“Video Killed the Radio Star” will forever be intertwined with the launch of MTV, cementing its place in history as the first video aired on the fledgling network. But that wasn't MTV’s first choice.

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Did you know elephants have long trunks? The first YouTube video delivers that little-known bit of animal knowledge -- and after that, things really got going. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a ...