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Eyebrow Cat
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About
Eyebrow Cat is a nickname given to Sam, a white cat with black eyebrow-like markings on his head, who became internet famous after his pictures were uploaded to the image-sharing site Instagram in December of 2012.
Origin
On December 13th, 2012, the first picture of Sam (shown below) was uploaded to the Instagram feed @samhaseyebrows,[1] which received over 430 likes and 40 comments within the next two months. By the end of January 2013, Sam’s Instagram feed had gained more than 14,500 followers.
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Precursor
Eyebrow Cat (Japanese: 眉毛猫) is a white Japanese cat with similar markings, who rose to fame on the Japanese web in 2011.
Spread
On January 28th, 2013, Redditor ertdgaf posted a gallery of photos from the @samhaseyebrows Instagram feed to the /r/pics[2] subreddit, receiving over 12,000 up votes and 150 comments within a week. On the following day, photos of Sam were published on several Internet and tech news blogs, including Mashable,[6] Laughing Squid,[8] BuzzFeed[9] and Gawker.[7]
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By January 30th, Sam had reached over 7,000 followers on Instagram, according to the International Business Times.[10] The same day, Redditor osrule86 submitted several photos of Sam in a Imgur photo gallery to the /r/aww[3] subreddit, while claiming to know Sam’s owner in person. Several hours later, Redditor Madhatter24 submitted a photo of Sam to the /r/AdviceAnimals[4] subreddit with the caption "I don't always use the Internet / but when I do, eyebrows" (shown below), following the caption format of The Most Interesting Man in the World advice animal character.
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On January 31st, The Daily Mail[11] published an article about Sam’s newfound Internet fame, comparing him to Kitler. The same day, The Huffington Post[12] noted that Sam had accumulated more than 10,000 Instagram followers.
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External References
[1] Instagram – samhaseyebrows
[2] Reddit – I follow this guy on instagram meet sam
[3] Reddit – My friends cat is going viral everywhere else
[4] Reddit – The Most Interesting Cat in the Room
[5] Reddit – Meet Sam the permanently worried cat
[6] Mashable – eyebrow cat
[7] Gawker – Eyebrow Cat
[8] Laughing Squid – A Cat with Eyebrows
[9] BuzzFeed – 12 Reasons Why Sam the Cat With Eyebrows
[10] IBI Times – Cat With Eyebrows
[11] The Daily Mail – This is bound to raise a few eyebrows
[12] Huffington Post – Sam the cat with eyebrows
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