Half as Interesting
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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- 1 1. North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ2019-01-03 · 5m
- 2 2. Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable2019-01-10 · 5m
- 3 3. The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill2019-01-17 · 5m
- 4 4. What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?2019-01-24 · 5m
- 5 5. What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like2019-01-31 · 5m
- 6 6. The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain2019-02-07 · 5m
- 7 7. The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane2019-02-14 · 5m
- 8 8. Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany2019-02-21 · 5m
- 9 9. How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million2019-02-28 · 5m
- 10 10. How Kim Jong-un Travels2019-03-07 · 5m
- 11 11. What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?2019-03-14 · 5m
- 12 12. The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never Flown2019-03-21 · 5m
- 13 13. Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong2019-03-28 · 5m
- 14 14. The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with Spies2019-04-04 · 5m
- 15 15. What's the Most Isolated City in the World?2019-04-11 · 5m
- 16 16. How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days2019-04-18 · 5m
- 17 17. Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight2019-04-25 · 5m
- 18 18. How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a Trace2019-05-02 · 5m
- 19 19. Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists2019-05-09 · 5m
- 20 20. Why This Capital City Has a Population of Zero2019-05-16 · 5m
- 21 21. Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 20192019-05-23 · 5m
- 22 22. The Law That Lets You Legally Steal Houses2019-06-06 · 5m
- 23 23. How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever2019-06-13 · 5m
- 24 24. How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)2019-06-20 · 5m
- 25 25. The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every Paper2019-06-27 · 5m
- 26 26. Why There's Only One American Cruise Ship2019-07-04 · 5m
- 27 27. How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million Times2019-07-11 · 5m
- 28 28. The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License Plate2019-07-18 · 5m
- 29 29. The US Government's Airline for Prisoners2019-07-25 · 5m
- 30 30. Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good Enough2019-08-02 · 5m
- 31 31. The Island Invented to Scam a Rich Guy2019-08-08 · 5m
- 32 32. North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline2019-08-15 · 5m
- 33 33. Why There’s Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, Canada2019-08-22 · 5m
- 34 34. The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $12019-08-29 · 5m
- 35 35. Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)2019-08-31 · 5m
- 36 36. The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are Based2019-09-05 · 5m
- 37 37. The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is Legal2019-09-13 · 5m
- 38 38. The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible Mistake2019-09-19 · 5m
- 39 39. The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North Korea2019-09-26 · 5m
- 40 40. The Cruise Ship That People Live On2019-10-04 · 5m
- 41 41. Why There's a Completely Russian Town in Norway2019-10-09 · 5m
- 42 42. Why This Parrot is in Witness Protection2019-10-11 · 5m
- 43 43. How Much is the US President Paid?2019-10-17 · 5m
- 44 44. How the Queen Travels2019-10-24 · 5m
- 45 45. The Tree That Owns Itself2019-10-25 · 5m
- 46 46. The Bit of East Germany That Might Still Exist2019-10-31 · 5m
- 47 47. Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 20122019-11-07 · 5m
- 48 48. Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM2019-11-12 · 5m
- 49 49. The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYC2019-11-14 · 6m
- 50 50. The US Government's Trillion Dollar Coin2019-11-21 · 6m
- 51 51. What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?2019-11-28 · 7m
- 52 52. Who Owns New Islands?2019-11-29 · 6m
- 53 53. The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight2019-12-05 · 6m
- 54 54. Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand2019-12-10 · 5m
- 55 55. What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?2019-12-12 · 6m
- 56 56. The Nazi Weather Station in North America2019-12-19 · 6m
- 57 57. The Only Town in the US With a Population of One2019-12-24 · 5m
- 58 58. How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night2019-12-31 · 5m
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