Hi Robert, first of all thank you for being happy for me. I wish I knew a secret for you as well. I can only display why I think the article did well, which I did here.
I had no idea that this article would blow up like it did, in fact, I was feeling as much at a loss as you were. But reading about others articles doing well, and seeing that it just seems to be a matter of time, and a will to keep at it, that's just what I did.
Titles certainly seem to help, the more eyes you get on it the better. But that's all I really have. Sorry. Wish I could tell you a solid answer.