Viral Videos

A viral video is a video on the internet that gains immense popularity in a relatively short period of time through organic social media sharing. A viral video’s cultural resonance spreads quickly. Today, videos that tend to go viral are hosted on video-sharing platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and even Twitter. Think: K-pop star Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” which accumulated over 1,000,000,000 views on YouTube in five months; 2009’s “David After Dentist,” which now has over 141 million views; and the viral TikTok of a man skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac while drinking cranberry juice, which racked up 35 million views in a little over a week. However, some of the first viral clips and animations of the late 1990s and early 2000s were spread on online forums and through email chains, like the 1996 animation of a dancing baby or 2003’s “Star Wars kid.”

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Magpie continually attacks cyclist for biking in its presence
Magpie continually attacks cyclist for biking in its presence






Watch this dude surf through NYC with an amazing Silver Surfer costume
Watch this dude surf through NYC with an amazing Silver Surfer costume


Hikers survive terrifying encounter with a grizzly bear
Hikers survive terrifying encounter with a grizzly bear




Lady Gaga belts Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog' in a cappella
Lady Gaga belts Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog' in a cappella

Enjoy this timelapse of ants eating pie set to stock music
Enjoy this timelapse of ants eating pie set to stock music

Man makes quick stop at In-N-Out while being chased by the police
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Watch Trump supporters attempt to say something nice for Hillary Clinton's birthday
Watch Trump supporters attempt to say something nice for Hillary Clinton's birthday


Pranking a dog with a fake skeleton is the only good Halloween prank
Pranking a dog with a fake skeleton is the only good Halloween prank

Teaching your mom to use VR is a perfect way to pass the time
Teaching your mom to use VR is a perfect way to pass the time




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