Half as Interesting — Season 2019

1North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ
03 Jan 2019 · 5 min
2Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable
10 Jan 2019 · 5 min
3The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill
17 Jan 2019 · 5 min
4What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?
24 Jan 2019 · 5 min
5What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like
31 Jan 2019 · 5 min
6The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain
07 Feb 2019 · 5 min
7The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane
14 Feb 2019 · 5 min
8Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany
21 Feb 2019 · 5 min
9How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million
28 Feb 2019 · 5 min
10How Kim Jong-un Travels
07 Mar 2019 · 5 min
11What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?
14 Mar 2019 · 5 min
12The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never Flown
21 Mar 2019 · 5 min
13Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong
28 Mar 2019 · 5 min
14The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with Spies
04 Apr 2019 · 5 min
15What's the Most Isolated City in the World?
11 Apr 2019 · 5 min
16How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days
18 Apr 2019 · 5 min
17Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight
25 Apr 2019 · 5 min
18How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a Trace
02 May 2019 · 5 min
19Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists
09 May 2019 · 5 min
20Why This Capital City Has a Population of Zero
16 May 2019 · 5 min
21Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 2019
23 May 2019 · 5 min
22The Law That Lets You Legally Steal Houses
06 Jun 2019 · 5 min
23How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever
13 Jun 2019 · 5 min
24How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)
20 Jun 2019 · 5 min
25The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every Paper
27 Jun 2019 · 5 min
26Why There's Only One American Cruise Ship
04 Jul 2019 · 5 min
27How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million Times
11 Jul 2019 · 5 min
28The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License Plate
18 Jul 2019 · 5 min
29The US Government's Airline for Prisoners
25 Jul 2019 · 5 min
30Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good Enough
02 Aug 2019 · 5 min
31The Island Invented to Scam a Rich Guy
08 Aug 2019 · 5 min
32North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline
15 Aug 2019 · 5 min
33Why There’s Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, Canada
22 Aug 2019 · 5 min
34The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1
29 Aug 2019 · 5 min
35Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)
31 Aug 2019 · 5 min
36The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are Based
05 Sep 2019 · 5 min
37The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is Legal
13 Sep 2019 · 5 min
38The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible Mistake
19 Sep 2019 · 5 min
39The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North Korea
26 Sep 2019 · 5 min
40The Cruise Ship That People Live On
04 Oct 2019 · 5 min
41Why There's a Completely Russian Town in Norway
09 Oct 2019 · 5 min
42Why This Parrot is in Witness Protection
11 Oct 2019 · 5 min
43How Much is the US President Paid?
17 Oct 2019 · 5 min
44How the Queen Travels
24 Oct 2019 · 5 min
45The Tree That Owns Itself
25 Oct 2019 · 5 min
46The Bit of East Germany That Might Still Exist
31 Oct 2019 · 5 min
47Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 2012
07 Nov 2019 · 5 min
48Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM
12 Nov 2019 · 5 min
49The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYC
14 Nov 2019 · 6 min
50The US Government's Trillion Dollar Coin
21 Nov 2019 · 6 min
51What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?
28 Nov 2019 · 7 min
52Who Owns New Islands?
29 Nov 2019 · 6 min
53The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight
05 Dec 2019 · 6 min
54Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand
10 Dec 2019 · 5 min
55What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?
12 Dec 2019 · 6 min
56The Nazi Weather Station in North America
19 Dec 2019 · 6 min
57The Only Town in the US With a Population of One
24 Dec 2019 · 5 min
58How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night
31 Dec 2019 · 5 min

1North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ

2Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable

3The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill

4What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?

5What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like

6The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain

7The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane

8Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany

9How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million

10How Kim Jong-un Travels

11What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?

12The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never Flown

13Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong

14The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with Spies

15What's the Most Isolated City in the World?

16How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days

17Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight

18How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a Trace

19Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists

20Why This Capital City Has a Population of Zero

21Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 2019

22The Law That Lets You Legally Steal Houses

23How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever

24How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)

25The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every Paper

26Why There's Only One American Cruise Ship

27How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million Times

28The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License Plate

29The US Government's Airline for Prisoners

30Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good Enough

31The Island Invented to Scam a Rich Guy

32North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline

33Why There’s Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, Canada

34The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1

35Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)

36The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are Based

37The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is Legal

38The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible Mistake

39The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North Korea

40The Cruise Ship That People Live On

41Why There's a Completely Russian Town in Norway

42Why This Parrot is in Witness Protection

43How Much is the US President Paid?

44How the Queen Travels

45The Tree That Owns Itself

46The Bit of East Germany That Might Still Exist

47Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 2012

48Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM

49The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYC

50The US Government's Trillion Dollar Coin

51What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?

52Who Owns New Islands?

53The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight

54Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand

55What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?

56The Nazi Weather Station in North America

57The Only Town in the US With a Population of One

58How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night