In this video, we take a quick look at the history behind a common internet meme.

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Picture attributions

By Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE - Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By 44martin88 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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By Kevin Pluck - Flickr: The King., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By Carl Chapman from Phoenix, usa - Driving To Alaska, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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