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Are you a puppy!? Are you a cutest little puppernaut?! Are you a special one? Why are you so little? How did you get so cute and small? Why are you so cute? Why are you so cute!
No, seriously — why?
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John Pavlus and Christopher Mims, also known as Small Mammal, are here again with the latest episode of _The Science of YouTube, the_ Popular Science_ video series that humanely anesthetizes YouTube videos, deftly dissects them, and labels their exposed organs for all to enjoy._