Tombili
publication date: Monday, February 13, 2017 (part of Winter 2017)
category: Fads
clue: Try to be as relaxed as this Istanbulite and you might never get up again.
explanation: Tombili was a cat in Istanbul who was photographed relaxing on a sidewalk like a human, in a photograph that became a popular meme worldwide. After the cat died, a statue recreating the photograph was installed in the same place. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Jesse King
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