Category Archives: Educational Videos

Cow Farts and Global Warming, Why Some Devices Have Two Prongs and Others Have Three, The Cold Chicken War and Trucks and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we look at how Dick came to be short for Richard, whether cow farts really contribute to global warming, why nearly all zippers have ykk on them, what color carrots used to be before the 17th century, why some electrical plugs have two prongs and others have three, how chickens made it […]

Read more

Do Olympic Medalists Receive Cash Prizes, Why are Potatoes Called Spuds, Does Sex Before an Athletic Event Hinder Performance and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss whether Olympic medalists receive cash prizes, why potatoes are called spuds, if sex before an athletic event will hinder performance, where mosquitoes go during the daytime, the ridiculous nuclear launch code previously used by the US at all minuteman silos and why vitamins make urine bright yellow. Click here to […]

Read more

How Soap Actually Works, Why No One Would Be Caught Dead Using the Official Olympic Salute Anymore and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss how soap actually works given that it does not kill bacteria, why no one would be caught dead using the official Olympic salute anymore, why Michael Jackson’s skin turned white as he got older, why Olympians wear colored tape, that time the Olympics flag went missing for almost a century […]

Read more

How Drilling a 14 in Hole Created a 1.3 ft Deep Saltwater Lake Out of a 10 ft Deep Freshwater One, What Causes Dark Circles Under Your Eyes, What Happened to the Dogs Aboard the Titanic and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss what causes dark circles under your eyes, the dogs aboard the Titanic, the shocking record for the youngest person to ever give birth and more. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more videos like this. How Drilling a 14 in. Hole Created a 1.3K ft Deep […]

Read more

Does Drinking Alcohol Really Warm You Up, How an Etch a Sketch Works, What Causes Strokes and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss whether or not drinking alcohol will really help prevent hypothermia, how an Etch a Sketch works, what causes strokes, how clean a dog’s mouth really is and more. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more videos like this. Does Drinking Alcohol Really Help Prevent Hypothermia? How […]

Read more

Is Eating Your Boogers Good For You, Can Eating Poppy Seeds Cause You To Fail A Drug Test, What Causes Blisters and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we share 10 amazing facts, as well as look at whether or not eating your boogers is good for you, if eating poppy seeds can really cause you to fail a drug test, what causes blisters, and how blind people dream. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more […]

Read more

How Clownfish Breed Given They are All Born Male, Why Crocodiles Shed Tears When They Eat, What Causes Lactose Intolerance and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we look at how clownfish breed despite that they are all born male, why crocodiles shed tears when they eat, what causes lactose intolerance, the 13 virtues that Ben Franklin tried to live his life by, what cause the clicking sound your turn signal makes, why the Earth is the hottest when […]

Read more

Why Are People So Much Taller Today Than Historically, the Truth About Aerosol Sprays and the Ozone Layer, and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we look at why people today are taller than people historically, what Neil Armstrong really said when he first stepped on the Moon, whether or not aerosol sprays damage the ozone layer, the story of Herbert K Pililaau vs. the North Korean Army, and how “Rx” means and where it came from. […]

Read more

Why Some Countries Refrigerate Eggs and Others Don’t, Why Spicy Foods Cause Your Nose to Run, Where the Dollar Sign Really Comes From and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we share 10 amazing facts, then answer the questions- why some countries refrigerate eggs and others don’t, why spicy foods cause your nose to run, where the dollar sign comes from, why there are not many female commercial airline pilots, if it’s safe to eat cheese rinds and why people seem to […]

Read more

Why Helicopters are Quite Safe When the Engine Dies, The Founder of Hershey’s and the Titanic, Are Some People Really Born With Tails and More…

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we share 10 amazing facts, then discuss why helicopters are actually pretty safe when the engine dies, the few families that have owned most of England for the last 1,000 years, how the calorie content of food is determined, the story behind the VIP ticket the founder of Hershey’s booked on the […]

Read more

Is Spider Blood Really Blue, The Origins of the Necktie, The Nazi Super Cannon and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss whether or not spider blood is really blue, the origins of the necktie, the differences between virgin, extra-virgin, and “normal” olive oil, the Nazi Super Cannon, the truth about double jeopardy, and what the hottest temperature possible is. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more videos […]

Read more

How and Why Oysters Make Pearls, Why Judges Wear Robes, Do You Really Get One Phone Call When Arrested and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss how and why oysters make pearls, the time in history when doctors literally blew smoke up a person’s rectum, whether you are really entitled to a phone call if arrested, why judges wear robes, why there are no parachutes on commercial flights and some random amazing facts. Click here to […]

Read more

Why AM Radio Signals Propogate Farther at Night Than the Day, The Fascinating World of Apollo Astronaut Life Insurance Policies, The Aloha Shirt and the Interesting Origin of Casual Friday and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss why certain radio signals travel drastically farther at night than during the day, the clever things Apollo astronauts had to do to get around the fact that they couldn’t get life insurance, how the Aloha shirt led to casual Friday, why we call scammers “con” men, the fascinating story of […]

Read more

Why Some People are Allergic to Cats, Why Barns are Traditionally Painted Red, the Fascinating Story Behind the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss why some people are allergic to cats, why barns are painted red, what the “D” stands for in “D-Day”, the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and what the Nazis, the British Accent, a Dinner Jacket and BBC News have to do with one another. Click here to subscribe […]

Read more

How Al “Scarface” Capone got His Scars, How Astronauts Scratch an Itch, The Fascinating Reason Ladybugs are called That and More

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss how astronauts scratch an itch when wearing their spacesuits, how Al “Scarface” Capone got his scars, how crowd size is estimated, the reason ladybugs are called that, and the time a soldier took down a fighter plane with a handgun. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many […]

Read more

Elvis has Left the Building, The Actress who Died while Portraying her own Death on Stage, Can Lobsters Really Not Die of Old Age and More……

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss the origins of the phrase “Elvis has left the building”, the strange story of the actress who died while portraying her death on stage, what the black spots are on corn chips, the truth about the infamous McDonald’s coffee lawsuit and whether lobsters can die of old age. Click here […]

Read more

Forcing Kids to Smoke, The Unorthodox Way Bohemian Rhapsody First Made it to Air, How the Idea that Paul McCartney Died Decades Ago Got Started and More…

In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss the Great Plague of London and the variety of bizarre methods employed to stop it, such as forcing kids to smoke, the unorthodox way Bohemian Rhapsody became a number one song, the mechanism behind how we pee, why Paul McCartney is rumored to have died several decades ago, and the […]

Read more
1 2 3 4 5 11