24 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 24 July: 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.

1. 2024

   The film director Michael Bay is reported to be in talks to adapt it. Skibidi Toilet Wikipedia — Skibidi Toilet

These did not happen on 24 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 21 July 2019

   The NDR presenter Paul Baskerville plays the song on his programme Nachtclub. The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet Wikipedia — The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet

2. 22 July 2016

   It is released in Japan, and downloaded more than ten million times that day. Pokémon Go Wikipedia — Pokémon Go

3. 23 July 2013

   Chronicle Books publishes Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book. Grumpy Cat Wikipedia — Grumpy Cat

4. 25 July 2010

   The musician daniwell uploads the song Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! to the Japanese video site Niconico, sung by the voice synthesiser Hatsune Miku. Nyan Cat Wikipedia — Nyan Cat

5. 25 July 2016

   Researchers announce the discovery of NEK1, a gene linked to ALS, in work partly funded by the donations. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Wikipedia — Ice Bucket Challenge

6. 25 July 2017

   BBC News runs a feature on the group. Dancing Pallbearers Wikipedia — Dancing Pallbearers

7. 25 July 2017

   Despacito took the most-liked record from See You Again and held it for seven and a half years, until MrBeast's baguette Short passed it. Despacito Wikipedia — List of most-liked YouTube videos

8. 26 July 2010

   Vasquez is interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Double Rainbow Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)

9. 27 July 1987

   Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up is released as a single. Rickrolling Wikipedia — Rickrolling

10. 27 July 2010

    Ramirez registers Trolls with the United States Copyright Office. Trollface Wikipedia — Trollface