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Joe Foley

Duolingo's viral Ashton Hall parody shows how brands can smash social media

Images of Ashton Hall rubbing banana peel on his face and someone rubbing banana peel on Duolingo's Duo the Owl.

The report of Duo the Owl's death was an exaggeration, Mark Twain might have said. Duolingo's brand mascot has made a remarkable recovery, and it seems it may all be thanks to Ashton Hall's morning routine.

For those not plugged into social media 24/7, I'll explain. Ashton Hall is a former American footballer turned online fitness influencer who caused much hilarity with a video of a five-hour morning routine that included rubbing banana skin on his face. Duo is a green owl who promotes the language-learning app Duolingo and recently faked his own death.

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