I recall in January 1995 I subscribed to the Hotwire newsletter, and in their next issue they announced that they were hiring. The job demanded that you have at least 2 years experience with HTML (and have a homepage that you could point to, so they could see your work). I've always wondered, how many people had 2 years experience with HTML in January of 1995? The initial release of Mosaic was in January of 1993, so basically they were asking for someone on that team (I exaggerate only slightly; the number of people who were into HTML before 1993 was vanishingly small). I applied but I was not hired. I have always wondered if they got someone with 2 years experience, or if they settled for someone else.

Sometimes the requirement list on some jobs seems a bit far fetched.