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Remembering Storm Area 51: When The Internet Decided to Naruto Run Into a Military Air Base
Storm Area 51, also known as the Area 51 Raid and Alienstock, is a satirical Facebook event that calls for an assembly of a flash mob to infiltrate the top-secret American military airbase in Lincoln County, Nevada, scheduled to commence at 3:00 a.m. on September 20th, 2019. Since its launch in late June, the Facebook page went viral and millions of people have signed up to attend.
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Where Did the Viral Nonchalant Cartoon Dog, "My New Character" or "Chill Guy" Come From?
My New Character. His Whole Deal Is He’s a Chill Guy That Lowkey Doesn’t Give a Fuck is a meme focused on a character called "my new character" who's a light brown dog with a human body, wearing a grey sweater, blue jeans and red shoes. In the drawing, the character is smirking at the viewer with his hands in his pockets. The drawing was originally shared in a tweet by Twitter / X user philb (@PhillipBankss) in late 2023, paired with the aforementioned caption about "his whole deal" being that "he's a chill guy that lowkey doesn't give a fuck." In 2024, the meme went viral on TikTok where users inserted the character into different formats like an exploitable and joked about "his deal."
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Who Is Smartschoolboy9? The Creepy Adult Pretending To Be A Child Online
Smartschoolboy9 or Smart School Boy 9 was an Instagram user who dressed and acted like a schoolboy in high-heeled boots, glasses and white face makeup. Smartschoolboy9's content has been described as disturbing, surreal and fetishistic. It is suspected that the user also ran the accounts truth_sticks_11, girl.chloe12 and several other accounts that posed as children, which similarly posted creepy, sometimes AI-generated and surreally edited photos of children, with girl.chloe12 posting images of what appeared to be a real girl rather than an AI-generated person. The content has been described as predatory and fetishistic, with some speculating that the accounts could be linked to an age-play kink, while others speculate they are used to prey on minors. Several comments left by Smartschoolboy9 on children's Instagram accounts suggest this, although it is unconfirmed if the user has any known victims. In 2024, internet sleuths began investigating the accounts as Smartschoolboy9 garnered virality. Purportedly, Smartschoolboy9 was run by a Doncaster, England man named David Walter, who has allegedly been spotted dressed in the makeup and outfits as early as the late 1990s. Smartschoolboy9 has purportedly responded to accusations of being a predator using social media accounts that are believed to belong to him in which he seemingly denies being predatory.
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Apparently, We Interviewed "The Apparently Kid" 10 Years Later, Apparently
Apparently Kid refers to Noah Ritter, a five-year-old who was interviewed by a local news channel while attending the Wayne County Fair in Pennsylvania. When the interview, which features Ritter animatedly discussing his indifference to the news and repeatedly saying “apparently” was uploaded to YouTube it quickly went viral.
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The Internet Reacts to the Minecraft Trailer - Is This Another Ugly Sonic Situation?
The Minecraft Movie, also known as A Minecraft Movie, refers to a movie based on the video game Minecraft, originally hinted at in early 2014 but was postponed until April 2025. The movie was set to be produced by Warner Bros. Studios, however, when the original release date in 2022 came around, there was no movie released, resulting in memes across social media from users reacting to the missed release. In 2022 and 2023, a new release date for the film was announced: April 4th, 2025. The movie was to be live-action, directed by Jared Hess (known for directing Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre) and starring actor Jason Mamoa (known for Aquaman) and Jack Black as Steve. In September 2024, the movie's first teaser trailer was released, resulting in memes and reactions, many of which panned the film's CGI and dialogue. Much of the viral criticism focused on the pink sheep seen in the teaser trailer.
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The Internet Reacts to Nikocado Avocado’s 250 lb Weight Loss
Nikocado Avocado's Weight Loss, also known as Nikocado Avocado Social Experiment, refers to mukbang YouTuber Nikocado Avocado's reveal of the result of his two-year-long journey to lose 250 pounds of weight, claiming his YouTube career was a social experiment. The reveal video and images of the much thinner YouTuber wearing a red shirt became a viral subject of discussions and memes online in early September 2024.
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See Who Won 'Meme of The Month' For August 2024
Know Your Meme is a site dedicated to the documentation and archival of memes, images, YouTube videos, and other important articles from internet history.
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Horror Manga Master, Junji Ito Has Inspired Some Classic Memes
Junji Ito is a Japanese horror manga artist known for works like Tomie, Uzumaki, Gyo, and more. In January of 2018, an anime series based off of his works will debut in Japan.
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Utah Mormon MomTok "Soft Swinging" Drama Leads Moms To Reality TV Stardom
Utah MomTok or Utah MomTok Drama refers to a group of female Mormon TikTokers who make content-house style videos, beginning in early 2020. In May 2022, they were accused by their lead creator, Taylor Frankie Paul, of being "soft swingers" following the divorce of Paul and her husband. The controversy led to multiple memes, tweets and viral discussions about the group of creators going into mid-2022.
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The Internet Ironically Expresses Sadness With Happy Imagery In 'Symphony Dolphin' Meme
Rainbow Dolphin, also known as Hopecore Dolphin or Symphony Dolphin, refers to a series of image macro and reaction images using illustrations of dolphins jumping out of water paired with demotivational quotes and honest confessions, similar to the How I See the World After X phrasal template. The dolphin images and memes are often accompanied by the chorus from Zara Larsson's song "Symphony" in which she sings, "I just wanna be part of your symphony," which was popularized on TikTok in late August 2024.
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Viral Brazilian Hatsune Miku Art Inspires "Every Country's Miku" Art Trend
Every Country's Miku refers to a series of fan art that imagines vocaloid character Hatsune Miku as a native of various countries and places, with Miku usually dressed in national clothing and holding various objects associated with the country's culture. Spawned by the Brazilian Miku meme, the fan art trend achieved virality on X / Twitter in late August 2024.
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Wild Rainbow Looks Define Viral Decora Harajuku Fashion Style
Social Media Influencer is a social media user who has access to a large audience. In the context of influencer marketing, influence is less about argument and coercion to a particular point of view and more about loose interactions between various parties in a community.
