Reading Time: 2 minutes The mascot of “Duolingo,” a inexperienced hen, has gone viral on TikTookay and Instagram after darkish rumors surrounding the app in 2019.
Graphic courtesy of Duolingo.
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Duolingo is a studying app that options classes in math, music, and 45 languages, together with fictional languages like Klingon and High Valyrian. Duolingo was based in 2011 however didn’t turn out to be widespread till 2012-2013. In 2013, it was rated the No. 1 free instructional app within the Google Play Store.
In 2019, the app grew to become widespread for the concept Duo, the hen mascot, will come right into a learner’s home and kidnap their household in the event that they break their day by day streak of utilizing the app. Though the origination of those rumors is unknown, it’s extensively accepted that it started as a result of the reminders from the app to study had been so aggressive.
During April Fools of the identical yr, Duolingo launched a video saying that they had been launching a brand new app referred to as Duolingo Push. In this video, they defined how they’d enable Duo himself to point out as much as learners’ houses and remind them to do their language classes. The kidnapping rumors skyrocketed, and folks performed alongside by begging Duo to let their households go.
As memes have modified on the web, Duolingo has as nicely. Starting in 2023, a TikTookay and Instagram account was taken management of by Duo the Owl himself. Pretending to be identical to a traditional human being, Duo began to embrace the truth that he’ll kidnap households and discriminate towards folks that don’t use his app.
However, he bought extra consideration when the corporate launched a disturbing advert throughout Super Bowl LVIII. The cute little owl was seen farting his personal face and telling folks to do their language classes. It was unbelievable to viewers that an organization would spend multi-million {dollars} on an advert like that.
To this present day, Duolingo continues to be the most well-liked language app and is gaining reputation from their publicity stunts.
Kenna Seegmiller is a present freshman learning Theatre Education at Utah Valley University. In her free time, she likes to play video video games, write tales, and take heed to music.
