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Egg photo tops Kylie Jenner post as most-liked Instagram snapshot

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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 14, 2019

Thanks to a plan hatched earlier this year, a photo of an egg has beaten an Instagram record set by reality TV star Kylie Jenner.

Explore>> PHOTOS: Kylie Jenner through the years

"Let's set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram," @world_record_egg captioned the Jan. 4 post. "Beating the current world record held by Kylie Jenner (18 million)! We got this!"

>> See the post here

Explore>> Kylie Jenner posts Snapchat video of daughter Stormi Webster

According to BuzzFeed, the image cracked 26 million likes Monday, one day after it became the most-liked Instagram post ever. Jenner's February 2018 photo of her daughter, Stormi, previously held the top spot with 18.3 million likes.

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But Jenner isn't crying fowl. She joked about the news Sunday, sharing a video of herself breaking an egg on the hot pavement.

Explore>> Kylie Jenner’s newborn daughter named Stormi

"Take that little egg," she quipped in the post, which had racked up 16.2 million likes by Monday morning.

>> Watch the video here

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The owner of the @world_record_egg account claims to be "a chicken from the British countryside," BuzzFeed reported.

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