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1st on YouTube as XOXXXOOOXO, Abel Tesfaye thankfully changed his name to this misspelling of Saturday & Sunday together.
Who is the Weeknd?
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On Ye Olde YouTube, Charlie, one of these one-horned creatures, gets oneth of his kidneys stoleth.
Who is Charlie the Unicorn? 
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In a viral Sean Evans' Hot Ones video titled, this Oscar winner "Sobs in Pain While Eating Spicy Wings", she wailed, "I feel like I'm going to die" & What do you mean?", which can complicate an interview a bit. :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)/jennifer-lawrence-got-sick-post-hot-ones-62723-tout-cf470cbe206747b0970524a12236b186.jpg)
Who is Jennifer Lawrence?
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This song from "K-Pop Demon Hunters" sealed the honmoon when it reached the billion-views club in early 2026.
What is "Golden"?
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On their channel, Colin & Samir interviewed this creator, real name Jimmy Donaldson, with 470+ million subscribers, talking about his reputation as a YouTuber & ethically sourcing his Feastables brand.
Who is MrBeast?
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A 2012 lip dub by the Biebs, Selena, Ashley Tisdale & others gave this Carly Rae Jepsen hit a ring at viraldom.
What is "Call Me Maybe"?
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A "crash course" on these colorfully named vlogbrothers Hank & John: Their brotherhood 2.0 project led to nerdfighteria fandom.
Who are the Green Brothers?
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For Vanity Fair, stars like Charli XCX & Rose tell the truth (or don't) while taking this type of test aka a polygraph test.
What is a lie detector test?
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You'll have "one less problem" if you know that this singer's "Side to Side" video clocks in at 2.4 billion views.
Who is Ariana Grande?
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JJ, not Coco, is the name of the main little crumb snatcher on this channel, with over 200 million subscribers.
What is Cocomelon?
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Before creating the TV show "Atlanta" & becoming Lando Calrissian, he appeared on YouTube doing sketches with Derrick Comedy.
Who is Donald Glover?
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Back in the day on YouTube, Simone Giertz got her name as the queen of building these machines. Not like WALL-E, but malfunctioning ones that badly apply lipstick or wake you ap with a slap.
What are robots?
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On "Chicken Shop Date", host Amelia Dimoldenbrg had powerful vibes when she interviewed this not-Tom Holland British Spiderman.
Who is Andrew Garfield?
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Hair-challenged YouTuber Seth Everman hit 1 million likes after commenting "I'm the bald guy" under this singer's "bad guy".
Who is Billie Eilish?
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Kareem Rahma built a following of more than 900,000 subscribers on his show "Subway Takes", where his guests defend a controversial opinion while using a mic taped to one of these items that was retired in 2025.
What are Metro cards?
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"The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" by this woman spawned a memoir & the Peabody Award-winning TV show "Insecure".
Who is Issa Rae?
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After an awesome face paint job, zombie Jonathan responded to a question from a local news reporter with these 3 words. 
What is "I like turtles"?
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On CQ's "Ken Things", this actor "Can't Live Without" he includes a horse book & reminds us he's Beach Ken.
Who is Ryan Gosling?
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This Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee song? More than 8 billion views; The "Seasame Street" parody "El Patito"? Just 16 million or so.
What is "Despacito"?
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Alisha Marie amassed millions of subscribers on her channels through series like Vlogmas & weird food combinations, where she've tested concoctions like Cheez-Its with this Italian hazelnut spread.
What is Nutella?
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This web series began with Ilana Glazer making change with a homeless man as Abbi Jacobman watches in horror.
What is "Broad City"?
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The 1st-ever YouTube video uploaded showed co-founder Jawed Karim in front of elephants at this SoCal attraction.
What is the San Diego Zoo?
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On "Royal Court", her highness Queen Lady Brittany of house Broski has interviewed celebs like this "As It Was" singer.
Who is Harry Styles?
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The first video to cross a billion views was this song by PSY named for a ritzy region in Seoul, South Korea.
What is "Gangnum Style"?
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Before wishing 19.5 million fans a "good mythical morning", this duo was in a rock band called the Wax Paper Dogz.
Who are Rhett & Link?
