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Who Is 'Esnupi'? The Spanish Meme About Snoopy From 'Peanuts' Explained
Spanish fans of the beloved Peanuts character have created their own mythology of the dog they affectionately call "Esnupi." Here's a brief history of the meme.
Who Is 'Yap Dollar'? The Talking Five Dollar Bill Who Says 'Xiaohongshu' In Chinese Explained
Yap Dollar was originally named Fiveish until this year.
What Is The 'Woke Content Detector?' Steam's Curated List Of Woke Video Games Explained
A Steam community group is calling out wokeness in video games and social media has a lot of opinions on it. Here's why.
What's With The Memes About 'Exploding Pagers'? The Unusual Attack On Hezbollah In Internet Memes Explained
What exactly happened in Lebanon, and where do the memes about exploding pagers and radios come from? Learn everything there is to know in our explainer.
What Is The 'Nike Elite Zipper Trend' And Why Are People Stealing The Zippers? The Latest TikTok Trend Explained
To sum up, kids found a new obsession to hyperfocus this week, which is stealing other people's bag zippers.
What Does The 'Salt Water Goat Torture' Two-Sentence Horror Story Mean? The Viral Reddit Post Explained
A viral post on the /r/TwoSentenceHorror subreddit about a goat and a man with salt water-soaked legs is confusing Redditors and inspiring memes. Here's what it means.
What's The 'I Did It, I Saved The Town' Billford Animation? The Lewd 'Gravity Falls' Animation Explained
A "Gravity Falls" fan animation has taken the "Billford" shipping a tad overboard.
Where Did 'We Saw You From Across The Bar And Really Dig Your Vibe' Originate? The Meme Explained
Photographs of two people gazing into the camera lens are being repurposed into memes about a couple looking for a third person in their dynamic. Here's where the meme originated.
Why Are People Defending DanTDM Against Logan Paul And KSI? The 'Minecraft' YouTuber's Criticism Of 'Lunchly' Explained
Internet users and OG YouTubers are rising to the defense of British Minecraft YouTuber DanTDM after Logan Paul and KSI piled onto him for criticizing their new product. Here's what you need to know about the controversy.
Where Are They Now? This Is What Internet Legend 'Dax Flame' Has Been Up To Since His Late 2000s YouTube VlogsTube
Dax Flame is one of early YouTube's biggest mysteries. Nearly 18 years after his first video, people still can't tell if he's just a strange guy or if he's been pulling an elaborate prank on us all.