26 May in internet history
Things that can be dated to 26 May: 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.
Nothing this archive holds can be dated to 26 May. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 26 May. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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A single setting the sound to Axel F is released. It enters the UK chart at number one and stays there four weeks. Crazy Frog Wikipedia — Crazy Frog
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The younger man identifies himself on a radio talk show. The Bus Uncle Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle
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Brolsma appears in the video for Weezer’s Pork and Beans. Numa Numa Wikipedia — Numa Numa (video)
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Charlie Bit My Finger was sold as an NFT for $760,999. It was widely reported as being deleted from YouTube afterwards; it was not — the buyer kept it, and it returned to view in January 2024. Charlie Bit My Finger Engadget
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Kabosu dies of leukaemia, aged 18. Doge Wikipedia — Doge (meme)
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It reaches number one in the United States, where it stays for sixteen weeks, equalling the record. Despacito Wikipedia — Despacito
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Streisand is reported to have been ordered to pay Adelman’s legal fees of 177,000 US dollars. The Streisand effect Wikipedia — Streisand effect
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The feature film is released in the United States. The Backrooms Wikipedia — The Backrooms