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My brother's cat video from 2021 just got 2 million views overnight
He filmed our cat Mittens getting scared by a cucumber. Just a dumb 15 second clip. Posted it and forgot. Three years later, some big TikTok account used it. Now his Instagram went from 200 followers to over 50k. He's getting DMs about cat food ads. Has anyone else had a super old post randomly blow up like that?
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terry_carter151mo ago
Congrats on Mittens becoming a late bloomer internet star! That's the dream, posting something dumb and having it pay off years later. Guess you just have to be lucky enough to have the right cat and the right cucumber.
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the_elizabeth1mo ago
Oh, I don't know, @terry_carter15. I feel like it's more about just sharing a fun moment without any plan for it to pay off later.
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john_flores1mo ago
Yeah, the "right cat, right cucumber" thing is key. Read an article once about how these viral pet videos often hit because the animal shows a pure, unexpected reaction. It's not just luck, it's capturing a real moment that people can tell isn't staged.
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