Where would the Internet be without the animated GIF? Well, it definitely wouldn't be as entertaining or as full of memes, that's for sure. On Friday, June 15th, Internet users around the world celebrate the 25th birthday of the animated GIF, in all of its hilarious glory.
Check out these 25 GIFs in order to celebrate this joyous occasion, and post your favorite GIF in the comments!
The 25th Birthday Of The Animated GIF
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(credit:<a href="http://roxinovak.tumblr.com/post/25143272754/it-is-officially-june-15-on-my-side-of-the-world-i-am" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="tumblr: roxinovak" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad00dbe4b04234e8559167" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://roxinovak.tumblr.com/post/25143272754/it-is-officially-june-15-on-my-side-of-the-world-i-am" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="22" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">tumblr: roxinovak</a>)
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(04 of25)
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(06 of25)
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(12 of25)
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