Check your hair, find your light and strike a post — National Selfie Day is June 21. Time to find the perfect angle, try out that new filter, and freshen up your socials! If you’re feeling yourself, you’re wearing a new favorite outfit, or even if you’re just bored, it’s time to pull out that camera phone and proclaim, “But first, let me take a selfie.”

• 1524 – The first recorded selfie dates back to 1524—not digital of course! Titled “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” the Italian Renaissance artist Parmigianino used a convex mirror to paint himself, only flipped.
• 1839 – The earliest known photographic self-portrait (selfie) was taken by Robert Cornelius in 1839. Cornelius took a daguerreotype of himself in 1839 and even wrote on the back ‘the first light Picture ever taken.’ Cornelius had to sit still for 10-15 minutes to create the first intentional self-portrait
• 1966 – former American astronaut Buzz Aldrin took the first out-of-this-world selfie in 1966 during the Gemini 12 mission.
• 1979 – The PLATO system introduces technologies that will become the basis of future social media platforms and the first digital camera was invented in 1979.
• 1990s – The first global social media websites, like MySpace and Facebook, debut
• 1991 – When the Polaroid cameras arrived, more and more people began to experiment with photography as a hobby and a way of preserving certain life events. The habit even made its way into the movies, such as the 1991 film “Thelma & Louise”
• 2002 – The Word “Selfie” Was Invented By A Drunk Man in 2002. In Australia, on Sept. 13, 2002, in an internet forum there appeared the following post by Nathan Hope:  “Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped over (sic) and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps. I had a hole about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie.”
• 2002 – The first camera phones on devices like the Nokia 7650 and the Sanyo SCP-5300, debut.
• 2004 – #Selfie was used as a hashtag first in Flickr in 2004, far before Facebook, Instagram or even iPhone 4.
• 2011 – #selfie remains as the official label and link for people to tag their digital self-portraits. The first use of the hashtag goes back to January 16, 2011, in a photo uploaded by Jennifer Lee on Instagram.
•  2013 – Oxford Dictionaries named selfie the word of the year!
• 2014 – Scrabble players rejoice! As of 2014, the word selfie officially became accepted for use in the much-loved word game.
• 2014 – “Selfie” song and video by Chainsmokers is released.
• 2014 – at least 33,000 people were injured while driving while using a cell phone. What is more, 4% of all drivers have taken selfies while driving. 2017 was the deadliest, with at least 107 fatalities due to selfies, with many more getting hurt or seriously injured.
• 2018 – According to Google, 24 million selfies were uploaded to social media in 2018.
• Women take 55.2% of all selfies.
• 43 people die taking selfies every year. Between October 2011 and November 2017, at least 259 people died in 137 incidents while taking selfies globally.
• In a lifetime, the average millennial will take 25,000 selfies.
• Men Who Post Selfies Are More Likely To Be Narcissistic Or Psychopathic!.
• Selfie addiction is described as the “obsessive-compulsive desire to take photos of one’s self and post them on social media as a way to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill an intimacy gap.” The American Psychiatric Association has it categorized into three easy-to-remember levels: borderline (3 selfies a day), acute (at least 3 selfies a day) and chronic (posting up to 6 or more selfies a day).
• Google statistics tell us that, solely on Android devices, there are an astounding 93 million selfies taken every day. If you do the math, that’s approximately 64,583 photos per minute.
• Only 4% of photos found on social media actually qualify as selfies.
• Most selfie-takers are of the average age of 23.6 years old.
• Makati City is the “Selfie Capital of the World.”  TIME magazine built a database of over 400,000 photos captioned with “#selfie.” They ranked 459 cities based on this database and found that Makati City in the Philippines had the most selfies. According to TIME, there are 258-selfie takers every 100,000 people in Makati. Manhattan and Miami follow closely behind.
• 68% of people who take selfies admit to editing their photos.
• 92 million selfies are taken every day, accounting for 4% of all the photos taken (2.3 billion) daily.
• Individuals spend 54 hours a year (or 7 minutes a day) taking selfies.
• People smile in 60% of selfies.
• The Eiffel Tower is the most popular destination for selfies.
• 52% of adults have never taken a selfie.
• Types of selfies
  • Duck Face Selfie – The subject pushes out their lips almost as if going for an exaggerated kiss but it turns into a duckbill instead. Hence, the duck face.
  • Car Selfies – Social media is full of channels with videocasts located from the seat of one’s car. They’re informative, helpful, political, and funny. So, it shouldn’t surprise us that car selfies are a thing, too.
  • Bathroom Selfies – Where do we look our best? Before the wind and stress of life hit us, we look our best in the bathroom.
  • Pet Selfies – Next to our life partners, who do we love the most? Our pets. We take selfies with our cats, dogs, lizards, parrots, and so many more pets.
  • Bestie Selfie – Our besties might tie with pets for our love. It depends on the person. Either way, we take lots of selfies with our besties. #BFF, right?
  • Foodie Selfies – Why do we take selfies with food? It may be that it’s so beautifully presented or it’s our first time trying an exotic food, and we want to document the event. No matter the reason, foodie selfies are a thing.
  • Glamour Selfie – Other than the bathroom selfie, sometimes we look really, really good. Good hair day. The makeup is pristine and you’re dressed to impress. While you didn’t get all dressed up to take a selfie (or did you?), for some of us, the opportunity may not come around again. It’s best to get some proof.
  • Gym Selfie – Speaking of looking our best, sometimes a gym selfie is necessary to show progress. It also gives our friends the opportunity to say, “Hey, I haven’t seen a gym selfie lately. Are you slacking?”
  • Celebrity Selfie – If you find yourself on the train, in a coffee shop, or just on the street and see your favorite musician, author, or television celebrity, you’re going to stop and ask for a selfie. These popular little selfies make the rounds.
  • Travel Selfies – The Eiffel Tower. The Grand Canyon or the Hollywood sign. Broadway lights. Selfies in front of these epic locations add to a traveler’s collection. They’re like postcards to yourself.
  • Baby Selfies – Whether they are with your children, grandchildren, or other people’s children, baby selfies usually make us look good. We can’t help but smile. We can strategically place them in front of our bad spots. And they just improve our overall character.
  • Tattoo Selfie – Getting some ink is a major decision. Taking a selfie either while you’re getting it or afterward is part of the process.