Half as Interesting - All Episodes

Season 2 / Year 2017

Season 3 / Year 2018

EpisodeNameAirdate
2018-01-04Australia's 3488 Mile Long FenceJan 4, 2018
2018-01-11Why Samoa Skipped December 30, 2011Jan 11, 2018
2018-01-18Why Dying is Illegal in Longyearbyen, NorwayJan 18, 2018
2018-01-25The 809 Objects Left on the MoonJan 25, 2018
2018-02-01Why Humans Have More Than Five SensesFeb 1, 2018
2018-02-08How This Pacific Island Got 10% of Their Money by ChanceFeb 8, 2018
2018-02-15What's the Longest Train in the World?Feb 15, 2018
2018-02-22The Warehouses That (Sort Of) Aren't in Any CountryFeb 22, 2018
2018-03-01Why Literally (Almost) Every Price Ends in 99 CentsMar 1, 2018
2018-03-08Why It's Illegal to be Named Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116Mar 8, 2018
2018-03-15How 29,000 Lost Rubber Ducks Helped Map the World's OceansMar 15, 2018
2018-03-22How Real Mind Control WorksMar 22, 2018
2018-03-29Why These Words are IllegalMar 29, 2018
2018-04-05How to Make an EmojiApr 5, 2018
2018-04-12The 3,713 Page Document That Makes or Breaks EconomiesApr 12, 2018
2018-04-19Why Diplomats Can't be ArrestedApr 19, 2018
2018-04-26Why There Are Thousands of Giant Arrows Across the USApr 26, 2018
2018-05-03The $289,500 New York Hot Dog Stand LicenseMay 3, 2018
2018-05-10Why One Road in the US Uses Metric (Because of Pirates)May 10, 2018
2018-05-17Why 11 Babies Have Been Born in AntarcticaMay 17, 2018
2018-05-24How the US Government Kept a Town of 75,000 SecretMay 24, 2018
2018-05-31Two Islands in Two Countries, Two Miles and 21 Hours ApartMay 31, 2018
2018-06-07That Time When 3 Astronauts Went on Strike in SpaceJun 7, 2018
2018-06-14How an Island Lost Its Fortune Making a Terrible MusicalJun 14, 2018
2018-06-21Why the World's Smallest Country Has a RailroadJun 21, 2018
2018-06-29The 53 Second, 22 Dollar Shortest Flight in the WorldJun 29, 2018
2018-07-05The Italian Town That's Not in Italy (or the EU... kind of)Jul 5, 2018
2018-07-12Why Wifi is Illegal in Green Bank, West VirginiaJul 12, 2018
2018-07-19Why Heathrow Airport Had Empty Flights to NowhereJul 19, 2018
2018-07-27The Somewhat Secret Subway System Under the US CapitolJul 27, 2018
2018-08-02Why There's an American High School in Communist CubaAug 2, 2018
2018-08-09The Country That Used to Exist Between the US and CanadaAug 9, 2018
2018-08-16The Time China Had a 12 Day Long Traffic JamAug 16, 2018
2018-08-23The Secretive Book That Names All the Cheaters in VegasAug 23, 2018
2018-08-30The Crazy Time When the US Delivered Mail by MissileAug 30, 2018
2018-08-31Every Mistake We've Ever MadeAug 31, 2018
2018-09-06The Island That Switches Countries Every Six MonthsSep 6, 2018
2018-09-13The Fake Neighborhoods on Google MapsSep 13, 2018
2018-09-20Why Iceland Imports IceSep 20, 2018
2018-09-27The Baboon That Controlled a Railway for 9 YearsSep 27, 2018
2018-10-04Bouvet Island: The Most Isolated Piece of Land on EarthOct 4, 2018
2018-10-11How A Massive Dam in China Slowed the Earth's RotationOct 11, 2018
2018-10-18Why It's Illegal to Resign from the British House of CommonsOct 18, 2018
2018-10-25How Polar Bears Ruined Halloween in Northern CanadaOct 25, 2018
2018-11-01How This Island Near Australia Was UndiscoveredNov 1, 2018
2018-11-08The Man Who Was Stuck in Paris Airport for 18 YearsNov 8, 2018
2018-11-15Why NASA Tried to Launch Big Bird to SpaceNov 15, 2018
2018-11-22Why This Island Might be in Canada or Might be in the USNov 22, 2018
2018-11-29The Secret Train Station Under New York CityNov 29, 2018
2018-12-06The 32-Hour Longest Commercial Flight in HistoryDec 6, 2018
2018-12-13What's the Shortest International Border in the World?Dec 13, 2018
2018-12-20Centralia: The Town That's Been on Fire Since 1962Dec 20, 2018
2018-12-27Why It's (Sometimes) Illegal to Use These ColorsDec 27, 2018

Season 4 / Year 2019

EpisodeNameAirdate
2019-01-03North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZJan 3, 2019
2019-01-10Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be InhabitableJan 10, 2019
2019-01-17The Completely Real American $100,000 BillJan 17, 2019
2019-01-24What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?Jan 24, 2019
2019-01-31What Living in the World's Coldest Town is LikeJan 31, 2019
2019-02-07The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with BritainFeb 7, 2019
2019-02-14The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday PlaneFeb 14, 2019
2019-02-21Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in GermanyFeb 21, 2019
2019-02-28How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 MillionFeb 28, 2019
2019-03-07How Kim Jong-un TravelsMar 7, 2019
2019-03-14What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?Mar 14, 2019
2019-03-21The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never FlownMar 21, 2019
2019-03-28Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly WrongMar 28, 2019
2019-04-04The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with SpiesApr 4, 2019
2019-04-11What's the Most Isolated City in the World?Apr 11, 2019
2019-04-18How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two DaysApr 18, 2019
2019-04-25Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a FlightApr 25, 2019
2019-05-02How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a TraceMay 2, 2019
2019-05-09Why the World's Fastest Elevator ExistsMay 9, 2019
2019-05-16Why This Capital City Has a Population of ZeroMay 16, 2019
2019-05-23Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 2019May 23, 2019
2019-06-06The Law That Lets You Legally Steal HousesJun 6, 2019
2019-06-13How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object EverJun 13, 2019
2019-06-20How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)Jun 20, 2019
2019-06-27The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every PaperJun 27, 2019
2019-07-04Why There's Only One American Cruise ShipJul 4, 2019
2019-07-11How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million TimesJul 11, 2019
2019-07-18The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License PlateJul 18, 2019
2019-07-25The US Government's Airline for PrisonersJul 25, 2019
2019-08-02Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good EnoughAug 2, 2019
2019-08-08The Island Invented to Scam a Rich GuyAug 8, 2019
2019-08-15North Korea's Tiny, Terrible AirlineAug 15, 2019
2019-08-22Why There's Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, CanadaAug 22, 2019
2019-08-29The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1Aug 29, 2019
2019-08-31Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)Aug 31, 2019
2019-09-05The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are BasedSep 5, 2019
2019-09-13The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is LegalSep 13, 2019
2019-09-19The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible MistakeSep 19, 2019
2019-09-26The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North KoreaSep 26, 2019
2019-10-04The Cruise Ship That People Live OnOct 4, 2019
2019-10-09Why There's a Completely Russian Town in NorwayOct 9, 2019
2019-10-11Why This Parrot is in Witness ProtectionOct 11, 2019
2019-10-17How Much is the US President Paid?Oct 17, 2019
2019-10-24How the Queen TravelsOct 24, 2019
2019-10-25The Tree That Owns ItselfOct 25, 2019
2019-10-31The Bit of East Germany That Might Still ExistOct 31, 2019
2019-11-07Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 2012Nov 7, 2019
2019-11-12Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLMNov 12, 2019
2019-11-14The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYCNov 14, 2019
2019-11-21The US Government's Trillion Dollar CoinNov 21, 2019
2019-11-28What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?Nov 28, 2019
2019-11-29Who Owns New Islands?Nov 29, 2019
2019-12-05The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours StraightDec 5, 2019
2019-12-10Why Saudi Arabia Imports SandDec 10, 2019
2019-12-12What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?Dec 12, 2019
2019-12-19The Nazi Weather Station in North AmericaDec 19, 2019
2019-12-24The Only Town in the US With a Population of OneDec 24, 2019
2019-12-31How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One NightDec 31, 2019

Season 5 / Year 2020

EpisodeNameAirdate
2020-01-04How France Bought 2,000 Trains That Were Too WideJan 4, 2020
2020-01-08Why North Korea's 30 Year-Old Hotel Never OpenedJan 8, 2020
2020-01-10The Secret Tunnel Under the White HouseJan 10, 2020
2020-01-16The Guy Who Was (Maybe) President for One DayJan 16, 2020
2020-01-21The Nonexistent Train Station that Legally ExistsJan 21, 2020
2020-01-23The Highway Where Cars are BannedJan 23, 2020
2020-01-31How Someone Stole a Plane Without Breaking Federal LawJan 31, 2020
2020-02-04The CIA's 638 Attempts to Assassinate CastroFeb 4, 2020
2020-02-06How a Grandma Broke All of Armenia's InternetFeb 6, 2020
2020-02-13Why it Was Legal to Mail BabiesFeb 13, 2020
2020-02-18How Harry Potter Movies Technically Lost MoneyFeb 18, 2020
2020-02-20Why Antarctica Has Its Own AccentFeb 20, 2020
2020-02-27Lawnchair Larry: The Man Who Flew in a LawnchairFeb 27, 2020
2020-03-03Zyzzyx Road: The Lowest-Grossing Film of All TimeMar 3, 2020
2020-03-05The Airport Where Planes go to DieMar 5, 2020
2020-03-13The Country That You Can Rent for $70,000 a NightMar 13, 2020
2020-03-18How One Woman Scammed Her Way Into the 2018 OlympicsMar 18, 2020
2020-03-20The American Town Ceded to Mexico in 1970Mar 20, 2020
2020-03-26The Accidental Virtual Pandemic in World of WarcraftMar 26, 2020
2020-03-31How Scientology Got 5,000 Secret Agents in the GovernmentMar 31, 2020
2020-04-02How a Fitness App Revealed Secret Military BasesApr 2, 2020
2020-04-09The Conspiracy Theory that the Middle Ages Never HappenedApr 9, 2020
2020-04-14United Airlines' Men-Only FlightsApr 14, 2020
2020-04-16The Road Owned Simultaneously by Spain and FranceApr 16, 2020
2020-04-23A Terrible Mistake: 1 Vacuum = 1 Free FlightApr 23, 2020
2020-04-28Who Owns the Rain?Apr 28, 2020
2020-05-01How Global Oil Prices Were Raised $1.50 by a Drunk TraderMay 1, 2020
2020-05-07Why There's a Single, Tiny Wire Encircling ManhattanMay 7, 2020
2020-05-12Why This Coin is Illegal to OwnMay 12, 2020
2020-05-15The $22 Million Party that Overthrew an EmpireMay 15, 2020
2020-05-21The 1,088 Passenger Busiest Flight EverMay 21, 2020
2020-05-26The Island That Keeps Appearing and DisappearingMay 26, 2020
2020-05-28Why Canadian Lottery Winners Must Answer a Math QuestionMay 28, 2020
2020-06-04Texas' Embassy in Washington DCJun 4, 2020
2020-06-09The Terrible Mistake of Choosing 'Null' as a License PlateJun 9, 2020
2020-06-11Why Japan Spent $600 Million Protecting Two RocksJun 11, 2020
2020-06-18The Twice-Weekly Flight That Got a United CEO FiredJun 18, 2020
2020-06-23The $300 Million Cable Between New York and ChicagoJun 23, 2020
2020-06-25Why Australia is Legally an American CorporationJun 25, 2020
2020-07-02The Man Who Time Travelled 0.2 SecondsJul 2, 2020
2020-07-07How Poland Accidentally Invaded the Czech RepublicJul 7, 2020
2020-07-10The Mathematical Loophole that Broke the LotteryJul 10, 2020
2020-07-16Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffaloJul 16, 2020
2020-07-21Why Iceland's Airline Briefly Relocated to ScotlandJul 21, 2020
2020-07-23Why (Almost) Nobody Lives in China's $161 Billion CityJul 23, 2020
2020-07-30The Seven People Who Can Turn Off the InternetJul 30, 2020
2020-08-04How a Video Game Predicted the Collapse of Venezuela's EconomyAug 4, 2020
2020-08-06The Underground City of 1 Million Beneath BeijingAug 6, 2020
2020-08-13Why Japan and Russia are Technically Still Fighting WWIIAug 13, 2020
2020-08-18Why UPS Trucks Almost Never Turn LeftAug 18, 2020
2020-08-20How a Cereal Box Toy Hacked AT&T's Phone LinesAug 20, 2020
2020-08-28Every Mistake We've Ever Made #3: Tokyo GriftAug 28, 2020
2020-09-01How Belgium Has Gone 621 Days Without a GovernmentSep 1, 2020
2020-09-03The 639 Year Longest Song EverSep 3, 2020
2020-09-10The Strange Reason Why the US Owes London £12,598,845Sep 10, 2020
2020-09-15Why an NFL Team Secretly Moved Cities OvernightSep 15, 2020
2020-09-17Why the US is Having a Shortage of CoinsSep 17, 2020
2020-09-25Why the US Military Has a 26-Page Brownie RecipeSep 25, 2020
2020-09-29The Farmer That Lives in the Middle of Tokyo Narita AirportSep 29, 2020
2020-10-02Why a Book of 1 Million Random Numbers Sells for $68Oct 2, 2020
2020-10-13Why the European Siren is Scientifically Proven to be BetterOct 13, 2020
2020-10-15The IRS' Plan to Collect Taxes After DoomsdayOct 15, 2020
2020-10-20Why the Smallest Piece of Land in NYC ExistsOct 20, 2020
2020-10-22Why the World's Sixth Ocean is Forming in AfricaOct 22, 2020
2020-10-27Why Trading Onions on Financial Markets is IllegalOct 27, 2020
2020-10-29Why Nevada Created a County With No People, Buildings, or RoadsOct 29, 2020
2020-11-03How Astronauts Vote from SpaceNov 3, 2020
2020-11-10Why 200-ish Americans Live in North KoreaNov 10, 2020
2020-11-13How a Cartel Built Their Own Cell Phone NetworkNov 13, 2020
2020-11-20Why Bern is Not Actually the Capital of SwitzerlandNov 20, 2020
2020-11-25How an Earthquake in Japan Made Days 1.8 Microseconds ShorterNov 25, 2020
2020-12-05Why Living on the Left Side of a Timezone is DangerousDec 5, 2020
2020-12-09We Use AI to Write the Best HAI Video Ever (HAI #200)Dec 9, 2020
2020-12-13What Was in the Message Earth Broadcast for Aliens?Dec 13, 2020
2020-12-17Why This Color Doesn't Actually ExistDec 17, 2020
2020-12-22How the QWERTY Keyboard Broke the Chinese LanguageDec 22, 2020
2020-12-26Why Bananas Will Taste Different in a Few YearsDec 26, 2020

Season 6 / Year 2021

EpisodeNameAirdate
2021-01-05What Happens When You Build a City With Zero Zoning LawsJan 5, 2021
2021-01-07The Food So Bad That It's Banned In PrisonJan 7, 2021
2021-01-15Why a 61 Year Old German Was Almost Queen of EnglandJan 15, 2021
2021-01-19Why There's an American National Park in CanadaJan 19, 2021
2021-01-22Why Blue in Japan Looks Like Green to AmericansJan 22, 2021
2021-01-28Why Real Dictionaries Have Fake WordsJan 28, 2021
2021-02-02Why the East Ends of (Most) Cities are PoorerFeb 2, 2021
2021-02-04Why the US Government Has a Secret Chicken StockpileFeb 4, 2021
2021-02-11Japan's Massive Mistake of Building Two Incompatible Power GridsFeb 11, 2021
2021-02-16The US Government's $800 Million Fish TaserFeb 16, 2021
2021-03-02The Conspiracy Theory that Shakespeare Didn't Write ShakespeareMar 2, 2021
2021-03-04Why the US Government Has 5,915 Secret, Classified PatentsMar 4, 2021
2021-03-10This is a Video About BricksMar 10, 2021
2021-03-16The Year Without a Summer SeasonMar 16, 2021
2021-03-18Why Google Doesn't Want You to Say You "Googled Something"Mar 18, 2021
2021-03-23The US' Butter Size BorderMar 23, 2021
2021-03-29Why North Korea Has a Ski ResortMar 29, 2021
2021-03-31The Hidden Grammar Rule English Speakers Don't Know They KnowMar 31, 2021
2021-04-08How Pakistan Broke YouTube Globally for Two HoursApr 8, 2021
2021-04-12Why China Has 3,000 Miles of Secret TunnelsApr 12, 2021
2021-04-14How Your Birth Month Actually Affects Your LifeApr 14, 2021
2021-04-16Why There's a Unique Mosquito Species in the London UndergroundApr 16, 2021
2021-04-22How the World's Newest Language DevelopedApr 22, 2021
2021-04-28What's the Longest Bus Route in the World?Apr 28, 2021
2021-04-30How to Never Lose at Tic Tac ToeApr 30, 2021
2021-05-06Why $2 Trillion Is Kept In Banks That Can't Give InterestMay 6, 2021
2021-05-11How an 100 Million Year-Old Coastline Decides US ElectionsMay 11, 2021
2021-05-14Why 90% of Asians are Lactose IntolerantMay 14, 2021
2021-05-20Why This Piece of the Netherlands Was Temporarily ScotlandMay 20, 2021
2021-05-25How the World's Most Complicated Language WorksMay 25, 2021
2021-05-28What's the Deadliest Day of the Year?May 28, 2021
2021-06-03How the US' 100% Inescapable Prison WorksJun 3, 2021
2021-06-09The CIA's Very Real Experiments into Psychic PowersJun 9, 2021
2021-06-11Why There are 1.5 Million Small Metal Markers Across the USJun 11, 2021
2021-06-18How North Korea Made the Perfect Counterfeit $100 BillJun 18, 2021
2021-06-25Why 2016 Had an Extra One SecondJun 25, 2021
2021-06-29Why Alberta is the World's Only Rat-Free Place (With Humans)Jun 29, 2021
2021-07-01Why 7% of Montreal is Moving TodayJul 1, 2021
2021-07-07What Happens if the Mail Can't Read Your Handwriting?Jul 7, 2021
2021-07-09The Math That Proves Your Friends are More Popular Than YouJul 9, 2021
2021-07-15Why Women are Legally Banned From This PeninsulaJul 15, 2021
2021-07-20Why You Can Only Have 150 Friends (According to Science)Jul 20, 2021
2021-07-23Why the Stock Market Lost $1 Trillion for 36 MinutesJul 23, 2021
2021-07-29The Math Problem With a $1 Million Prize for SolvingJul 29, 2021
2021-08-03How to Decode Credit Card NumbersAug 3, 2021
2021-08-06The Tiny Boat With Its Own Postal CodeAug 6, 2021
2021-08-12Why Humans Are Supposed to Sleep in Two 4-Hour PhasesAug 12, 2021
2021-08-20Why Singapore Purposefully Releases 5 Million Mosquitos a WeekAug 20, 2021
2021-08-27Why Traffic Scientists Want You to Cut People OffAug 27, 2021
2021-08-30Hooters' Very Real AirlineAug 30, 2021
2021-08-31Every Mistake We've Ever Made IV: A New NopeAug 31, 2021
2021-09-07The Ocean is Getting Less Salty (And That's Bad)Sep 7, 2021
2021-09-10Why This 25,000 Foot Mountain Has Never Been ClimbedSep 10, 2021
2021-09-14The US Military's Real(ish) Zombie Apocalypse PlanSep 14, 2021
2021-09-20How London's Tallest Tower was a State SecretSep 20, 2021
2021-09-24How Michelin Inspectors Stay SecretSep 24, 2021
2021-09-28Why Ashgabat, Turkmenistan is the World's Most Expensive CitySep 28, 2021
2021-09-30The Weirdly Big Problem of Being Declared Dead AccidentallySep 30, 2021
2021-10-07Why Nobody Knows Who Owns 15% of EnglandOct 7, 2021
2021-10-13A Huge Mistake: Paying People to Use Clean EnergyOct 13, 2021
2021-10-15Why The US Government Values Your Life at $10,041,645Oct 15, 2021
2021-10-22Why the World's Largest Land Vehicle ExistsOct 22, 2021
2021-10-27Why Looking at the Sun Makes 1/4th of People SneezeOct 27, 2021
2021-10-28Why Nobody's Sure What the Northernmost Piece of Land IsOct 28, 2021
2021-10-29The Weird Debate Over Whether There are 4 or 5 OceansOct 29, 2021
2021-11-05Why the World's Biggest Metro Only Runs 7 Days a YearNov 5, 2021
2021-11-09Why Guinness Stopped Giving These World RecordsNov 9, 2021
2021-11-11Canada's 100-Foot Freight Railway To NowhereNov 11, 2021
2021-11-17Why there are Zero Bridges Over the AmazonNov 17, 2021
2021-11-18Why 17 Million Telegrams Are Still Sent Every YearNov 18, 2021
2021-11-22How Blink 182 violated the Geneva ConventionsNov 22, 2021
2021-11-24Why Terrible Movies Always Come Out In FebruaryNov 24, 2021
2021-11-26Why These Remote Islands are Technically Part of TokyoNov 26, 2021
2021-12-03Bougainville: A New Country Coming in 2027Dec 3, 2021
2021-12-07How One Guy Bankrupted One Of England's Oldest BanksDec 7, 2021
2021-12-09Why Planes Fly Over The North Pole But Not The South PoleDec 9, 2021
2021-12-14Why Blackcurrant Flavor Doesn't Exist in the USDec 14, 2021
2021-12-16Why Sweden Is Moving Its Northernmost Town 2 Miles EastDec 16, 2021
2021-12-22Why Almost Every Town In America Has a Thai RestaurantDec 22, 2021
2021-12-23The Real Reason NYC Is Always Covered In ScaffoldingDec 23, 2021
2021-12-31Who Officially Decides What Time It Is?Dec 31, 2021

Season 7 / Year 2022

EpisodeNameAirdate
2022-01-04Why Don't Artificial Flavors Taste Accurate?Jan 4, 2022
2022-01-06The Bug That Created "Free Public Wifi" Networks That Didn't WorkJan 6, 2022
2022-01-13The Fake Buildings That Hide LA's Massive Oil IndustryJan 13, 2022
2022-01-20Why The Letter Q Has Only Been Legal In Turkey For 8 YearsJan 20, 2022
2022-01-22Why Flights Through China Take Such Weird RoutesJan 22, 2022
2022-01-31The Software Bug That Blacked Out the Entire US NortheastJan 31, 2022
2022-02-02Why There is a Giant Floating Prison In New York CityFeb 2, 2022
2022-02-09Why So Many Jails Are Painted This Exact ColorFeb 9, 2022
2022-02-11How Disney Legally Issued its Own Currency for 29 YearsFeb 11, 2022
2022-02-16Why There's An Empty Skyscraper In The Middle Of Times SquareFeb 16, 2022
2022-02-19How to Start Your Own TownFeb 19, 2022
2022-02-28The Glitch That Kept Sending The FBI To A Tiny Kansas FarmFeb 28, 2022
2022-03-02Why Hundreds of Mazdas Tuned to 94.9 Broke SimultaneouslyMar 2, 2022
2022-03-04Why Chicago Secretly Bulldozed Its Own Airport OvernightMar 4, 2022
2022-03-10Why April 11, 1954 Is The Statistically Most Boring Day EverMar 10, 2022
2022-03-16Why Do Americans In Old Movies Sound British?Mar 16, 2022
2022-03-18Why This Sound is Illegal to PlayMar 18, 2022
2022-03-25You've Sent 124,882 Topic Ideas. Here are the Worst Ones.Mar 25, 2022
2022-03-29Why You Never Take a 90-Degree Turn in CasinosMar 29, 2022
2022-03-31Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own SeedsMar 31, 2022
2022-04-08Why So Many Airport Runways Cross the US-Canada BorderApr 8, 2022
2022-04-12The Man Who Broke The Internet By Deleting 11 Lines of CodeApr 12, 2022
2022-04-14Why You Can't Be Fired in China If You Have This StampApr 14, 2022
2022-04-21How Stenographers Type at 300 Words Per MinuteApr 21, 2022
2022-04-27The 360-Page Proof That 1+1=2Apr 27, 2022
2022-04-29Why Steel from Before 1945 is Weirdly ExpensiveApr 29, 2022
2022-05-06⍼ - Why Nobody Knows What This One Unicode Character MeansMay 6, 2022
2022-05-10How New Cars Trick You With Pre-Recorded Engine NoiseMay 10, 2022
2022-05-20Why Cancun is the Mathematically Perfect Vacation DestinationMay 20, 2022
2022-05-24How Sommeliers Can Taste Which Year Wine is FromMay 24, 2022
2022-05-26Why Thousands of Chinese Tourists Started Coming to a Random British VillageMay 26, 2022
2022-05-31Why Almost Every Microwave is Made by the Same CompanyMay 31, 2022
2022-06-02How Coca Cola (Actually) Keeps Its Secret Recipe SecretJun 2, 2022
2022-06-07Why All U-Hauls are Registered in ArizonaJun 7, 2022
2022-06-09Minitel: France's Alternate Internet That Survived Until 2012Jun 9, 2022
2022-06-16Why The NYPD Has An Office in SingaporeJun 16, 2022
2022-06-21Why GPS Automatically Shuts Itself Down Above 1,200 mphJun 21, 2022
2022-06-28How an Australian Senator Won With 0.51% Of The VoteJun 28, 2022
2022-06-30Why the United Nations Runs Its Own AirlineJun 30, 2022
2022-07-05The High Five Was Invented in 1977 (Yes, Really)Jul 5, 2022
2022-07-08The CIA's Manual on How to be AnnoyingJul 8, 2022
2022-07-14The ATM Glitch That Gave Out Infinite MoneyJul 14, 2022
2022-07-19Why the US Keeps Trying To Buy GreenlandJul 19, 2022
2022-07-22The Single Australian Farm That's Bigger Than 49 CountriesJul 22, 2022
2022-08-01Russia's Terrible New Offbrand McDonald'sAug 1, 2022
2022-08-04Why There's a Massive Runway in the Middle of Florida's SwamplandsAug 4, 2022
2022-08-09Why The London Underground Makes Itself Hotter Every YearAug 9, 2022
2022-08-12Why The Vatican Has A Giant Research Telescope in ArizonaAug 12, 2022
2022-08-16Why Chess Strategy Changes Every YearAug 16, 2022
2022-08-22The Shoe So Good the Olympics Declared It CheatingAug 22, 2022
2022-08-25We Ranked Every Mistake We Made This YearAug 25, 2022
2022-08-31The Science Behind Why Friends Smell Like Each OtherAug 31, 2022
2022-09-06Why You Don't Want To Live On the US-Canada BorderSep 6, 2022
2022-09-12The Man Who Owns All The Bread In Israel For Eight Days A YearSep 12, 2022
2022-09-14How To Design A Completely Unbreakable Encryption SystemSep 14, 2022
2022-09-20Why National Parks Can't Figure Out What To Do With Your PoopSep 20, 2022
2022-09-28Why The Ringling Bros. Operated A Secret Spy AgencySep 28, 2022
2022-09-30Why It Takes Pixar 3 Years To Render A MovieSep 30, 2022
2022-10-07Why No One's Sure If This Is Part Of The US ConstitutionOct 7, 2022
2022-10-13Why It Was Illegal For 47 Days to Slice Bread in the USOct 13, 2022
2022-10-15The US Army's Universal Camouflage: A Terrible MistakeOct 15, 2022
2022-10-22Why US Signs Look Different Than The Rest Of The World'sOct 22, 2022
2022-10-27Why There Are No Ambulances In JerusalemOct 27, 2022
2022-11-01Somaliland Is Independent. So Why Does No One Recognize It?Nov 1, 2022
2022-11-08Why DC's Shaped Like ThatNov 8, 2022
2022-11-10Why This is The World's Most Dangerous DamNov 10, 2022
2022-11-15All The Very Real Passports Not Issued By CountriesNov 15, 2022
2022-11-18The NFL's Secret Plan For If All The Players DieNov 18, 2022
2022-11-22Why One Company Technically Owns Every Stock in the USNov 22, 2022
2022-12-02The McDonald's McPizza: A Huge FailureDec 2, 2022
2022-12-06Roosevelt Island's Pneumatic Trash SystemDec 6, 2022
2022-12-09Spotify's Mathematical System For Determining Your Music TasteDec 9, 2022
2022-12-15Toki Pona: The Language You Can Learn in a DayDec 15, 2022
2022-12-22The Weirdly Massive Problem of Blocked Public LandDec 22, 2022
2022-12-27Why Cardboard Cops Work (Even If You Know They're Fake)Dec 27, 2022
2022-12-30How the US Sends Top Secret Information Around The WorldDec 30, 2022

Season 8 / Year 2023

EpisodeNameAirdate
2023-01-04Why Building Ski Lifts Is Incredibly HardJan 4, 2023
2023-01-11The Massively Complicated Task of Buying Insurance for a SatelliteJan 11, 2023
2023-01-18Why Canada's Teachers Run an Investment Firm in SingaporeJan 18, 2023
2023-01-20The Navy's Obscure, Super-Efficient Swim StrokeJan 20, 2023
2023-01-21The Weirdly Complex Science of Snow RemovalJan 21, 2023
2023-01-30Why the IRS Taxes Illegal IncomeJan 30, 2023
2023-02-02The Corporate Conspiracy Behind California's Smallest TownFeb 2, 2023
2023-02-05How Amish People Get Around Not Using ElectricityFeb 5, 2023
2023-02-13Why Soda Cans are Shaped Differently in HawaiiFeb 13, 2023
2023-02-16Why the US Gov Reshapes the Mississippi RiverFeb 16, 2023
2023-02-22The Genius $250 Toll Road from Minnesota to MinnesotaFeb 22, 2023
2023-02-24How Science Made You Finally Like Brussels SproutsFeb 24, 2023
2023-03-01Why Every Baseball Stadium Has Different RulesMar 1, 2023
2023-03-06Why It's Impossible to Build a Crochet MachineMar 6, 2023
2023-03-09Why American Lawns All Look The SameMar 9, 2023
2023-03-16The NY Subway's Weirdly Successful Lost and Found SystemMar 16, 2023
2023-03-18North Korea's Bizarre New Propaganda ProgramMar 18, 2023
2023-03-23How Witness Protection Manages to Keep a 100% Success RateMar 23, 2023
2023-03-28How Amazon Broke the US Patent OfficeMar 28, 2023
2023-03-31The Continent-Sized Algae Blob That's Coming for FloridaMar 31, 2023
2023-04-07How To Spot a Really Good Art ForgeryApr 7, 2023
2023-04-12The Court That Settles Wikipedia Editor DramaApr 12, 2023
2023-04-15The Material So Classified We Forgot How to Make ItApr 15, 2023
2023-04-24This Diabetes Drug Causes Weight Loss (and Chaos)Apr 24, 2023
2023-04-28Why You Can Legally Steal From a Sinking ShipApr 28, 2023
2023-05-01The Giant Propaganda Show That's In Almost Every CityMay 1, 2023
2023-05-07How the White House Reads Every Letter it GetsMay 7, 2023
2023-05-09How Much Happiness Can Money Buy?May 9, 2023
2023-05-12The Super Obvious Ways to Get Around Campaign Finance LawsMay 12, 2023
2023-05-20Why We're Reaching the Theoretical Limit of Computer PowerMay 20, 2023
2023-05-23Why It Took 13 Years to Engineer The Taco Bell CrunchwrapMay 23, 2023
2023-05-26The Website Where You Can Order The Bubonic PlagueMay 26, 2023
2023-06-05Dyson's Disinformation War with Big Paper TowelJun 5, 2023
2023-06-08How Planes Forecast TurbulenceJun 8, 2023
2023-06-12Why Tape Storage is Making a Sneaky ComebackJun 12, 2023
2023-06-16How the Fake Meat Industry Saved Dippin' DotsJun 16, 2023
2023-06-22How the World's 4 Cryogenics Companies Actually WorkJun 22, 2023
2023-06-26The Intense Logistics of TrufflesJun 26, 2023
2023-06-30Why the US and China Are Squabbling Over This One WireJun 30, 2023
2023-07-04How Argentina Accidentally Gave Germans 40% Off EverythingJul 4, 2023
2023-07-12We've Made 400 Videos for the Internet. Here are the Worst Ones.Jul 12, 2023
2023-07-15Why The US Navy Really Needs This One Forest in IndianaJul 15, 2023
2023-07-18Why This Airline Only Has One Commercial Flight Per MonthJul 18, 2023
2023-07-21Trains' Weirdly Massive Problem with LeavesJul 21, 2023
2023-07-31How Porsche Owns Volkswagen and Volkswagen Owns PorscheJul 31, 2023
2023-08-04Why the US Government Has No Idea How Many Buildings It OwnsAug 4, 2023
2023-08-08The Weirdly Lucrative Business of Searching for Old JeansAug 8, 2023
2023-08-10Chicago's $10 Billion Street Parking MistakeAug 10, 2023
2023-08-16Why Only 24 Pilots Are Allowed to Land at This AirportAug 16, 2023
2023-08-22The Remote Town Where 13.2% of People are MillionairesAug 22, 2023
2023-08-29How The Pentagon Became The World's Most Secure BuildingAug 29, 2023
2023-08-30The Surprisingly Complex Logistics of Product ReturnsAug 30, 2023
2023-08-31Every Mistake We've Ever Made VI: Return of the Jed-lieAug 31, 2023
2023-09-12The 3100-Mile Longest Official Running Race in the WorldSep 12, 2023
2023-09-19Why It Takes 7+ Years to Shut Down a Nuclear PlantSep 19, 2023
2023-09-21The Only River That Flows Into Both the Atlantic and the PacificSep 21, 2023
2023-09-28How to Fail a Kitchen InspectionSep 28, 2023
2023-09-29How The President's Official Vacation Home WorksSep 29, 2023
2023-09-30Why Venice's New €8 Billion Flood Barrier Only Kinda WorksSep 30, 2023
2023-10-06The Design Flaw That Made Hyundais Absurdly Easy to StealOct 6, 2023
2023-10-12Australia's Huge Mistake of Selling All Their WaterOct 12, 2023
2023-10-20How Submarines Survive at 36,201 Feet BelowOct 20, 2023
2023-10-25Why China Built an Antenna Bigger Than NYCOct 25, 2023
2023-10-26Why Qatar Airways Flies An Almost-Empty Flight to AdelaideOct 26, 2023
2023-10-28How 70% of Britain's Cash Went MissingOct 28, 2023
2023-11-06How This Utah Hotel Legally Became a TownNov 6, 2023
2023-11-15Why The US is in 42 Different National EmergenciesNov 15, 2023
2023-11-17The 128 Airlines So Dangerous They're Banned in the EUNov 17, 2023
2023-11-21Why the US Gov Pays $10 Million a Year for This YachtNov 21, 2023
2023-11-27The Arctic Vault That Protects Data from the ApocalypseNov 27, 2023
2023-11-30NASA's Year-Long, Totally Fake Mission to MarsNov 30, 2023
2023-12-07The Vault That Holds 5% of the World's GoldDec 7, 2023
2023-12-12The Controversial Machine That's Ruining BowlingDec 12, 2023
2023-12-19What Exactly Happens When You Check a BagDec 19, 2023
2023-12-26The Super-Secure Delivery Service That Only Diplomats Can UseDec 26, 2023
2023-12-28Why China Took the US' PandasDec 28, 2023

Season 9 / Year 2024

EpisodeNameAirdate
2024-01-04South Korea Built a Mediocre New Capital in the Middle of NowhereJan 4, 2024
2024-01-11Why There's a Giant Barcode In The Middle of the Mojave DesertJan 11, 2024
2024-01-16The Special Design That Makes Library Books IndestructibleJan 16, 2024
2024-01-19How the US Transports Its Nuclear WeaponsJan 19, 2024
2024-01-25How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-ProofJan 25, 2024
2024-01-26Why a Big Box Store Started Solving Violent CrimesJan 26, 2024
2024-01-31The Very Real Australian Colleges with No StudentsJan 31, 2024
2024-01-31The Logistics of White House State DinnersJan 31, 2024
2024-02-05The Tiny Alaskan Town with the US' Highest Taxicab DensityFeb 5, 2024
2024-02-19How This Michigan Town Accidentally Buried Itself in SandFeb 19, 2024
2024-02-25Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each OtherFeb 25, 2024
2024-02-28Why It's So Difficult to Build Subways in RomeFeb 28, 2024
2024-02-29Why We're Building a 790-Mile Wire From Kansas to IndianaFeb 29, 2024
2024-03-19Why the North Korean Government Has a Tiny Office in NYCMar 19, 2024
2024-03-22Why So Many Trains Get Robbed in this One SpotMar 22, 2024
2024-03-27The Logistics of Prescribed FiresMar 27, 2024
2024-03-31Why Don't Planes Carry Parachutes?Mar 31, 2024
2024-04-06How the US Tests Nukes (Without Blowing Them Up)Apr 6, 2024
2024-04-16The Man Who Stole an Entire HotelApr 16, 2024
2024-04-23The Obscure System That Syncs All The World's ClocksApr 23, 2024
2024-05-01How Storing Movies on Vinyl Lost RCA $650 MillionMay 1, 2024
2024-05-09Why All Pro Basketball Players Shoot Free Throws WrongMay 9, 2024
2024-05-14The One Company That Owns 2,390 ColorsMay 14, 2024
2024-05-17The 517,431 Emails That Trained SiriMay 17, 2024
2024-05-24Why There's a Pacific Ocean Port in IdahoMay 24, 2024
2024-06-03Why the Ocean Looks So Fake on Google MapsJun 3, 2024
2024-06-06Why the US Drops 14.7 Million Worms On Panama Every WeekJun 6, 2024
2024-06-13Why Nobody Knows What 彁 MeansJun 13, 2024
2024-06-25The Weird, Terrible Smartphones They Only Have in North KoreaJun 25, 2024
2024-07-01Mumbai's Crazy-Efficient, 99.9999% Accurate Food Delivery SystemJul 1, 2024
2024-07-08How the UN Translates Everything in Real-TimeJul 8, 2024
2024-07-15How this Oklahoma Town Became Completely UninhabitableJul 15, 2024
2024-07-19How America's Largest, Most Secure Embassy WorksJul 19, 2024
2024-07-30How the US Gov's Riskiest Labs Contain Deadly VirusesJul 30, 2024
2024-08-01The One Long Wire Ruining America's Most Important TrainAug 1, 2024
2024-08-09The Super-Complex Security of the Paris OlympicsAug 9, 2024
2024-08-20The Logistics of Mount Everest's Base CampAug 20, 2024
2024-08-26The $190 Million Tunnel Built for Just 1200 PeopleAug 26, 2024
2024-09-03The Worst Mistakes We Made This YearSep 3, 2024
2024-09-07The Massively Bureaucratic System for Confirming a "Miracle"Sep 7, 2024
2024-09-18The Board That Decides Every Place Name in the U.S.Sep 18, 2024
2024-09-26Why 1% of the Stock Market is Tied to 11 Random AmericansSep 26, 2024
2024-09-30How Ski Resorts Store Snow Over the SummerSep 30, 2024
2024-10-10Why Only One US City Doesn't Add Fluoride to Its WaterOct 10, 2024
2024-10-17How They Dug the Deepest Hole on EarthOct 17, 2024
2024-10-25How This Card Game Accidentally Became a Stock MarketOct 25, 2024
2024-10-30How This Single 'M' Almost Ruined a US PresidencyOct 30, 2024
2024-10-31How The USA's Only Car-Free Village WorksOct 31, 2024
2024-11-12Why Hawaii's H-3 is the Most Expensive Interstate EverNov 12, 2024
2024-11-19The Crazy-Complex Process of Organizing a Container ShipNov 19, 2024
2024-11-26How This Waffle Restaurant Mastered HurricanesNov 26, 2024
2024-11-30How Istanbul Moved Its Airport in Just 45 HoursNov 30, 2024
2024-12-12The US' Surprisingly Busy Nuclear Emergency TeamDec 12, 2024
2024-12-17How a Whole Country Got Cut Off From The Internet for 38 DaysDec 17, 2024
2024-12-24How This Tunnel Accidentally Created an Immigration LoopholeDec 24, 2024
2024-12-26The $18.8 Bil, Borderline Useless Bridge Between Hong Kong and MacauDec 26, 2024

Season 10 / Year 2025

EpisodeNameAirdate
2025-01-14Why People Live In Tubes At The Bottom of the OceanJan 14, 2025
2025-01-21How Renault Won an F1 Race by Crashing a CarJan 21, 2025
2025-01-24The Nuke-Proof US Military Base in a MountainJan 24, 2025
2025-01-29This 2-Mile Long Gondola Cost $52 MillionJan 29, 2025
2025-01-31The Swimsuit So Good They Banned ItJan 31, 2025
2025-02-13The Unspoken Rules of LEGO SetsFeb 13, 2025
2025-02-21Brooklyn's Only Interstate Is DoomedFeb 21, 2025
2025-02-28The Fake Currency That Saved Brazil's EconomyFeb 28, 2025
2025-03-04500 Terrible Topics We Didn't Make Videos AboutMar 4, 2025
2025-03-13The 19 Year Process of Inventing a New AppleMar 13, 2025
2025-03-18The Algorithm Running Up French Fry PricesMar 18, 2025
2025-03-31How to Design the Perfect F1 TrackMar 31, 2025
2025-04-11The Decades-Long Battle Over Low-Flow ToiletsApr 11, 2025
2025-04-15How The Largest Human Gathering In The World WorksApr 15, 2025
2025-04-25All The Loopholes to Travel from Europe to RussiaApr 25, 2025
2025-04-28Why Isn't There Public Transit From the Airport to Disney World?Apr 28, 2025
2025-04-30The Frank Lloyd Wright Skyscraper That Sold for $10Apr 30, 2025
2025-05-21Why You Need Sand from This Town to Make a ComputerMay 21, 2025
2025-05-28The Scam That Hit Every Adult in CanadaMay 28, 2025
2025-05-29The Absurd Lengths Billionaires Go to Not "Live" in NYCMay 29, 2025
2025-05-30The 467 Rules You Have to Follow to Put an Animal in a MovieMay 30, 2025
2025-06-17The Absurd Science Behind Really Good Bowling BallsJun 17, 2025
2025-06-24How Much of the Moon Is On Earth?Jun 24, 2025
2025-06-26The CIA's Secret Star Wars Fan BlogJun 26, 2025
2025-06-27Why Isn't There Public Transit from the Airport to the Vegas Strip?Jun 27, 2025
2025-06-30Why the US' 2nd-Busiest Passenger Railway Is DoomedJun 30, 2025
2025-07-11Why The QWERTY Keyboard Actually SucksJul 11, 2025
2025-07-25The Insane Logistics of Pro BaseballJul 25, 2025
2025-07-29The Most Controversial Half-Acre in NYCJul 29, 2025
2025-07-31Detroit's Tiny, Terrible Metro SystemJul 31, 2025
2025-08-11The Fake Countries the US Fights Fake Wars AgainstAug 11, 2025
2025-08-19The Insane Production Schedule of Love IslandAug 19, 2025
2025-08-25The Multimillionaire Feud Over Horse ClonesAug 25, 2025
2025-08-29The Decades-Long Fight Over The Font on Highway SignsAug 29, 2025
2025-09-01The Worst Mistakes We Made This Year (Again)Sep 1, 2025
2025-09-22All The Non-Passenger Trains in the NYC SubwaySep 22, 2025
2025-09-25Why There's a 61-Mile Conveyor Belt in the Sahara DesertSep 25, 2025
2025-09-29France Sent Their Dumbest Spies to Blow Up This Boat in NZSep 29, 2025
2025-09-30Why Does the World's Biggest Ship Exist?Sep 30, 2025
2025-10-03Why This Car Basically Only Exists in NYCOct 3, 2025
2025-10-21The Risky Logistics of Alaska's Food Supply ChainOct 21, 2025
2025-10-23How Indonesia Is Accidentally Sinking Their CapitalOct 23, 2025
2025-10-30How They Just Discovered a New 14,000 Foot MountainOct 30, 2025
2025-10-31How Do They Choose the Spelling Bee Words?Oct 31, 2025
2025-11-11The Design of the World's Most Secure BanknoteNov 11, 2025
2025-11-18The US Military's Really Big, Really Controversial Radar SystemNov 18, 2025
2025-11-30How FEMA's Doomsday Radio System WorksNov 30, 2025
2025-12-04Why It's So Hard To Know Where the Utility Pipes AreDec 4, 2025
2025-12-15The US Military's Fast Food DivisionDec 15, 2025
2025-12-22How This Country Overestimated Their Population by 7 Million PeopleDec 22, 2025
2025-12-24Why It Was Illegal to Sell All Your Raisins Until 2015Dec 24, 2025
2025-12-31The Time the US Sent 813 Soldiers to Cut Down One TreeDec 31, 2025

Season 11 / Year 2026

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