A Polish film maker’s short horror film featuring his pet dog in a tarantula costume was the biggest “trending” video on YouTube in 2014, parent company Google has announced.With over 113m views since it was posted in September, Mutant Giant Spider Dog was the most shared and discussed online, according to YouTube.Katie Perry’s Dark Horse music video was the most popular with 715m views.
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YouTube has published its annual Rewind chart of its top trending videos, and while last year’s list was topped by a novelty song about a fox, 2014 is all about something with a few more legs.A Polish prank video starring a “mutant giant spider-dog” was the top trending video this year, according to YouTube, which uses its own methodology blending views, comments, shares and other activity to come up with its annual rundown.
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