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Jake Shane’s Historical Sketches are TikTok’s New Obsession on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Jake Shane has had a meteoric rise on TikTok for his one-man historical skits (and their laugh track)
  • TikTok climate activists are making headway on their goal to #StopWillow
  • A limited-edition Girl Scout cookie flavor is being resold on eBay, much to the organization’s dismay
This week on TikTok: Meet Jake Shane and his historic scenario recreations  In just over two weeks, TikToker Jake Shane has gone from a niche comedian to a red-carpet invitee all thanks to his by-request historic reenactments. Known on the app as @Octopusslover8, Shane mainly used to post videos reviewing octopus dishes at restaurants but his account took off in a major way after he posted a video on February 20 (celebrating 60K followers) asking for requests of lines or situations to act out. He quickly began to post the scenarios that followers asked him to, finding a niche in...

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