Do you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014? Just in case you do not, here is a little history. Two years ago, some people dared friends to pour a bucket filled with ice water over their heads. If the friends refused, they were required to donate money to help finance research into a brain disease. Most of them took the cold water and donated money, too. Many people recorded themselves getting covered with freezing water. They posted the videos on social media websites, such as YouTube. Then they dared others to pass the challenge. As the campaign grew in popularity, sports stars, politicians and media celebrities got involved. Lots of other people did, too. Eventually, the campaign raised over $100 million for an organization called the ALS Association. ALS is short for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Doctors first recognized the brain disease in the 1800s. ALS became known across the United States in 1939 when baseball star Lou Gehrig retired from the New York Yankees because of the condition.
Title: ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Results in ALS Discovery
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<span data-start-time='17500' data-end-time='26292'> If the friends refused, they were required to donate money to help finance research into a brain disease.</span> <span data-start-time='26292' data-end-time='31729'>Most of them took the cold water and donated money, too.</span> <span data-start-time='31729' data-end-time='37708'>Many people recorded themselves getting covered with freezing water.</span> <span data-start-time='37708' data-end-time='43354'>They posted the videos on social media websites, such as YouTube. </span> <span data-start-time='43354' data-end-time='47688'>Then they dared others to pass the challenge.</span> <span data-start-time='47688' data-end-time='56917'>As the campaign grew in popularity, sports stars, politicians and media celebrities got involved.</span> <span data-start-time='56917' data-end-time='60104'>Lots of other people did, too.</span> <span data-start-time='60104' data-end-time='69979'>Eventually, the campaign raised over $100 million for an organization called the ALS Association.</span> <span data-start-time='69979' data-end-time='75792'>ALS is short for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.</span> <span data-start-time='75792' data-end-time='81500'>Doctors first recognized the brain disease in the 1800s.</span> <span data-start-time='81500' data-end-time='93979'>ALS became known across the United States in 1939 when baseball star Lou Gehrig retired from the New York Yankees because of the condition.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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