Travel back to the late 1990s, when websites were filled with flashing text, looping GIFs, and chaotic designs on a platform called GeoCities. What started as a simple webpage with dancing hamsters and catchy music quickly spread through emails and prank links, eventually becoming a worldwide internet sensation.

Learn how trends spread online before social media, why the Hampster Dance became so popular, and how memes became part of everyday internet culture.

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