The Origin of the World's First Meme

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The famous phrase "Kilroy was here", along with a cartoon of a bald man with a big nose peering over a wall is an icon. This is also possibly the world's first meme. But what is this, and where did it come from?

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Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/11/opinion/10-classic-internet-memes/index.html
https://www.openwriting.com/archives/2005/08/mr_chad_and_kil.php
https://www.straightdope.com/21342952/what-s-the-origin-of-kilroy-was-here
https://web.archive.org/web/20100818224613/http://www.rafcaa.org.uk/legends.html
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/kilroy-was-here.html

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