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Aug 25, 2025 · People think they've found the "first meme ever" in a cartoon from 1921. There was once a guy affectionately known on the Internet as "Bad Lucky Brian." He was a scrawny, …
What Is a Meme? The History and Evolution Of Memes Explained
Mar 20, 2024 · Many consider Kilroy Was Here, a graffiti doodle drawn in various locations by U.S. soldiers during WWII, a prime example of a pre-internet meme that resembles what we …
The first ever meme can be hard to pinpoint | CNN
Jul 25, 2023 · One of the first memes to gain widespread attention in the internet age was the Dancing Baby. Yes, it was that simple: an image, GIF or video of a computer-animated …
A Brief History of Memes | Blog |Independent Lens - PBS
Oct 8, 2020 · Internet memes haven’t been around long, but their staying power is phenomenal. The dancing baby came out in 1996 and is considered by many to be the first digital meme.
The First Meme Ever? A Surprisingly Funny Dive Into Meme History
May 17, 2025 · Memes existed long before the internet – from ancient graffiti in Pompeii to snail-fighting knights in medieval books. Let’s explore the weird and hilarious history of the world’s …
Is this 1921 cartoon the first ever meme? - BBC
Apr 16, 2018 · Is it 'the first meme'? According to the definition, a single image cannot be a meme. It has to be copied and spread with variations to the original image. So on its own, the 1921 …
What Was the First Meme Ever? An Exhaustive Investigation - Thrillist
Aug 22, 2017 · Born around the year 2000, the meme -- mocking a shoddy English translation of a 1989 Japanese Sega Genesis game, Zero Wing -- ripped through message boards, ended …
Tracing the Evolutionary Trail of Internet Memes: From Early …
Mar 24, 2024 · Discover the oldest memes on the internet. From Dancing Baby to LOLCats, we look at the 8 classic memes that took the internet by storm!
This Is the First Meme Ever, According to the Internet
Apr 16, 2018 · The 97-year-old comic strip is suggested to be the first recorded use of the popular "What You Think You Look Like vs. What You Actually Look Like" meme, where a two-pane …
The Origin of Memes - by Herdthinner - HaberDash
Oct 16, 2024 · The 1990s saw the birth of the first internet memes, with notable examples like the “Dancing Baby” in 1996. This 3D-rendered, cha-cha dancing baby quickly went viral across …