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A Little Awareness goes viral overnight! Batgirl ice bucket challenge Have you ever wondered what   the  ALS Ice Bucket Challenge  is? Well you are not alone. I myself didn't know anything about it round about the time of this whole craze. ice bucket challengers I, like most people had to a bit of research about what it is and I was amazed to find that people were dumping iced water on their heads to raise not only money but awareness on the ALS disease.  For those of you who don’t know what it is, I’ll tell you. ALS  is   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , often referred to Lou Gehrig's disease. It is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. And We Have Lift-off You probably wondering how the  Ice Bucket Challenge  got to go viral, well that’s all thanks to  social media . How Social media played a big role in getting the challenge to ...