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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Floppy drives make beautiful beeping music in a galaxy far, far away
Floppy drives make beautiful beeping music in a galaxy far, far away


Larry Wilmore delivers potent monologue about Alton Sterling's death
Larry Wilmore delivers potent monologue about Alton Sterling's death




Firefighter shows off pancake-flipping skills to a stirring bagpipe soundtrack
Firefighter shows off pancake-flipping skills to a stirring bagpipe soundtrack


Hero dog saves store owner and chases off armed robber
Hero dog saves store owner and chases off armed robber

A 10-year-old girl is teaching her deaf puppy commands in sign language
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MSNBC accidentally introduces newest correspondents: Hall & Oates
MSNBC accidentally introduces newest correspondents: Hall & Oates



Terrifying footage shows a hangglider collapsing during mid-flight dive
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Man uses drone to grill steak, is overwhelmed with emotion
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Dog thrown from roof in viral video has been found alive
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Human slingshot launches people 300 feet into the air
Human slingshot launches people 300 feet into the air

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