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   42

   42 is the answer to the “ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything,” a joke in Douglas Adams’s 1979 novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
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   4chan

   4chan is an internet message board where users can post anonymously.
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   5150

   5150 refers to the California law code for the temporary, involuntary psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others due to signs of mental illness. It has been more generally applied…
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   666

   The number 666 is used to signify the devil, the antichrist, or evil in general. It’s not be confused with another, unrelated 666, used by Chinese gamers to commend skillful play.
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   867-5309

   867-5309 is the phone number and refrain in the song “867-5309/Jenny” by Tommy Tutone.
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   ASMR

   The meaning of ASMR is autonomous sensory meridian response. This term refers to a tingling sensation often accompanied by a calming, pleasurable feeling. This tingle is said to originate in a person’s head and spread…
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   Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf

   Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf is a meme that depicts actor Shia LaBeouf as a bloodthirsty cannibal, inspired by a viral song by Tally Hall that portrays him as one.
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   Amourshipping

   Amourshipping refers to fan theories, fiction, and art about a romantic relationship between the characters Ash and Serena in the anime series Pokémon.
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   Ash Ketchum

   Ash Ketchum is the main character of the media franchise Pokémon.
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    Back to the Future Day

    Back to the Future Day is October 21, 2015. It marks the day on which the character Marty McFly arrives in the future in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.
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    Bad Luck Brian

    Bad Luck Brian is a meme featuring a teenage boy in a sweater vest showing off a goofy grin with braces. The text on the image describes various unfortunate, unlucky, embarrassing, and hilarious circumstances.
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    Baphomet

    Baphomet is term that was originally associated with an idol that the Knights Templar were said to have worshipped. Later, Baphomet was incorporated into other occult traditions as a powerful figure, often depicted as a…