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The First YouTube Video

Nineteen seconds at a zoo started it all

The biggest video library ever built began with one short, unremarkable clip. What was in it, and how did it turn into a flood?

You'll find out

  • What the very first video shows
  • How fast the uploads piled up
  • Why your video blurs instead of stopping

Why it matters

Almost every video you watch online arrives the way this site learned to send it.

About 3 min6 interactive slides · 5 questionsLesson 129 · Zone 15

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