Redditor u/Teenage_techboy1234 wanted to find the most popular thing that died an extremely quick death. Things that were so trendy and buzzy that once the mainstream caught on, they were quickly left to die, and went out of style immediately.

The Ice Bucket Challenge had a great run, but what about "Pokemon Go" to the polls?

What is an extremely popular thing that died out extremely quickly?
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We scanned the thousands of comments, nearly 4,000 of them, in the thread, to find out what people considered some of the biggest short-lived moments from our recent past. If you have any suggestions, let us know in the comments.

Fidget spinners

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3DTVs

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Kony 2012

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Planking (the fad, not exercise)

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Pet rocks

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Tomagatchi

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NFT's

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Bump It

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The KonMari method

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Want to know even more stuff you should avoid buying? There's a good thread about the utter junk that people still spend money on.

Via u/Teenage_techboy1234.

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