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The incredibly true story of how YouTube started!

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Feb 11, 2020
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The incredibly true story of how YouTube started!

Okay kids. Gather ‘round. Have you ever heard the story of what inspired the creation of YouTube? No? Me neither. But the story behind it is wild.

And it begins with a nipple. Janet Jackson’s nipple.

About a year after the spectacle, in Silicon Valley, a trio of tech bros from PayPal were getting some dinner and discussing Janet Jackson’s breast. Chad Hur…

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