Why Everyone Is Sending Weird Pictures And Tweets Saying 'Crave That Mineral'
Redeem now In case you are scratching your head over the latest internet meme "crave that mineral" here's the skinny on where it came from.
About a month ago, popular Tumblr blogger "Sixpenceee" (a college student studying neuroscience who blogs about science-y things) posted the following:
Someone posted the photo to Reddit from Imgur, but once Sixpenceee added that "crave that mineral" explanation, the Tumblr post went viral.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.Soon we had this:
And this:
—Matthew Lynley (@mattlynley) December 22, 2014 Even brands like Mercedes-Benz jumped on the meme:
"They crave that mineral."
And a new Internet meme was born.
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Reinaldo Massengill
Update: 2024-10-05