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_Published 2011-08-30. From a beluga whale dancing to mariachi to Anderson Cooper's uncontrollable giggle, here are the must-see videos of August 2011_


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## Transcript

Leave me alone! [ LAUGH ] They're the videos that got you smiling. Have a good day, everybody. Giggling. [ LAUGH ] And groaning this month. [ MUSIC ] Take a look at the best viral videos from the month of August. [ MUSIC ] Take an animal. Film it doing something human. And you've got viral gold. When this Beluga Whale danced along to a Mariachi band at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, it racked up nearly 2 million views on YouTube. [ MUSIC ] Another recipe for viral fame? Rap. Poorly. [ MUSIC ] When Casino Mogul Alan Samuels decided to make a music video, he ended up on Time's list of ten people who should never rap.

Why did he make the list? Take a listen. [ MUSIC ] I [ INAUDIBLE ] tomorrow. Whoa. Most viewers know Anderson Cooper as an enterprising CNN reporter. Who often reports from war zones or disaster areas. But even he can't escape a case of the giggles. Especially after making puns about Gerard Depardieu urinating on a plane. Now, all I can say is they should thank their lucky stars it wasn't Depar- two. Sorry. [ LAUGH ] That made me giggle every time I read it. [ LAUGH ] Who do you think you are? I'm Mrs. Frank. If you were a child or a parent in the 90s, you know Lisa Frank, and her line of psychedelic school supplies.

Now UCB Comedy gave her the biopic she deserves. How do you respond to your critics, who say that your new work fails to live up to your [ UNKNOWN ]? Miss Frank, I'm afraid we're going to be buying more Ed Hardy folders this year. Leave me alone! Who knew folders with rainbow kittens on them came from such a tortured soul. Lisa Frank, Lisa Frank. New York City has a reputation for being grumpy and unfriendly. Could it hurt people to smile once and a while? That was the goal when urban prankster improv everywhere set up megaphones throughout the city. Asking New Yorkers to step up and say something nice.

I love you all. Yes. [ SOUND ]. For Time Video, I'm Megan Friedman. What a beautiful day. [ NOISE ]

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