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Visual Analysis: Bodies on the Floor!

Visual Analysis: Bodies on the Floor!

According to Google Images data, Australia's latest craze "planking" is the most popular photo meme that involves people lying on the floor, surpassing Lying Down Game (UK) and Playing Dead (S. Korea).

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So Bad It's Good

So Bad It's Good

Sometimes we find a piece of content entertaining because of its amazing production value, exceptional writing, or spectacular performances. These are the recipients of Oscars, Grammys, and other distinguished awards reserved for what we consider quality works of art. But entertainment is mired in complexity, and sometimes we find amusement in what is obviously a horrid creation.

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Visual Analysis: Advice Animals

Visual Analysis: Advice Animals

The world of advice animals often seems as vast and wide as the Internet itself. Click through and see how much two lines of text and an image can accomplish.

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Internet God: Nic Cage

Internet God: Nic Cage

Kicking off our celebrity-meme profile series, "Gods of the Internets," with one of the most recognizable actors in both Hollywood and Internet: Nicolas Cage.

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