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Boom Goes the Dynamite
Six years ago today, a freshman journalism student Brian Collins launched his news career as a sports broadcaster for the local station. After a series of stumbles and mumbles, he ended up giving birth to one of the most celebrated catchphrases ever.
Check inside for KYM episode and the latest on his whereabouts!
Ken Lee, Tulibu Dibu Douchoo
Three years ago today, Valentina Hasan took on YouTube by storm with "Ken Lee," her very own phonetic interpretation of "Without You" (as sung by Mariah Carrey) performed at the 2008 audition for Bulgarian TV show "Music Idol."
Trololo / Russian Rickroll
Last year the Internet shook with the release of a strange Russian music video starring the magnificent Edward Hill lip syncing a repetitive incoherent babble.
Real Ultimate Power
For all the ninjas around the world, it's a day of celebration. Nine years ago today, pseudonymous author Robert Hamburger began a website project called "Real Ultimate Power," little knowing it would change the history of modern Interweb literature …forever.
Brother Sharp (犀利哥)
A year ago, a Chinese forum user posted an image of a handsome vagabond walking the streets of Ningbo with the following message: “Behold the number one ultimate, gorgeous, handsome passer-by! Blind your dog eyes!"
Today, the man is no longer homeless but an Internet legend with his own biographic film and a "peasant chic" fashion line in the making.