Alex getting intimate in a shower before the scene cut to Piper taking her first shower in Litchfield prison after being imprisoned for transporting drug money for Alex.

“The show is groundbreaking”

While the blonde, white

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