Learn English – Etymology and meaning of “When does the narwhal bacon?”

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There's a meme on reddit where the users tend to ask,

When does the narwhal bacon?

The only correct answer to that question is

At midnight.

What is the etymology and the meaning of this question?

Best Answer

I believe that its origin was here, formed as a passphrase to identify fellow reddit users. Bacon and narwhals were popular topics of discussion on reddit at the time.