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You've probably seen dozens of articles, infographics and guides claiming to explain what makes content go viral. But those claims are rarely baked up by data. BuzzSumo analyzed millions of content pieces over the past recent months and got a pretty good idea of what made them popular. Which formats were more effective? What emotions did they evoke? Are images important? Take a look at the findings in this infographic which comes courtesy of uberflip.