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Pepsi's protest advert featuring Kendall Jenner was taken down almost immediately after a massive backlash

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Most talked-about videos of 2017

From a bullied schoolboy to Despacito, we round up some of the biggest viral hits

29 Dec 2017

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Stratford tube jump: police investigate viral video

Clip showed internet ‘prankster’ leap past a moving train

20 Dec 2017

British Prime Minister David Cameron talks to the media at the end of a European Union Summit held at the EU Council building in Brussels on March 20, 2015.AFP PHOTO / THIERRY CHARLIER(Photo

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Viral videos with 5by: parents explain sex to their kids

Five of the best viral videos of the week, hand-picked by our video partner 5by

9 Jan 2015

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The best Viral Videos of 2014

From a devil baby in New York to Happiness in Gaza, the best viral videos of 2014 set a new standard

29 Dec 2014

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Viral videos with 5by: hamster vs human hotdog-eating comp

Who will win, man or hamster? Plus, watch Russian gymnasts doing the impossible

19 Sep 2014

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Near miss: plane almost lands on sunbather - video

A sunbather had a narrow escape when a light aircraft missed him by a matter of inches

3 Jun 2014

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Viral world: what caught fire on the internet this week

Kanye West's bad week, a new Space Oddity and celebrities reading out mean tweets

17 May 2013

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VIRAL WORLD: what set the internet on fire this week

The man too sexy for Saudi Arabia, a ‘Stoopid Tall’ bike and the Evian babies are back

26 Apr 2013

Viral videos

Most talked-about videos of 2017

Stratford tube jump: police investigate viral video

Top ten viral videos 2015

Viral videos with 5by: parents explain sex to their kids

The best Viral Videos of 2014

Viral videos with 5by: hamster vs human hotdog-eating comp

Near miss: plane almost lands on sunbather - video

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Viral world: what caught fire on the internet this week

VIRAL WORLD: what set the internet on fire this week

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