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2013 NSA PRISM Scandal
OverviewNSAPRSIM Scandal is an ongoing controversy surrounding the U.S. National Security Agency’s data-mining operation of millions of customers from major telecommunications providers in the United...
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Are You Frustrated?
AboutAre You Frustrated is a photoshop meme in which the subject’s face is elongated using the clone stamp tool in the Adobe Photoshop image editing software.OriginOn April 1st, 2010, the earliest...
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Doge
AboutDoge is a slang term for “dog” that is primarily associated with pictures of Shiba Inus (nicknamed “Shibe”) and internal monologue captions on Tumblr. These photos may be photoshopped to change...
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Dakimakura
AboutDakimakura (translated as “hug pillow” in English), also known as “Dutch Wife,” is a type of large pillow mainly used by the Japanese youth as a security object. While the bedding itself is not...
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Valentine's Day E-cards
AboutValentine’s Day E-cards are digital media greeting cards created for the annual holiday Valentine’s Day for the purpose of sharing online.Pre-InternetValentine’s Day[1] is an annual event that...
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Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games
OverviewThe 2014 Winter Olympics (XXII Olympic Winter Games) is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to be held in Sochi, Russia from February 7th to February 23rd, 2014. The 2014 Winter...
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Six-Word Memoirs
AboutSix-Word Memoirs are life stories conveyed in six words. Since being introduced by the online literary magazine Smith Magazine in November 2006, this extremely concise narrative form has been...
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Green Text Stories
AboutGreentext Stories are anecdotes written in short, concise sentences that are often shared on the image board 4chan using the site’s “green-text” code. Green text stories differ from “>Implying”...
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Character Name Generators
AboutCharacter Name Generators are a series of index cards and single serving websites featuring a list of the English alphabet letters with each representing a unique word, from which a combination of...
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Twitch Plays Pokemon
OverviewTwitch Plays Pokemon[1] is an ongoing live-stream event hosted by the video-streaming platform Twitch in which any member of the site can participate in a massively multiplayer online co-op...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Snubbed By Oscar
AboutLeonardo DiCaprio Gets Snubbed By Oscar refers to a series of jokes surrounding the American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his noticeable lack of recognition by the Academy Award, the world’s most...
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Die Cis Scum
About“Die Cis Scum” is catch phrase used by some members of the transgender community in protest of the oppression they feel by people who identify as cisgendered, or those whose identities match the...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
AboutNeil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist and advocate of science and free thought. Like Carl Sagan, Tyson is often heralded as a champion of science and rationality on websites like 4chan...
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Before You Say I Am Stoling This Art, Let Me Explain You A Thing
About“Before You Say I Am Stoling This Art, Let Me Explain You A Thing” is an expression derived from a description on the art sharing site deviantART by a user who had reuploaded an older artwork to a...
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AboutThe Internet Coke Machine is an internet-connected soda vending machine that allows customers to check the availability status of soda remotely using a finger interface. Originally developed circa...
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You Are Now Breathing Manually
About“You Are Now Breathing Manually” is an expression meant to cause the reader to experience a sense of self awareness regarding the involuntary action of breathing. It is often used interchangeably...
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Symphony of Science
AboutSymphony of Science is a music video remix project started by electronic music artist John Boswell in September of 2009. The videos feature remixed documentary footage of famous scientists,...
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Become One With Russia
About“Become One With Russia” is an expression referenced by fans of the character Russia (a.k.a. Ivan Braginski) from the Japanese webcomic and anime series Axis Powers Hetalia. The phrase is...
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[Intensifies]
About[Intensifies] is an Internet slang term that is typically used in audio descriptive image macros and vibrating GIFs to denote a drastic build-up of a particular action, opinion or sentiment in...
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Headcanon
AboutHeadcanon is an idea, belief or aspect of a character’s personality or physicality that is present in a piece of fanwork that does not correspond with information present in the canonical...
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