Some lesser known facts about Youtube:

 1. It was started as a dating site: YouTube was originally conceived as a dating site called "Tune In Hook Up," which allowed users to upload videos of themselves to find a match.

2. The first-ever YouTube video was uploaded in 2005: The first-ever video uploaded to YouTube was a 19-second clip called "Me at the zoo," featuring one of YouTube's co-founders, Jawed Karim.

3. YouTube was bought by Google in 2006: Google bought YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion, just a year and a half after its launch.

4. YouTube has over 2 billion monthly active users: As of 2021, YouTube has over 2 billion monthly active users, making it the second-largest search engine in the world after Google.

5. The most-viewed video on YouTube is "Despacito": The music video for the song "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee is currently the most-viewed video on YouTube, with over 7.3 billion views as of 2021.

6. YouTube has a Creator Awards program: YouTube offers Creator Awards to content creators who reach certain milestones, such as 100,000 subscribers or 1 million subscribers.

7. YouTube has a "Community Contributions" feature: The "Community Contributions" feature allows viewers to contribute subtitles and translations to videos in different languages.

8. YouTube has faced criticism over copyright infringement: YouTube has faced numerous lawsuits over copyright infringement, as users have uploaded copyrighted content without permission. The company has implemented measures such as Content ID to help identify and remove infringing content.

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