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Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on social media, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme meme] was a term coined by Richard Dawkins to describe the way in which ideas replicate and spread similar to genes.
Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on social media, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme meme] was a term coined by Richard Dawkins to describe the way in which ideas replicate and spread similar to genes.


When used in this [[wiki]] meme will refer to a viral idea and not "Bad Luck Brian".
When used in this [[wiki]] meme will refer to a particular idea and the way in which it is remembered and spread to others by our [[brains]]. It does not refer to "Bad Luck Brian" or any of his ilk.

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Before it became synonymous with pictures shared on social media, meme was a term coined by Richard Dawkins to describe the way in which ideas replicate and spread similar to genes.

When used in this wiki meme will refer to a particular idea and the way in which it is remembered and spread to others by our brains. It does not refer to "Bad Luck Brian" or any of his ilk.