Internet helps solve 44 mysteries for online users

3 articles · Updated · Bored Panda · May 9

The article compiles answers from the “What does this mean” online group, covering symbols, stickers, clothing, signs and objects spotted in places including Hamburg and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Examples include translations such as “Ramadan Kareem” and Chinese phrases, explanations of product labels and ads, and interpretations of internet slang, pop-culture references and construction markings.
It frames the collection as evidence that online communities can quickly crowdsource context for everyday puzzles that once might have remained unexplained.

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