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The Beginning of Th Memes
The word 'meme' was created by Richard Dawkins. -
The Beginning of Memes
Richard Dawkins first created the word 'meme' back in 1976. -
Dancing Baby
This was one of the first memes ever and the first meme to go viral. -
Chuck Norris
In 2004, there were more and more memes, and the format of top and bottom text started to be popular. -
Success kid
This face was first posted on Flickr in 2007, and it went viral and was used in many memes. -
Philosoraptor
In 2008, somebody created a meme out of his friend who he nicked named philosoraptor and how he was always "Hunched over his desk thinking" -
Troll face
A cartoonist posted the first version of this iconic meme in 2008, and many people made variations of it were attracted by more and more people on Reddit in 2009 -
Grumpy Cat
The face of this frowning cat went viral on Reddit in 2012 -
Ermahgerd
This meme of a girl holding goosebumps books was created in 2012 -
Doge
A Japanese kindergarten teacher named Atsuko Sato first posted the picture of the Shiba Inu in 2010 and went viral in 2013, but the memes about Doge are still going today. -
Kermit the Frog
Became a meme in 2014. Variations like evil Kermit became popular in 2016 -
Pepe the Frog
First posted by a cartoonist in 2005, but in 2015, it became a very popular meme. -
Bottle flipping
This isn't exactly a meme, but it sort of is. Teens flipped many bottles and it became a "trend" -
Recent memes
Many memes exist now, and it is almost impossible to count. Some memes that are highlighted are; Our President, Vines, NUNIIIIIIIII, Tik Tok, Baby Yoda, etc etc etc. These are all very recent memes. A whole lot of people create memes using meme generators that are all over the internet
