Malcolm Todd Sparks Bizarre New Internet Challenge After Confusing Interview Clip Goes Viral
In a twist that only the internet could conjure, a grainy clip of historian Malcolm Todd trying to explain the decline of ancient Rome has been remixed into a surreal new trend called “The Todd Fall.” Users are now filming themselves dramatically collapsing into furniture while quoting random historical facts, all to the beat of a stolen Lofi track. The irony? Todd’s serious thesis about misinterpreting historical artifacts has ironically spawned a viral misinterpretation of his own work. “I was talking about the fall of the Roman Empire, not my own central nervous system,” Todd reportedly quipped, as his lecture notes mysteriously appeared on eBay for $500.