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Childhood Soccer Ball Face Hit

The image features a worn, old soccer ball with a cracked, peeling surface against a plain white background. At the top of the image, there's text that reads: 'That one day in childhood when you got hit in the face by one of these going 120 km/h'. The meme plays on the nostalgic memory of childhood sports injuries involving old, hard soccer balls.
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That one day in childhood when you got hit in the face by one of these going 120 km/h

Overview

The image features a worn, old soccer ball with a cracked, peeling surface against a plain white background. At the top of the image, there's text that reads: 'That one day in childhood when you got hit in the face by one of these going 120 km/h'. The meme plays on the nostalgic memory of childhood sports injuries involving old, hard soccer balls.

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This meme was originally posted on 9Gag, a popular social media platform for sharing memes and funny content. It appears to be a user-created meme combining a photograph of a worn soccer ball with nostalgic text overlay to create a relatable humor piece about childhood experiences.

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