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*camera pans over Philomena Cunk walking through the streets of Shanghai during a voiceover*

"Some may think that the only inventions to come out of China are an oversized wooden calculator and Panda Express, however they also happen to be trendsetters before that was even a word. Take 1920's Shanghai, for instance, where locals made killing oneself a city-wide trend."

*camera cuts to Philomena Cunk sitting opposite Juliette Cai who looks extremely uncomfortable*

"Tell me, who started this internet craze?"

Juliette takes a deep breath. "I don't know what the internet is, but the madness seems to have originated from the river."

"But a river can't start a trend. It just kind of burbles and gets polluted. Are you sure it wasn't posted on Twitter by a teenager?"