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Things somebody typed that went further than anything they filmed.
Who posted it, and whereAs it was posted
| What | Who posted it | Where and when | What it said |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covfefe2017 | Donald Trump, then President of the United States, from his own account | On Twitter, at six minutes past midnight in Washington on 31 May 2017; deleted about six hours later | “Despite the constant negative press covfefe” |
| Instagram egg2019 | The account @world_record_egg | On Instagram, on 4 January 2019 | “Let’s set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram.” |
| Looking for a Man in Finance2024 | Megan Boni, who posts as @girl_on_couch | On TikTok, on 30 April 2024 | Posted with the caption “Did I just write the song of the summer?” |
| Make.Money.Fast1989 | Signed “Dave Rhodes”, of Norfolk, Virginia. Nobody of that name has been reliably identified | On Usenet on 13 November 1989, the earliest known posting there. The letter had circulated by post since 1986 | Not established by the sources read |
| The :-) emoticon1982 | Scott Fahlman, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University | On Carnegie Mellon’s bulletin board, at 11:44 on 19 September 1982 | “I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways.” |
Start with this one
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.
The whole collectionEverything here
- Instagram egg View original
- Damn Daniel Read
- Make.Money.Fast The story
- Covfefe Read
- Looking for a Man in Finance Read
- We did it, Joe! Read
- Three Wolf Moon The story