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YouTube's first-ever video, uploaded in 2005, is a 19-second clip called 'Me at the zoo'.

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Filmed in front of the elephants, it was posted by a co-founder. From that humble clip grew the world's biggest video platform.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

YouTube'un 2005'te yüklenen ilk videosu, 'Me at the zoo' adlı 19 saniyelik bir kliptir.

Fillerin önünde çekilmiş ve bir kurucu ortak tarafından paylaşılmıştı. O mütevazı klipten dünyanın en büyük video platformu doğdu.

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