The 'They Did Surgery on a Grape' meme originated from a 2010 video showcasing the precision of the Da Vinci Surgical System as it peeled the skin off a grape. However, it didn't become a viral phenomenon until late 2018 when Instagram and Twitter users began reposting the phrase with an obsessive, repetitive cadence. The humor stems from the sheer absurdity of the statement being treated as groundbreaking news years after the fact. It quickly evolved into a surrealist trope where the phrase was layered over deep-fried images, news headers, and various unrelated templates, cementing its place as a hallmark of late-2010s internet irony.