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'Charlie Bit Me' Boys Are All Grown Up

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Well, maybe not all grown–but eight years makes quite a difference.

Jack Holmes

Updated Apr. 20, 2017 4:58PM ET / Published Apr. 23, 2015 1:05PM ET 

On this the tenth anniversary of the first ever YouTube video, another milestone for the groundbreaking video-sharing service also approaches. Next month will mark eight years since two British boys originally broke the Internet.

“Charlie Bit My Finger – Again” is the most-viewed non-music video of all time on YouTube. If you recently awoke from a coma, it features an adorable British baby repeatedly biting his toddler brother, Harry, whose half-pained, half-amused reaction (and decision to keep putting his finger in Charlie’s mouth) has been watched more than 816 million times.

Here’s a BBC interview with the boys eight years later, where they discuss how it feels to be possibly the biggest YouTube stars ever.

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