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Have you ever heard of the ice bucket challenge?
The ice bucket challenge was originally made to help raise awareness and funds for the motor neurone disease research charity. In the challenge, you have the choice to dump a bucket full of ice cold water on your head, or pay $100 to the charity.
The ice bucket challenge raised over $240m for motor neurone disease research. The challenge went viral on social media in July - August 2014.
Many celebrities did the ice bucket challenge including
Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake. They made the challenge more popular so more and more people did it too.
Overall the ice bucket challenge was a huge sucsess.
Has the Ice Bucket Challenge really paid off?
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