January 23
2 memes in the encyclopedia originated on this day.
- 2012
Bad Luck Brian
Bad Luck Brian is a yearbook photo of a grinning teen in a sweater vest, captioned with escalating misfortunes: 'Tries to break up a fight — gets suspended for fighting.' He's the mascot of catastrophic bad luck.
- 2017
Shooting Stars
An edit format in which someone falls, trips or dives, and the clip cuts to them tumbling endlessly through a starfield while Bag Raiders' 2009 track 'Shooting Stars' plays. The meme put the song back on charts around the world eight years after release.
