5 December in internet history

Things that can be dated to 5 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.

1. 2004

   Digg The site is launched. Wikipedia — Digg

2. 2011

   Woman yelling at a cat 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. Wikipedia — Woman yelling at a cat

These did not happen on 5 December. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 2 December 2022

   Bones or No Bones Noodle dies, aged fourteen. Wikipedia — Noodle (dog)

2. 2 December 2024

   Brain rot Oxford University Press announces it as word of the year. Its frequency rose by 230 per cent between 2023 and 2024. Wikipedia — Brain rot

3. 3 December 2003

   The Streisand effect The suit is dismissed. In the month after it was filed the site had more than 420,000 visits. Wikipedia — Streisand effect

4. 3 December 2018

   Old Town Road Lil Nas X releases the song independently, a day after recording it in Atlanta. Wikipedia — Old Town Road

5. 3 December 2018

   The Tumblr adult content ban Tumblr announces a ban on explicit images and videos. Wikipedia — Tumblr

6. 4 December 2023

   Rizz Oxford University Press names it word of the year. Wikipedia — Rizz

7. 6 December 2004

   Numa Numa Gary Brolsma posts Numa Numa Dance to Newgrounds. He said he had found the song in a Japanese Flash animation of cartoon cats. Wikipedia — Numa Numa (video)

8. 6 December 2013

   Dogecoin The currency is launched, as a joke. Wikipedia — Dogecoin