June 30 marks the 30th birthday of the GIF, and while the internet may still argue its pronunciation, we can all agree the GIF has played an important role in shaping the internet. 。

Long before HD video became the norm of the net, a GIF was about as good as it got. If you wanted a moving image in your browser, you used a GIF. Miraculously, the GIF survived, and more importantly, it became a language all its own -- a way for the internet to express itself. 。

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Teaming up with giphy, we compiled a list of culturally significant and memorable GIFs to celebrate its birthday. Happy Birthday, GIF. This one's for you.。

Via Giphy 。

Via Giphy。

1. Dancing Baby
。

Via Giphy 。

2. Dawson Crying 。

Via Giphy。

3. Dancing Banana。

Via Giphy。

4. Surprised Marmoset。

Via Giphy。

5. Aerobic Hunks 。

Via Giphy
。

6. Shaq/Hillary Shimmy。

7. Haters Gonna Hate。

Via Giphy。

8. Oprah 'Bees' 。

Via Giphy。

9. Kim Kardashian Crying。

10. Homer back into the bushes
。

Via Giphy 。

11. Nick Young Questions Things 。

Via Giphy。

12. Typing Cat。

Via Giphy
。

13. Supa Hot Fire。

14. Tea Lizard
。

15. Kid Does a Dunk 。

16. Crying Jordan。

Via Giphy 。

17. OMG Clap 。

18. Winona Ryder Realizing Things 。

Via Giphy。

19. Knife Crab。

20. Blinking White Guy。

Via Giphy。

21. Dumpster Fire aka 2016。

Via Giphy 。

22. Tom DeLonge 'WTF'。

Via Giphy。

23. Obama Out
。

Via Giphy
。

24. Donald Trump's Debate Face
。

Via Giphy。

25. Survivor。

Via Giphy 。

26. Crying Kid
。

Via Giphy 。

27. Ron Burgundy 'I Don't Believe You' 。

Via Giphy。

28. Doc Rivers Speechless
。

Via Giphy。

29. Judge Judy Wrap It Up
。

Via Giphy。

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30. Doggo Doing a Wag
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Via Giphy。

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