Dancing Baby

Asked ChatGPT "What could be considered as the first meme?". Answer is: Pinpointing the exact "first meme" is challenging due to the subjective nature of what constitutes a meme and the long history of humor and cultural references. However, one candidate often mentioned is the "Dancing Baby," also known as "Baby Cha-Cha-Cha." It was a 3D-rendered animation of a baby dancing that gained popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was widely circulated via email and shared on early internet forums. While not strictly conforming to the modern definition of a meme, as it wasn't created and spread as rapidly and widely as contemporary memes, it certainly bears many hallmarks of meme culture, including replication, adaptation, and widespread sharing.