4 December in internet history
Things that can be dated to 4 December: 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 day4 December
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Oxford University Press names it word of the year. Rizz Wikipedia — Rizz
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 4 December. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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YouTube rebuilt its view counter after Gangnam Style approached the maximum a 32-bit integer can hold. One more pass and the count would have turned negative. TechCrunch
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Noodle dies, aged fourteen. Bones or No Bones Wikipedia — Noodle (dog)
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Oxford University Press announces it as word of the year. Its frequency rose by 230 per cent between 2023 and 2024. Brain rot Wikipedia — Brain rot
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The suit is dismissed. In the month after it was filed the site had more than 420,000 visits. The Streisand effect Wikipedia — Streisand effect
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Lil Nas X releases the song independently, a day after recording it in Atlanta. Old Town Road Wikipedia — Old Town Road
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Tumblr announces a ban on explicit images and videos. The Tumblr adult content ban Wikipedia — Tumblr
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The site is launched. Digg Wikipedia — Digg
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs the episode “Malibu Beach Party From Hell”. A still of Taylor Armstrong crying and pointing circulates after a Daily Mail article the next day. Woman yelling at a cat Wikipedia — Woman yelling at a cat
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Gary Brolsma posts Numa Numa Dance to Newgrounds. He said he had found the song in a Japanese Flash animation of cartoon cats. Numa Numa Wikipedia — Numa Numa (video)
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The currency is launched, as a joke. Dogecoin Wikipedia — Dogecoin