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Viral classics

The internet before it was a business — the clips that made everybody realise this was going to be a thing.

How this list is chosen

Canonical and established records first published before 2013, with a name people use and a real preview frame. Oldest first, because that is the order they happened in.

Remember these?

The :-) emoticon

You might remember it as joke marker, Scott Fahlman smiley

Three characters that solved the oldest problem in text, and are still solving it.

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