Today in viral videos: Russell Brand gets sympathetic, 50 (completely unscientific) ways to trick people into thinking you're smarter than you are, and summer treat from Disney.
Today in viral videos: the myth of "handle with care" gets busted, a monkey that's ready to grab you a drink, and a Google+ ad that will make you feel bad about not using Google+ enough.
Today in viral videos: Everything that's wrong with the man of steel, a PSA that would do KStew some good, and 100 compliments that will make you feel better about yourself. Also: Daft Punk travels through time.
Today in viral videos: A Shia is (sort of) redeemed, the awesomeness of burning liquid oxygen, and the day Tiago Splitter's basketball career died.
Today in viral videos: the IRS has nothing on this guy, plus Brian Williams rapping, George R.R. Martin watching people watching the Red Wedding, and more.
Today in viral videos: a little girl gave herself the worst haircut on planet and lives to tell the tale, the "amazingness" of The Bachelorette, and one dramatic dog.
Today in viral videos: watch people who didn't see the red wedding coming, a patriotic cymbal player, and a baby giraffe as it takes his first steps.
Today in viral videos: You're singing Daft Punk's song of the summer wrong, a kid genius on Ellen, and Charles Bronson gets the epic commercial he deserves.
Today in viral videos: lesbian porn can make actual lesbians unhappy, that kid who got turned down by Kate Upton gets a prom upgrade, the 50 quotes you're probably misquoting, and hashtags.
Today in viral videos: Jack Black gives us (and New Zealand) his version of meteorology, the 2-year-old David Beckham, and one greedy ostrich.
"Kai the hitchhiker," a homeless YouTube star famous for telling people how he "smashed" someone over the head with a hatchet, had been parlaying his Internet fame into an endless wave of couch-surfing at fans' apartments. But now he's charged with murder, and, well, that complicates things.
Today in viral videos: Isabella Rossellini is a weird mom, The Simpsons get a Robot Chicken remix, Daft Punk by way of goat, and four lovely minutes of animals sneezing.
Today in viral videos: ways to upset that New Yorker you love to hate, a supercut for every "noooooooooo" in Hollywood history, and some very fancy cats.
Today in viral videos: Jimmy Kimmel shows you why you should be even meaner to celebrities, an undeniable karaoke duo, and a pomeranian who is ready for the weekend.
Today in viral videos: sometimes Russian dash cams (and Russians) will make you feel better about life, Kristen Wiig is prepping her SNL comeback, and the forbidden love between an owl and a dog.
Today in viral videos: evidence from the streets of London that the Dame can do no wrong, a dog that will never give up, and the seven-month-old water skier who reminds us that the world is in good hands.
Today in viral videos: a joke about chips to use this weekend, a fix for Walking Dead withdrawal, and the only Iron Man 3 primer you need.
Today in viral videos: a PBS movie we wish was really happening (but isn't), Zach Galifianakis wants to remind you about Saturday, and a dog that plays hard to get.
Today in viral videos: the festival that turns Philly nightlife from terrible to pretty fun, Kim Jong-un with makeup, and the chillest seal in the world.
Today in viral videos: Beyoncé teases "Grown Woman" again, a raccoon pleases, and everything that's wrong with Les Miserables including Anne Hathaway.
Today in viral videos: Kid President gets the White House tour he deserves, remembering Roger Ebert, and the best fake social media sites created by the television industry.
Today in viral videos: The First Baller goes 2-for-22 at the White House Easter Egg Roll, Vampire Weekend meets Steve Buscemi, an epic sax-off, and a bulldog who is guaranteed to make your Monday.
Today in viral videos: Balki Bronson Pinchot hijacks the forecast, Savannah Guthrie's middle finger that wasn't, a dopey wisdom teeth murderess, and more.
Today in viral videos: Lana Del Rey resurfaces to cover Leonard Cohen, the perks of being a Justin Timberlake superfan, and a parakeet that tucks itself in at night.
Today in viral videos: an umbrella goes attacks America's favorite legal analyst, pandas wrestle each other, and everything that's wrong with The Hobbit.
Today in viral videos: We applaud one young man's legendary YouTube plea to the deity that is Kate Upton, the lowdown on the microbes all over your body, and an exit strategy in case everything doesn't work out.
This week in viral videos: the silliest running scenes in movie-making history, some unnecessary censorship that gives us the giggles, and animals who have learned to smile and entertain you.
Today in viral videos: Game of Thrones continues to be viral gold, Justin's Timberweek will never stop, and the most uplifting mother-and-son clip of the year.
Today in viral videos: the world's most intrepid news host giggles his way out of a big Yeti scare, proof that your local weatherman is more immature than a fifth-grader, and 50 misconceptions that will ruin your world.
Today in viral videos: HBO's nerdiest show has a '90s opening-credits remix, the Justin Timberlake media assault is relentless and relentlessly enjoyable, and the clumsiest penguins the world has ever seen.
Today in viral videos: a dancing grandmother does her thing, Sarah Silverman and Michael Cera launch a YouTube channel at SXSW, Girls gets awkward with Kanye, seals yell like humans, and more.
Today in viral videos: why nothing is amazing anymore, some guy who is actually amazing, and the beauty of invisible motion.
The YouTube video du jour features a young woman doing a spot-on impression of Lena Dunham "trying out" for Jessica Chastain's super-serious role as Maya in Zero Dark Thirty. She is Chelsea Davison, and this is where the whole thing came from.
Today in viral videos: the Oscars have come and gone but everyone's just getting started on bad lip reads and odd mashups, and perhaps the coolest pizza delivery on earth.
Think back to September: Mitt Romney was still a constant in the news cycle and for a brief moment we were enthralled with a video of a pig rescuing a baby goat. But that video—like too much of what works its way into the online news cycle—was a fake.
Today in viral videos: Alison Brie raps (poorly), Jimmy Kimmel is an equal opportunity moment ruiner, and a pen that lets you draw on air.
Today in viral videos: all the foods that taste better with Sriracha, how much Hollywood loves pizza (sans Sriracha), and how people really drive under the influence.
Today in viral videos: a romantic "classic" remixed, love and cocaine combined, and goats. Lots of goats.
Today in viral videos: Ellen DeGeneres gets the giggles, the cure for Hipsterism, and Ryan Seacrest enjoys being pick-pocketed a little too much.
Today in viral videos: Conan O'Brien goes there with the baby Clydesdale, a YOLO gone wrong, and the next Larry Bird.
Today in viral videos: Shaq really enjoyed the halftime show, the YouTube clip that inspired Dodge's farmer ad, and Community gets even more epic.
Today in viral videos: Dr. Spock gets no love, puppies predict the big game, and Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd, and Bob Odenkirk team up for the Samsung Super Bowl commercial.
Today in viral videos: Lance Armstrong "sings" the song "Creep," an Oscar-nominated Disney short film that's almost as good as the beginning of Up, and 60 years of pop music's valiant attempt to woo men.
Today in viral videos: the slow jam that the news really deserves, the power of the jumbotron, and a wave that we won't be catching.
Today in viral videos: proof that Charles Barkley should stick to his day job, proof that Australia is pretty scary, Manti Te'o gets auto-tuned, and more.
Today in viral videos: Jimmy Kimmel proves that the meek shall inherit Twitter, Christian Bale restores our faith in humanity, and the scientific explanation behind the chicken and the egg.
Today in viral videos: ESPN gets a new chef, ponies wear sweaters, and our faith in the awesomeness of people gets renewed.
Today in viral videos: Kate Upton's Super Bowl commercial "leaks," animal reactions to the Beyoncé lip-sync controversy, Manti Te'o gets an eHarmony profile, and more.
Our newest harrowing tale takes us to Madrid, where one woman fainted and somersaulted below... except she got saved in the nick of time — and there's video of the whole thing.
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