"Every few years a solar eclipse happens and every…

For seemingly every solar eclipse, the news media inform how rare the event is. This joke was posted on X/Twitter by @synszo on August 11, 2026, and it received over 181,000 likes:

“Every few years a solar eclipse happens and every time they be like ‘this is the first solar eclipse since 1734.’”

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Heather Tillotson
@TillotsonH
BC 2nd graders witnessing the Solar Eclipse of 2K17. First solar eclipse since 1918. @BCBraves
8:09 PM · Aug 21, 2017

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Mike Bolger
@SellYourHouzz
🌞Get ready for a celestial spectacle! This year, we will witness our first solar eclipse since 1979, and what’s more special? It falls on my birthday, April 8th! Let’s celebrate this rare astronomical event together.
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8:32 AM · Mar 28, 2024

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News 4 Reno
@News4Reno
It’s the first solar eclipse since 2017 and the last until 2044. Here’s some shots from across the United States. More: https://bit.ly/4as1oDt
6:11 PM · Apr 8, 2024

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@synszo
Every few years a solar eclipse happens and every time they be like “this is the first solar eclipse since 1734”
4:23 PM · Aug 11, 2026

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Garble
@Generalkenobi47
it’s gonna happen again in like 2 years than everyone’s gonna go ooouu this is the first solar eclipse since 700 bc https://x.com/flpcharthiatus/flpcharthiatus/status/2087526904039362596
3:29 PM · Aug 12, 2026

“Every few years a solar eclipse happens and every time they be like ‘this is the first solar eclipse since 1734’”