Real People Behind World’s Most Famous Memes

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Yao Ming, NBA basketball players from China "The Father of Meme"

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Samir Akhtar ‘The face of disappointment’

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Taylor Armstrong, "Woman yelling at a cat"

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Chloe Klem’s ‘side eyeing’

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Nick Young, American NBA Basketball Players, "Confused meme guy"

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Juan Joya Borja, “Spanish comedian”

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Drew Scanlon, Journalist from the US, "Blinking white boy"

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