Set aside the whole “connecting the world” and “putting limitless information at your fingertips” BS. The most amazing power of the internet, by far, is its unrivaled ability to take the obscure and geeky and turn it into a cool, worldwide hit. There’s a whole heap of popular internet-born social phenomenon; some are great, some not so much. Here’s a quick guide.

• Britain’s Fittest Student Body

• Wear This And Cops Will Beat You

• Keyboard Cat And Al Sharpton

• Phillies Fan Set On Fire

• Scarlett Johannson’s Boobs Are Shrinking!

• Lake Explosion

• If ‘Lost’ Characters Told the Truth

• Ron Howard Makes Blockbusters (Flowchart)

• I Like This See Through T-Shirt Trend

• When Girls Get a Little Overboard Partying

• Uhhh What, Shia LaBeouf?!