This week's Trends: fireworks, verdicts, and lots of sand

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We celebrated the 4th of July with lots of fireworks.
  
  
• We tracked how searches have spiked for Selena Gomez.
  
  
• We followed the reaction to the Casey Anthony verdict.
  
  
• We discovered how the Game of Thrones theme has been covered by lots of talented musicians in lots of different styles.
  
  
• We learned of one very inspirational backflip.
  
  
• We saw a lot of interest in an unfortunate incident at a Texas Rangers' game.
  
  
• We collected wild footage from a dramatic dust storm in Arizona.
  
  
• And we came across one very cool way to paint a pool:

Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends

Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Can't Hug Every Cat."