The first video posted to the site, "Me at the Zoo," was only 19 seconds long

On April 23, 2005, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim posted the very first video to YouTube, entitled "Me at the Zoo." The video is exactly how it sounds: Karim at the San Diego zoo standing in front of the elephants and talking about their trunks.

Please watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw