Online Phenomena
This 2011 youtube video that merged a Japanese pop song with an animated cartoon cat with a Pop-Tart for a torso flying through space and leaving a rainbow trail behind.
Nyan Cat
In 2006 Eurogamer named this Playstation 2 rhythm title as their GOTY. The series would become known for the instrument shaped controller that came packaged with the game.
United States, Belize, Guatemala
Mexico
The religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church
Baptism
Carell and Buscemi
Steve
This 2014 internet challenge featured an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
In 1994 Electronic Gaming Monthly gave this Ape based SNES platformer its GOTY. This game being Rareware's first partnered game with Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country
Spain
The expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes
Criticism
Shovel and Hollow
Knight
This meme featured a group of Ghana pallbearers that respectfully dance during funeral processions had been covered by the BBC in 2017. The video was later mixed with the EDM song "Astromania" on tiktok, spawning the meme
Coffin Dance
In 2002 Gamespot gave their GOTY to this Nintendo First Person Shooter/Adventure game. This entry being the series first of that genre as it was previously known for being a side scrolling puzzle/platformer
Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine.
Russia
A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future
Pessimism
T and Cube
Ice
A message allegedly hidden in the Super Mario Galaxy box art, which appears when each letter not decorated with a star is removed from the art
U R MR GAY
In 2000 the DICE Awards gave their GOTY to this EA Published social simulation game. Between 2000 and 2003 seven expansion packs would be released for this game, a practice the series is notorious for today.
The Sims
China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar
India
The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
Altruism
White and Boop
Betty
This creative writing website that contains thousands of fictitious containment procedures for paranormal objects captured by the titular organization
SCP Foundation
In 1986 Famitsu named this NES first entry in this highly popular and influential JRPG series as their GOTY. The developers of this game would later go on to make highly popular series such as Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Danganronpa
Dragon Quest
Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Eswatini
South Africa
A solid geometric figure whose two end faces are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms
Prism
Rabbit and Chastain
Jessica