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Hundreds plan to plank outside the Supreme Court for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s birthday

The Notorious RBG is turning 86.

On by Emily Bloch

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Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge could save net neutrality

As is typical of every issue online, the hardest battle is getting the attention you deserve.

On by Gillian Branstetter

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A successor to ‘planking’ and ‘Tebowing’ has emerged, and it’s ‘whaling’

Don’t look before you leap.

On by Miles Klee

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A guide to Quidditching, a magical new photo meme

Quidditching makes about as much sense as any other sport, except for the rule that all players must hold a vestigial, flightless broomstick between their legs at all times.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The force is strong in the “Vadering” photo meme

Do or do not; there is no try.

On by Fernando Alfonso III

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Is “milking” the new “planking”?

College students in Newcastle, U.K., have taken to pouring gallons of milk over their heads for laughs, and the Internet is lapping it up.

On by Michelle Jaworski

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The Daily Dot’s fitness challenge: A guide to body-moving memes

Load up some Rick Astley on the boombox and get ready to Sweat To The Memes™.

On by Lindsey Weber

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Frosting is the new icing

From a small town in Montana, a new winter tradition has emerged: frosting, where individuals carry out summer activities as if it’s not freezing outside. 

On by Justin Franz

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The 10 most important people to hate on the Internet in 2011

The Hater, year-end edition: Without these people to revile, the Internet would never have gelled as a community.

On by Jordan Valinsky

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Defining the latest Tumblr craze: Tebowing

The Denver Broncos quarterback inspired the latest touchdown pose to sweep the Internet.

On by Jordan Valinsky

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Jail may become the new planking

Politicians worry that  “Unbelieving bus drivers and law enforcement authorities might just ram through … warm and living bodies.”

On by Lauren Rae Orsini

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We plank, therefore we shoe

A YouTube personality is trying to make shoeing the next big thing—and his meme scheme may just work.

On by Fruzsina Eördögh

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Seattleites mock Space Needle in latest trend

Is needling the next photo meme?

On by Jordan Valinsky

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