Chuck Norris fact: the late star's memes were undefeated

Chuck Norris was more than a legendary martial artist and actor — he was also an internet icon. The “Walker, Texas Ranger” star, who died suddenly on Thursday at age 86 following a medical emergency, became the subject of a wave of humorous internet memes that played on his tough‑guy persona.

The viral jokes, which began circulating on the internet in 2005, grew into a phenomenon known as “Chuck Norris facts” — complete with its own Wikipedia page. They featured wildly hyperbolic statements such as “Chuck Norris can pass a vision test with his eyes closed.” Examples ranged from “Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep, he waits” to “When the Hulk gets really angry, he turns into Chuck Norris” and “Chuck Norris’ blood type is A-K47.” A nod to the facts appears in The Expendables 2, which references the joke that a king cobra died after biting him.

Norris largely embraced the attention. “I get asked a lot if I like the “Chuck Norris Facts” that circulate.

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