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#PizzaRat trends worldwide after NYC rodent carries pizza down stairs

Today in perplexingly popular internet trends, video of a rat carrying pizza into New York City's subway system has prompted thousands online to declare their love for said rodent.

Video of a rat carrying a slice of pizza into New York City's subway system makes Twitter explode with praise

By 4 p.m. ET Monday afternoon, #PizzaRat was trending on Twitter worldwide, as well as in both Canada and the U.S. (YouTube/Matt Little)
Today inperplexinglypopular internettrends, video footageof a rat carryingpizzainto New York City's subway system has prompted thousands onlineto declare theirundying love and admiration for saidrodent who may or may not beSplinter of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfame.



The video above, entitled "New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway,"was uploaded to YouTubebyNYC-basedcomedian MattLittle on Monday.

A copy of the video was also posted to Little'sInstagramaccount at approximately 2 p.m. ET that same day with the caption "Master Splinter headed off to feed#TMNT."

Gawker appears to have been the first media outlet to report on Pizza Rat, just 40 minutes after the video hit Instagram. AnotherNew York-based blog, DNAinfo, was close behind and then came the flood ofjokes.



By 4 p.m. ET Monday afternoon,#PizzaRatwastrending on Twitter worldwide, as well as in both Canada and the U.S. It continues to trend in all three markets as of 7 p.m. ET Monday evening, and some users continue to reportseeing "Pizza Rat" inFacebook's trending sidebar.



If you're confused about why a pizza-carrying rat was trending higher than almost any other subject in the world today,you're not alone.

Some on Twitter aretrying to measurethe #PizzaRat hashtag against those related topolitics in an effort to make sense of it all.

But, unlikeRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump's #AskTrumpcampaign, or the #PigGate and #BaeOfPigs hashtagsused to chroniclebizarrepig sexallegationsagainst British Prime Minister DavidCameron, pizza rat mania appears to be the sole productof Twitter having fun(and / or being bored.)

Naturally, asmall segment ofbrand Twitter has alreadytried to get in on the "conversation," using #PizzaRat to promote products, services and campaigns.

The tweets predicting this wereperhaps more poignant and funny than those about the pizza-loving rat itself.

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