The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation. Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the primitive video clip showed Jawed Karim, the platform’s co-founder, ...

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Exactly 20 years ago, a grainy 19-second video titled "Me at the zoo" was uploaded to YouTube by one of its founders, quietly launching a then-small platform into the world. Now, the Google-owned ...

"Me at the zoo" was the first video uploaded on YouTube 20 years ago today. The site has since seen Justin Bieber, "Gangnam Style" and "Baby Shark" go viral. https ...

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The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments. By Amanda Holpuch The video is short — just 19 seconds — and not particularly compelling.