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I've had a similar thing happen when the negative terminal was not attached tight enough, exact same symptoms. Since you've been working on the terminal, I'm gonna assume that it's the issue here. The lights, radio and heater don't nearly have the power draw that the starter does. Most likely the click you're hearing is the starter relay, but there's not enough of a connection to turn the engine over or engage the starter itself. I'd bet the battery itself is fine.
I'm hoping it's that as that'll only cost me ten minutes of my life.
Fingers crossed for you, just make sure the ground is tightly attached. It shouldn't be able to move at all when you pull on the cable.
Video update.
Awesome! Glad it worked! :D