25 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 25 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. 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

2. 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

3. 2017

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

4. 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