Kabosu was a Shiba Inu dog adopted by kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato in 2008. She was named after the citrus fruit kabosu by a shelter volunteer. Sato kept the name because she thought her dog had a round face
Doge meme features Shiba Inu with multicolored text in Comic Sans font. Meme uses modified phrases like "so", "such", "many", "much", and "very". Original meme featured Kabosu, based on 2010 photo by photographer Jonathan Fleming
Born around 1107, Dandolo was a wealthy Dandolo family member. Served as Venice's ambassador to Sicily and Ferrara. Elected Doge of Venice in 1192 at age 84
Doge is slang for dog, primarily associated with Shiba Inus and Tumblr memes. Term first appeared in 2005 on Homestar Runner's puppet show. Kabosu, a Shiba Inu, became primary meme icon in 2010
LOLcats (2006) featured cats with funny captions, reaching 1.5M daily hits in 2007. "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" from Zero Wing game started in 1998. Rickroll (2007) tricked people into clicking Rick Astley's music videos
Doge meme started as rescue dog Kabosu, adopted by Japanese teacher in 2008. Dogecoin cryptocurrency reached $400 million market value from Doge image