Half as Interesting — Season 2020

1How France Bought 2,000 Trains That Were Too Wide
04 Jan 2020 · 5 min
2Why North Korea's 30 Year-Old Hotel Never Opened
08 Jan 2020 · 5 min
3The Secret Tunnel Under the White House
10 Jan 2020 · 5 min
4The Guy Who Was (Maybe) President for One Day
16 Jan 2020 · 7 min
5The Nonexistent Train Station that Legally Exists
21 Jan 2020 · 6 min
6The Highway Where Cars are Banned
23 Jan 2020 · 6 min
7How Someone Stole a Plane Without Breaking Federal Law
31 Jan 2020 · 6 min
8The CIA's 638 Attempts to Assassinate Castro
04 Feb 2020 · 6 min
9How a Grandma Broke All of Armenia's Internet
06 Feb 2020 · 6 min
10Why it Was Legal to Mail Babies
13 Feb 2020 · 6 min
11How Harry Potter Movies Technically Lost Money
18 Feb 2020 · 6 min
12Why Antarctica Has Its Own Accent
20 Feb 2020 · 6 min
13Lawnchair Larry: The Man Who Flew in a Lawnchair
27 Feb 2020 · 5 min
14Zyzzyx Road: The Lowest-Grossing Film of All Time
03 Mar 2020 · 6 min
15The Airport Where Planes go to Die
05 Mar 2020 · 7 min
16The Country That You Can Rent for $70,000 a Night
13 Mar 2020 · 6 min
17How One Woman Scammed Her Way Into the 2018 Olympics
18 Mar 2020 · 6 min
18The American Town Ceded to Mexico in 1970
20 Mar 2020 · 6 min
19The Accidental Virtual Pandemic in World of Warcraft
26 Mar 2020 · 6 min
20How Scientology Got 5,000 Secret Agents in the Government
31 Mar 2020 · 6 min
21How a Fitness App Revealed Secret Military Bases
02 Apr 2020 · 5 min
22The Conspiracy Theory that the Middle Ages Never Happened
09 Apr 2020 · 7 min
23United Airlines' Men-Only Flights
14 Apr 2020 · 5 min
24The Road Owned Simultaneously by Spain and France
16 Apr 2020 · 5 min
25A Terrible Mistake: 1 Vacuum = 1 Free Flight
23 Apr 2020 · 7 min
26Who Owns the Rain?
28 Apr 2020 · 6 min
27How Global Oil Prices Were Raised $1.50 by a Drunk Trader
01 May 2020 · 7 min
28Why There's a Single, Tiny Wire Encircling Manhattan
07 May 2020 · 5 min
29Why This Coin is Illegal to Own
12 May 2020 · 6 min
30The $22 Million Party that Overthrew an Empire
15 May 2020 · 6 min
31The 1,088 Passenger Busiest Flight Ever
21 May 2020 · 6 min
32The Island That Keeps Appearing and Disappearing
26 May 2020 · 5 min
33Why Canadian Lottery Winners Must Answer a Math Question
28 May 2020 · 6 min
34Texas' Embassy in Washington DC
04 Jun 2020 · 6 min
35The Terrible Mistake of Choosing 'Null' as a License Plate
09 Jun 2020 · 6 min
36Why Japan Spent $600 Million Protecting Two Rocks
11 Jun 2020 · 6 min
37The Twice-Weekly Flight That Got a United CEO Fired
18 Jun 2020 · 6 min
38The $300 Million Cable Between New York and Chicago
23 Jun 2020 · 6 min
39Why Australia is Legally an American Corporation
25 Jun 2020 · 5 min
40The Man Who Time Travelled 0.2 Seconds
02 Jul 2020 · 6 min
41How Poland Accidentally Invaded the Czech Republic
07 Jul 2020 · 6 min
42The Mathematical Loophole that Broke the Lottery
10 Jul 2020 · 7 min
43Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
16 Jul 2020 · 6 min
44Why Iceland's Airline Briefly Relocated to Scotland
21 Jul 2020 · 6 min
45Why (Almost) Nobody Lives in China's $161 Billion City
23 Jul 2020 · 6 min
46The Seven People Who Can Turn Off the Internet
30 Jul 2020 · 6 min
47How a Video Game Predicted the Collapse of Venezuela's Economy
04 Aug 2020 · 6 min
48The Underground City of 1 Million Beneath Beijing
06 Aug 2020 · 6 min
49Why Japan and Russia are Technically Still Fighting WWII
13 Aug 2020 · 6 min
50Why UPS Trucks Almost Never Turn Left
18 Aug 2020 · 6 min
51How a Cereal Box Toy Hacked AT&T's Phone Lines
20 Aug 2020 · 6 min
52Every Mistake We've Ever Made #3: Tokyo Grift
28 Aug 2020 · 8 min
53How Belgium Has Gone 621 Days Without a Government
01 Sep 2020 · 7 min
54The 639 Year Longest Song Ever
03 Sep 2020 · 7 min
55The Strange Reason Why the US Owes London £12,598,845
10 Sep 2020 · 6 min
56Why an NFL Team Secretly Moved Cities Overnight
15 Sep 2020 · 6 min
57Why the US is Having a Shortage of Coins
17 Sep 2020 · 5 min
58Why the US Military Has a 26-Page Brownie Recipe
25 Sep 2020 · 6 min
59The Farmer That Lives in the Middle of Tokyo Narita Airport
29 Sep 2020 · 6 min
60Why a Book of 1 Million Random Numbers Sells for $68
02 Oct 2020 · 6 min
61Why the European Siren is Scientifically Proven to be Better
13 Oct 2020 · 6 min
62The IRS' Plan to Collect Taxes After Doomsday
15 Oct 2020 · 6 min
63Why the Smallest Piece of Land in NYC Exists
20 Oct 2020 · 5 min
64Why the World's Sixth Ocean is Forming in Africa
22 Oct 2020 · 5 min
65Why Trading Onions on Financial Markets is Illegal
27 Oct 2020 · 6 min
66Why Nevada Created a County With No People, Buildings, or Roads
29 Oct 2020 · 7 min
67How Astronauts Vote from Space
03 Nov 2020 · 6 min
68Why 200-ish Americans Live in North Korea
10 Nov 2020 · 6 min
69How a Cartel Built Their Own Cell Phone Network
13 Nov 2020 · 6 min
70Why Bern is Not Actually the Capital of Switzerland
20 Nov 2020 · 5 min
71How an Earthquake in Japan Made Days 1.8 Microseconds Shorter
25 Nov 2020 · 6 min
72Why Living on the Left Side of a Timezone is Dangerous
05 Dec 2020 · 6 min
73We Use AI to Write the Best HAI Video Ever (HAI #200)
09 Dec 2020 · 8 min
74What Was in the Message Earth Broadcast for Aliens?
13 Dec 2020 · 7 min
75Why This Color Doesn't Actually Exist
17 Dec 2020 · 7 min
76How the QWERTY Keyboard Broke the Chinese Language
22 Dec 2020 · 7 min
77Why Bananas Will Taste Different in a Few Years
26 Dec 2020 · 7 min

1How France Bought 2,000 Trains That Were Too Wide

2Why North Korea's 30 Year-Old Hotel Never Opened

3The Secret Tunnel Under the White House

4The Guy Who Was (Maybe) President for One Day

5The Nonexistent Train Station that Legally Exists

6The Highway Where Cars are Banned

7How Someone Stole a Plane Without Breaking Federal Law

8The CIA's 638 Attempts to Assassinate Castro

9How a Grandma Broke All of Armenia's Internet

10Why it Was Legal to Mail Babies

11How Harry Potter Movies Technically Lost Money

12Why Antarctica Has Its Own Accent

13Lawnchair Larry: The Man Who Flew in a Lawnchair

14Zyzzyx Road: The Lowest-Grossing Film of All Time

15The Airport Where Planes go to Die

16The Country That You Can Rent for $70,000 a Night

17How One Woman Scammed Her Way Into the 2018 Olympics

18The American Town Ceded to Mexico in 1970

19The Accidental Virtual Pandemic in World of Warcraft

20How Scientology Got 5,000 Secret Agents in the Government

21How a Fitness App Revealed Secret Military Bases

22The Conspiracy Theory that the Middle Ages Never Happened

23United Airlines' Men-Only Flights

24The Road Owned Simultaneously by Spain and France

25A Terrible Mistake: 1 Vacuum = 1 Free Flight

26Who Owns the Rain?

27How Global Oil Prices Were Raised $1.50 by a Drunk Trader

28Why There's a Single, Tiny Wire Encircling Manhattan

29Why This Coin is Illegal to Own

30The $22 Million Party that Overthrew an Empire

31The 1,088 Passenger Busiest Flight Ever

32The Island That Keeps Appearing and Disappearing

33Why Canadian Lottery Winners Must Answer a Math Question

34Texas' Embassy in Washington DC

35The Terrible Mistake of Choosing 'Null' as a License Plate

36Why Japan Spent $600 Million Protecting Two Rocks

37The Twice-Weekly Flight That Got a United CEO Fired

38The $300 Million Cable Between New York and Chicago

39Why Australia is Legally an American Corporation

40The Man Who Time Travelled 0.2 Seconds

41How Poland Accidentally Invaded the Czech Republic

42The Mathematical Loophole that Broke the Lottery

43Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

44Why Iceland's Airline Briefly Relocated to Scotland

45Why (Almost) Nobody Lives in China's $161 Billion City

46The Seven People Who Can Turn Off the Internet

47How a Video Game Predicted the Collapse of Venezuela's Economy

48The Underground City of 1 Million Beneath Beijing

49Why Japan and Russia are Technically Still Fighting WWII

50Why UPS Trucks Almost Never Turn Left

51How a Cereal Box Toy Hacked AT&T's Phone Lines

52Every Mistake We've Ever Made #3: Tokyo Grift

53How Belgium Has Gone 621 Days Without a Government

54The 639 Year Longest Song Ever

55The Strange Reason Why the US Owes London £12,598,845

56Why an NFL Team Secretly Moved Cities Overnight

57Why the US is Having a Shortage of Coins

58Why the US Military Has a 26-Page Brownie Recipe

59The Farmer That Lives in the Middle of Tokyo Narita Airport

60Why a Book of 1 Million Random Numbers Sells for $68

61Why the European Siren is Scientifically Proven to be Better

62The IRS' Plan to Collect Taxes After Doomsday

63Why the Smallest Piece of Land in NYC Exists

64Why the World's Sixth Ocean is Forming in Africa

65Why Trading Onions on Financial Markets is Illegal

66Why Nevada Created a County With No People, Buildings, or Roads

67How Astronauts Vote from Space

68Why 200-ish Americans Live in North Korea

69How a Cartel Built Their Own Cell Phone Network

70Why Bern is Not Actually the Capital of Switzerland

71How an Earthquake in Japan Made Days 1.8 Microseconds Shorter

72Why Living on the Left Side of a Timezone is Dangerous

73We Use AI to Write the Best HAI Video Ever (HAI #200)

74What Was in the Message Earth Broadcast for Aliens?

75Why This Color Doesn't Actually Exist

76How the QWERTY Keyboard Broke the Chinese Language

77Why Bananas Will Taste Different in a Few Years