Ice Bucket Challenge
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ice-bucket-challenge-184-1946678
title:
Ice Bucket Challenge
text:
The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, was an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and encourage donations to research. The challenge was co-founded by Pat Quinn and Pete Frates; it went viral on social media during July–August 2014. In the United States, many people participated for the ALS Association, and in
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wiki
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description:
2014 viral internet meme and fundraiser
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Bucket_Challenge
date created:
2014-08-13T20:57:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T16:25:24Z
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