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Millward Brown did some research on what videos go viral and discovered they share these factors:
Laugh (have to be laugh-out-loud funny)
Edgy (make you a little uncomfortable)
Gripping (you can't stop watching)
Sexual Content (surprised?)
Michelle Eule recommends IKEA's Pig Chase if you want to get the idea.
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