YouTube's 50 Best Videos

YouTube — breeding ground for the Web's wackiest and wildest viral videos — turns 5 in 2010. In recognition, TIME takes a look back at the site's 50 greatest hits

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  1. 'It's Like a War Zone': Horror and Heroism in Oklahoma After Tornado Tears Through
  2. Forget Paris: Stymied by Socialist Policies, the French Start to Quit France
  3. Gay Boy Scouts Employee: I Can't Live A Lie Any Longer
  4. Tornado Flattens Suburb Outside Oklahoma City, Kills Dozens
  5. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Final Four Perform
  6. Timelapse
  7. With Xbox One, Microsoft Emphasizes TV over Games
  8. Mediterranean Diet Better Than Low-Fat Diet In Keeping Aging Brains Sharp
  9. What Is Tumblr?
  10. Gambling on Tumblr: Marissa Mayer's Billion-Dollar Bet to Make Yahoo Cool
  1. Forget Paris: Stymied by Socialist Policies, the French Start to Quit France
  2. Marijuana: The Next Diabetes Drug?
  3. Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation
  4. Mediterranean Diet Better Than Low-Fat Diet In Keeping Aging Brains Sharp
  5. Gay Boy Scouts Employee: I Can't Live A Lie Any Longer
  6. Amid Scandals, White House Sends Out New Message Point Man
  7. Discomfort Zone: 10 Great Cringe Comedies
  8. Don't Drink the Pool Water! It Contains a Surprising Amount of...Human Waste
  9. Revealed! The Mysteries of Bubbles — and Clouds Too
  10. 14 Simple Ways to Get Considerably More Done