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Odd Danny breaks springtail world record in viral video

The video from YouTuber Odd Danny sits at number eight on the U.S. trending chart in Pets and Animals; BBN has not aired it.

On air: Lola Cruz and Hank Ledger on #Trending
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Watch it as it aired: Lola Cruz and Hank Ledger on this story, from #Trending at 3:29 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are YouTube (Odd Danny)'s, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's three-thirty Eastern, this is #Trending, and today the internet is yelling about a bug.

  2. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA YouTuber called Odd Danny posted a video titled The Springtail World Record, and it has more than five million views and sits at number eight on the U.S. trending chart.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive million people watched a springtail.

  4. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentWe haven't aired the video, so all we have is the title, the channel and the view count. Two decades covering breaking news and somehow I'm still in the dark about who actually did the timing.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody stood over a bug with a stopwatch. What is the record for?

  6. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentNobody can say, so it stands. Hashtag tiny.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBack tomorrow, same time, for the next thing you can't unsee.

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