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One of the earliest viral internet videos was "Dancing Baby," a short 3D animation that became popular in the late 1990s. People shared it through email and websites long before Facebook, YouTube, or TikTok existed. Millions of internet users watched and forwarded the animation because it was funny and unusual.
The video became a symbol of early internet culture. It showed that people loved sharing entertaining content even before social media platforms were created. Many experts consider it one of the first examples of viral online content. It helped inspire the sharing culture that dominates social media today.
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