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# TWIL #106 - The Cry Cry Horse
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-106-the-cry-cry-horse/
- Published: 2026-02-01T10:19:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-01T10:19:47.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned about the cry-cry horse, a stuffed toy made to celebrate the 'Year of the Horse' with a minor stitching mistake. 

[From a stitching mistake to viral hit: Meet the ‘Cry-Cry Horse’With the Year of the Horse approaching, a netizen in Hangzhou recently shared photos of a stuffed horse toy that came with an unexpected flaw – its mouth had been stitched upside down.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/favicon-23.ico)CGTNCGTN![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/5b8f8bc91b04467e8b5ae94795d4812b-750.png)](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01-12/From-a-stitching-mistake-to-viral-hit-Meet-the-Cry-Cry-Horse--1JRZlzzI1t6/p.html?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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