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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss: Five Great Videos Based on His Books [VIDEO]

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Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to his fans by his pen name, Dr. Seuss, would have turned 108 years old today. The poet, cartoonist and writer of books for both adults and children, found success writing heartwarming, whimsical stories with positive ideological messages. His most popular books remain relevant today and have been adapted into films many times over. Here are the five best videos based on Dr. Seuss's work available on YouTube.
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Drug War: Google Brings Together Julian Assange, Russell Brand, Richard Branson, Others for Debate [VIDEO]

The Google YouTube team announced a brand new series, Versus, which will invite celebrities to debate different global issues. The debates will be streamed from YouTube. Versus will be part of a collaborative venture with Intelligence Squared, the self-described world's premier forum for debate and intelligent discussion. Real-time voting on the channel will allow debaters to delve more deeply into arguments that are resonating with viewers.
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Baby Aardvark Introduced at Brookfield Zoo: Meet the Adorable Sexless Creature [VIDEO]

The Brookfield Zoo has welcomed a new animal to its family: a baby aardvark. The Illinois zoo announced Thursday that the baby aardvark was born on Jan. 12 and has successfully grown to nearly 13 pounds thanks to the dedicated care of zookeepers and veterinarians. It is the first aardvark to be born at the zoo in a decade. Meet the adorable sexless creature and watch the video here.
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KT reviewing network fees on Youtube, Internet TVs

South Korea's top Internet provider, KT Corp plans to charge data-heavy content providers such as Google's Youtube and Internet-enabled TV service operators to subsidize costly network upgrades, a KT executive said on Thursday.
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Video Streaming: Content Duration Up, Total Viewers Down in U.S.

According to the latest study released by comScore, Inc., a market research firm, people are beginning to watch longer videos online. The duration of an average video has jumped from 5.8 minutes in December 2011 to 6.1 minutes in January 2012. Despite the growth in video duration, viewers actually dropped during that period. In January, 2012, 181 million U.S. Internet users watched about 40 billion videos compared to the 182 million users who watched 43.5 billion videos in December.
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Michael Fassbender Okay with Hitting Female Costar

Emerging film sensation, Michael Fassbender is best known for starring in several high profile films, such as 'X-Men First Class', 'A Dangerous Method' and 'Shame'. Yet the star's latest on-screen venture required him to engage in some serious violence against actress Gina Carano.
Jeremy Lin at an Asian Press Conference After Being Picked up by the Warriors

Before the Linsanity: Jeremy Lin’s 2010 Visit to New York Caught on YouTube [VIDEO]

In a YouTube video posted in Aug. 2010, Jeremy Lin, the NBA Knicks’ rising star, explores New York City for the first time and narrates the experience. In the short video, Lin comes across as the humble, intelligent and upbeat player that his New York fans have come to love over the last few weeks. However, the California-born player makes several prophetic comments while on camera during his first visit to New York with his home team, the Golden State Warriors.
Turkmenistan's President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in Moscow in this March 24, 2009 file photo.

Turkmenistan Leader Appears Likely to Win Easy Re-election

Turkmenistan votes on Sunday in a one-sided election certain to extend the rule of President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov over a Central Asian country holding 4 percent of global natural-gas reserves, which rights groups rank among the world's most repressive.

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