pre-internet
We Asked People for Their Wildest Hitchhiking Stories
"Apparently I blacked out with my knife in my hand, and my friends kept hitting me. We all had the same fear of death."
'Metallica Drummer!' Is the Perfect Pre-Internet Viral Video
"He's talented! He's obsessed! He's Canadian!"
How Stories Went Viral in Antebellum America
Researchers have found that the 19th century had listicles and an equivalent to YouTube.
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