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Trust your training (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I think it comes from an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and exploded as a meme.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s not from any specific media reference, it’s just essentially what every child was taught, verbatim, in grade school.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Apparently as an Internet thing it only really took off in 2013 https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mitochondria-is-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell

[–] spankmonkey 3 points 2 days ago

Huh, I figured it was Dexter's Lab or some cartoon.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the meme originated from tumblr. the quote itself is older than color tv.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Well 'meme' is an older idea than image macros =p

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Lol that's like saying a joke originated on the Family Guy