# What Caused The Cambrian Explosion?: YouTube Video Stats

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## Key stats

- Channel: [History of the Earth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@historyoftheearth/)
- Published: 2023-12-21
- Format: Long-form, 1:33:38
- Total views: 2,048,269
- Views per hour: 29
- Likes: 23,410
- Comments: 1,920
- Engagement rate: 1.2%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO2hSKLuFNs)

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