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3 February in internet history

Things that can be dated to 3 February: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

What is dated to this day3 February

  1. A beer advertisement in the Super Bowl uses it. ASMR Wikipedia — ASMR

  2. The people behind it are named. The egg appears cracking, in a video about the pressure of social media and mental health. Instagram egg Wikipedia — Instagram egg

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 3 February. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. The forum is founded. r/wallstreetbets Wikipedia — r/wallstreetbets

  2. Facebook, having licensed the drawings, adds them to Messenger with an animated head-banging bird. Trash Doves Wikipedia — Trash Doves

  3. The New York Times Company buys it, for a price in the low seven figures. Wordle Wikipedia — Wordle

  4. The company is founded. Tenor Wikipedia — Tenor (website)

  5. Two dancers in shark costumes flank Katy Perry during Teenage Dream and California Gurls. The one on the left is out of time with the other. Left Shark Wikipedia — Left Shark

  6. The first street protest, by about 150 people in Orlando. Project Chanology Wikipedia — Project Chanology

  7. Five Australian teenagers, posting as The Sunny Coast Skate, upload the version that sets the format. Harlem Shake Wikipedia — Harlem Shake (meme)

  8. The picture reaches Twitter. Distracted boyfriend Wikipedia — Distracted boyfriend

  9. The channel reaches ten million subscribers. Lofi Girl Wikipedia — Lofi Girl

  10. The advertisement is posted online. The Man Your Man Could Smell Like Wikipedia — The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

  11. The zoo posts his story. Punch the Monkey Wikipedia — Punch (monkey)

  12. A feature film is announced by the studio A24. The Backrooms Wikipedia — The Backrooms

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