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The World War II meme that circled the world
- Published_at:2015-12-11
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Vox
- tags: vox news current events world cnn vice fox msnbc breakdown eli5 kilroy kilroy was here World War II (Military Conflict) World War (Film Subject) War (Quotation Subject) Graffiti (Visual Art Genre)
- description: We know about the epic drama of World War II, but what about the jokes? The above video tells the story (as best as we can). The iconic piece of graffiti that was known, in America, as "Kilroy Was Here" traveled the world in a fashion remarkably similar to a modern meme. Read some more background here: http://www.vox.com/2015/12/11/9886246/kilroy-was-here Sounds via RiverNile7, Daemeon1427, and JasonElrod, found at Freesound.org. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
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| 2015-12-13 | 388,431 | 3,976 | 196 |
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| 2015-12-14 | 559,637 | 5,425 | 372 |
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| 2015-12-15 | 651,524 | 5,425 | 268 |
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