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I'd wager the same is true for the "drop bears" meme, right? I've seen it on Reddit and trying to google it turned into a rabbit hole of Reddit threads that all

I'd wager the same is true for the "drop bears" meme, right? I've seen it on Reddit and trying to google it turned into a rabbit hole of Reddit threads that all eventually resulted in "it's a joke, duh" but with enough time passing, I'm sure some Australians have picked it up as a joke in real life.

whatusername 7y ago
drop bears pre-date reddit by decades..
- 6nf 7y ago
  Hoop snakes too
- C1sc0cat 7y ago
  I first saw it on usenet way back in the 90's and I am sure its much older than that
- ConsiderCrying 7y ago
  Oh, didn't realize that, sorry. Point still applies, though, I suppose - an internet meme ascending its initial uses to become widespread.
9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
Drop bears are a perfectly serious topic, which is why even the Australian Museum has a page about Thylarctos plummetus. https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/mammals/drop-bear/ https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/mammals/drop-b...
- Balgair 7y ago
  Yeah, I want to echo this. The recent-ish rise in drop-bear attacks is also a bit of a pizza effect. It seems that the increase can be traced back to a bacteria that irritates the mouth of the drop bear, making them more prone to attacking humans and other large creatures. Recent results state that the bacterial strain was a mutant strain that originated in a Swedish zoo exhibit of drop bears that were on loan from the Australian government. When one of the mating pair was returned to Australia, the bacteria spread like wildfire (no pun intended) to the wild populations and captive ones. More can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ