Baby Metal Heads Are ...All the Rage

There are few things stranger to see than a baby enjoying to some heavy metal, but that combo has created a few trending hits this year (see: How to Calm a Baby) as well as in the past.

The video below -- which was featured on Trends Wednesday morning -- has picked up over 400,000 views and is one of our top Most Shared videos in the United States. Considering the fact that similar videos of little kids rocking out have drawn big audiences in the past, it's not surprising to see this one take off. Below we pulled together some of the all-time top trending videos of this very amusing phenomenon.

Warning: Some adult language.

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Popular on Reddit: Travel Nightmare

Spreading quickly on Reddit today is this video posted by a traveler from the United Kingdom, which purports to show luggage that was severely tampered with. According to Gawker, which also picked up the story after it began drawing attention on Reddit, the man, Sy Haze explains that, "Apparently someone had urinated on his clothes, squirted toothpaste all over his toiletry bag, and made off with a bottle of aftershave."

The video is part of a longtime trend of combining web video and social media to voice serious consumer complaints, particularly regarding large corporations like the airlines.

New Entries to the Million Sub Club

Back in October, YouTube announced that the subscribe button had been clicked one billion times since it first debuted in 2006. At the time, there were 15 channels that had over 1 million subscribers.

Since then, one of those channels hit 3 million, and several others crossed joined that original 15 bringing the "million+ subscriber club" to a total of 35 channels.

Many of these channels accomplished the milestone in just the past few weeks. Tobuscus, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Rooster Teeth, Venetian Princess, and Epic Mealtime all recently crossed the 1 million subscriber mark.

The most recent to cross the threshold is the UK's Charlie McDonnell, who posted this this commemorative video on his channel, charlieisocoollike.



Who Will Be Next? communitychannel, Selena Gomez, and The Gregory Brothers are all very close to earning membership.

(Updated to reflect that Rooster Teeth hit 1 million shortly after posting.)

The Musical Doodle

Yesterday, Google's homepage doodle was an interactive image of a guitar celebrating the birthday of Les Paul. Many musically inclined YouTuber users began recording videos of themselves playing a variety of tunes on it and sharing them around.

Over 30 of these videos already have over 10,000 views, and there seem to be thousands uploaded. Below is a selection of the most popular ones, ranging from "Stairway to Heaven" to the Indian National Anthem:

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But it's not just anonymous screencasts. Tom Morello, best known for being the guitar player for Rage Against the Machine, also posted one:

Top Rising Search: 'Macho Man Randy Savage'

The top rising search on YouTube this afternoon is for "Macho Man Randy Savage" who reportedly passed away in a car accident earlier today. Slim Jim commercials aside, searches for some of his most famous matches are among the top related terms.

The WWE has a number of classic clips posted on its channel of Savage in his prime:



But we're also seeing a large number of reaction/tribute videos being posted to the site by fans of all ages. Hundreds of videos related to the famous wrestler have been uploaded today.

Many discuss his most classic matches and rivalries as well as the quirky place he held as a pop culture personality. Here are two examples of the many that have been posted:

The 10 Most Viewed Flash Mobs of All Time

Flash mobs -- when a group of people appear in one location unexpectedly and usually put on some sort of rehearsed performance -- have practically become a staple of YouTube in recent years.

While one would expect it to quickly become a tired phenomenon, we've seen so many creative variations on it that viewers continue to seek them out. We've seen flash mobs with lightsabers. Flash mobs in the Ohio State University Student Union. Bollywood flash mobs. Planet Hollywood flash mobs. German ballet flash mobs.

According to our YouTube search data, big interest in the term "flash mob" started to rise in mid-2009 and remained steady until last December, when it hit a huge peak around the holiday season's most popular trend. Since we're still seeing new flash mobs appear each week, we thought we'd review which flash mobs were the most-viewed ever. These 10 run the gamut of style, size, and language, but they're all pretty entertaining:

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