Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBeloved meme video “Charlie Bit My Finger” is set to be deleted from YouTube — after the family behind the 14-year-old viral video sold it as a non-fungible token (NFT) for $760,999.In the video, one of the first on YouTube to cross into mainstream culture, 3-year-old British tyke Harry sticks his finger into his one-year-old brother’s maw. “Ow, Charlie!
Ow! Charlie! That really hurt!” Harry says, as his baby bro giggles. “Charlie bit me. And that really hurt, Charlie, and it’s still hurting.”Earlier this month, the U.K.’s Davies-Carr family (whose kids are featured in the classic video) said they would auction off “Charlie Bit My Finger” as an NFT, which provides verified proof of ownership for digital.
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