Half as Interesting
Half as Interesting
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Half as Interesting

~5 min / ep
10 seasons
485 episodes
Documentary

Half as Interesting is an entertaining, fact-based, educational series covering diverse topics of general interest presented in a somewhat humorous, quirky style. Topics range from curious to weird and are rarely important to know unless you're looking for some lunch room or coffee break conversation starters.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.What's the Longest Drivable Distance on Earth?

    31-08-20175 min

    What is the single longest drivable distance between two points on Earth? Find out in this episode of Half as Interesting.

  • Ep 2

    2.Why You Can Claim Islands for the US if They Have Bird Poop

    07-09-20175 min

    What is the connection between a bunch of islands, the United States of America and bird poop? This episode will answer this question.

  • Ep 3

    3.The 64 Day Longest Flight in History

    14-09-20175 min

    As long as an early flight to Orlando with 10 screaming babies behind you might seem, it's not the longest flight in history.

  • Ep 4

    4.The $40 Internationally Standard Cup of Tea

    21-09-20175 min

    Let's see, guidelines for information and communication technology supply chain securty, preparation and characterization of Charpy V-notcj test pieces for indirect verification of...

  • Ep 5

    5.What's the Northernmost Town in the world?

    28-09-20175 min

    If you ask an American, the northernmost town in the world is probably Toronto, Canada. If you ask a Brit, it's Edinburgh, Scotland, but for everyone else, the northernmost town is...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Enormous Spreadsheet that Runs the World's Mail

    05-10-20175 min

    How do you know who to pay so your mail gets delivered. This is the episode who will answer this question.

  • Ep 7

    7.Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal

    12-10-20175 min

    Why can you find photos of the Eiffel Tower at the day and never at night? Find out on this episode.

  • Ep 8

    8.How Fast Can You Circumnavigate the World on Commercial Flights?

    19-10-20175 min

    So, here's the question: how fast can you circumnavigate the world on regularly scheduled, commercial flights? Find out on this episode.

  • Ep 9

    9.The Not-So-Simple Process of Deciphering Hieroglyphs

    26-10-20175 min

    Hello and welcome to the hieroglyoph episode of Half as Interesting where I head to a museum in Britain to talk to people from France about a language from Egypt to plug a game fro...

  • Ep 10

    10.How to Read Barcodes

    02-11-20175 min

    So, when you stop in a store and scan a soda, the beiber beams laser and the bar cpde becomes numbers. How does this happen? Find out on this episode of Half as Interesting.

  • Ep 11

    11.Why the US' Land is Blocky

    09-11-20175 min

    In this episode, you will learn why US' Land is blocky.

  • Ep 12

    12.The Secret Protocol for When the Queen Dies

    16-11-20175 min

    Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuval...

  • Ep 13

    13.The Country with No Territory

    23-11-20175 min

    Let's see, a super secret, sovereign, international organization with ties to governments worldwide that dates back to the 11th century? Find out about this organization in this ep...

  • Ep 14

    14.The 30 Mile Zone That Explains Why Hollywood Exists

    30-11-20175 min

    An intersection, home to a hotel, a gas station, a CSV, a mall and this U-Haul is one of the most significant locations in the motion picture industry, but nothing's really here. I...

  • Ep 15

    15.Why the UK Runs Trains to Nowhere

    07-12-20175 min

    In this episode you will learn why the United Kingdom runs trains to nowhere.

  • Ep 16

    16.Why Some AM Radio Stations Don't Work at Night

    14-12-20175 min

    For all you hip millennial AM radio listeners, you may have noticed something. A lot of AM radio stations shut down at night, and a lot of other ones can be heard from further away...

  • Ep 17

    17.What Your Name Decides About Your Life

    21-12-20175 min

    There are plenty of very legitimate studies linking your name to your life. In this episode you will learn more about this.

  • Ep 18

    18.The US Government's Secret Airline

    28-12-20175 min

    If you're a normal person, this is a super-interesting episode about a secret airline that brings secret people to secret places within the US. If you're a US governmental official...

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