New Zealand: The Internet’s Petri Dish

New Zealand, South Island, Akaroa, harbor on Banks PeninsulaPhotograph by Dennis Flaherty
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As a half-Australian, I was raised from an early age to think certain things about New Zealanders. They are a simple people who do unprintable things to sheep. They rely on hobbits as their main engine of economic growth. And they are miserable at cricket.

While these things may or may not be true, I can confirm one other salient fact about the Kiwis: They’ve become the Internet’s most beloved lab rats.