Why are there beans everywhere on Lemmy right now?

I've heard that it goes back to this post

You’re witnessing the birth of a meme, friend

Just a bean stress test for Lemmy. Looks like the fediverse can handle the beans.

They's bean soup, bean stew, beans n rice, baked beans, refried beans, cat beans, horse beans, french cut beans, beans n franks, Cajun beans, beans with sauce, beans with ham hocks, beans with corn, beans with chicken, beans in a wrap, beans on toast, beans on cornbread, beanbread, bean burgers, bean patties, bean burritos, fried beans, bean cakes, slow cooked beans, quick boiled beans, beans n greens, hoppin john, bean salad, pickled beans, fermented beans, pan roasted beans, oven roasted beans, falafel, hummus, beans n taters, chili beans, bean dip, beanballs, mulligatawny, mochi, miso, succotash, grilled beans, bean brownies, cassoulet, smoked beans, stir fry beans, bean sprouts, bean curd, bean paste, and, well, that's about it.

Beans?

🎵 The more you eat em the more you toot. 🎵

A tie-in with Mastodon, perhaps?

Because this platform is starving for memes.

And here, is where I dig up all my fellow oldies.

Everyone loves magical Trevor, the tricks that he does are ever so clever!

Beans

Also curious

I heard it has something to do with American 4th of July tradition.