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Know Your Meme is a website dedicated to documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more.

In Memory of Gene Wilder & His Meme Legacy


The American actor known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in the 1971 classic musical fantasy film has passed away at age of 83. In remembering his legacies on-screen, (and later, online), take a look back at the 2012 advice animal meme featuring the late actor.

August 29th, 2016 4:45 PM

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Happy 25th Birthday, World Wide Web


Not to be confused with the Internet Day, which is meant to observe the birth of ARPANET on October 29th, 1969, today marks the 25th birthday of World Wide Web, which became opened to public on August 23rd, 1991, courtesy of Tim Berners-Lee

August 23rd, 2016 11:46 PM

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Viral Video Classic Unforgivable Turns 10


Ten years ago this week, filmmaker L.W. Hodge uploaded footage of screenwriter Gunnar Stansson performing an improvised, expletive-ridden monologue titled "Unforgivable," which lives on to this day as one of the classic viral videos in YouTube history.

August 23rd, 2016 11:00 AM

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Bleach Ends Its 15-Year Run, Goes Big Screen


As manga fans around the world await the bittersweet release of the 74th and final volume of Bleach this weekend, leaked scans from the upcoming issue of Weekly Shonen Jump indicate there is a live-action adaptation of the manga series in the works.

August 18th, 2016 10:56 PM

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