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‘Man, I Went Viral’: My Day With Ahmed Mohamed, the Most Famous Boy on Earth

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On the road to stardom from the back seat of the family’s minivan.

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IRVING, Texas — Ahmed Mohamed is watching himself trend on my iPhone.

“Man, I went viral.”

Ahmed’s looking at a video of himself posted online, while he and his sister Eyman argue inside the family minivan over whether it has 24 million or 24,000 views.

“This is seven digits!” It’s 24 million views,...

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