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Try Dashlane here: https://www.dashlane.com/wonderwhy Get 10% off now with my promo code: wonderwhy A look at some curious capital cities of the world, including countries with more than one capital, no capital, disputed capitals, US state capitals, and purpose-built capitals like Washington DC. Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator This video is sponsored by Dashlane

This video is sponsored by Dashlane: go to https://www.dashlane.com/wonderwhy download for free, and you can get 10% off Premium with the offer code "WONDERWHY" Much of the stock footage in this video was provided by Bigstock: http://bit.ly/bigstock-videofreetrial. Lots of great stock for a very resonable price. Go get a free trial now! In this video, I look at the question: "Do we really need time zones?". Time zones cause a lot of problems, and in the last few years, some have called for them to be completely abolished, suggesting instead that the entire world shold just use the eact same time. I start this video by very briefly talking about how time zones came to be, before outlining some of the potential upside to a world without time zones... I finish the video off by looking at some of the difficulties of ditching time zones, arguing that actually, it's less complicated with time zones.

https://curiositystream.com/wonderwhy This video is sponsored by CuriosityStream! Get a 30-day free trail by using the promo code "wonderwhy" during the sign-up process In this video I look the the controversy surrounding the two dating notations of BC/AD and BCE/CE. BC/AD is the traditionally Christian termonoloy, whereas BCE/CE is the more modern, "politically correct" termonology. I look breifly at the history of how these both came to be and try to view some of the criticisms are the newer system. I try to raise valid points from both sides of the argument. As I non-Christian myself, I don't really feel the need for the change. I think BC/AD works just fine. But that's just my opinoin, I'd love to hear yours. Lindybeige video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unaq2x_ZqC4&t=446s Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

In this video, I look at why countries might want to change their names. I look at the specific cases of North Macedonia, Eswatini, Burma/Myanmar, Iran, Czech Republic, and more. This video was made in collaboration with Atlas Pro, check out his related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07vPaWKzpCI Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

This video is brought to you by CuriosityStream. Start your free trial now at https://curiositystream.com/wonderwhy In this video, I look at an unseen cornerstone of our ecosystems: fungi. Fungi are the reason why life on land exists, as they helped plants move from the ocean onto land via symbiosis. Even to this day, fungi is an incredibly important part of nature, and also has so many different uses to human. Although the word "fungus" may conjure up negativity in some, fungus has been the driving force for evolution, and life as we know it would be possible without them. Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Huge thank you to CuriosityStream for letting me use footage from their awesome documentary, The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World. Watch it free right now! https://curiositystream.com/wonderwhy

This video is Sponsored by CuriosityStream: https://curiositystream.com/wonderwhy Sign up now for a 31-day free trial using promo code "wonderwhy" In this 4th episode of Winners and Losers, I look the some of the most iconic landmarks and naturally beautiful places on the planet. From the Great Wall of China, to Blue Mountains of Australia, and everything inbetween. UNESCO official list: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/?& Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Notre-Dame footage curtiousy of AP archive.

Get a 30-day free trial with Audible at http://audible.com/wonderwhy or text wonderwhy to 500 500; choose 1 audiobook and 2 Audible originals per month. I highly recommend Prisoners of Geography, great for anyone interested in geopolitics. In this video I look at some of the world's oldest international borders. While the oldest border itself is actually fairly easy, I look at some other old borders, and consider the possibility that some border may be even older than maps themselves, forged by natures long before the modern-day countries formed. Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Reddit post that inspired this video: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/7ndxz9/i_tried_to_find_the_date_of_origin_for_every/

This video is sponsored by Audible: http://audible.com/wonderwhy Get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 per month - limited offer. In this video, I look at some of the most interesting facts about the flags of the world. Vexilollogy is a passion of mine and this is a video that I have wanted to make for a while now, so I really hope you enjoy it! Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Flags on beach: https://www.videvo.net/stock-video-footage/

Fascinating Flag Facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAwx_fclgHE Make your own tier list: https://tiermaker.com/create/country-flags-218642 My tier list - https://tiermaker.com/list/politics/country-flags-218642/329522 Imgur link: https://imgur.com/a/QyCqO5R For a limited time, get 3 months of Audible for $6.99 per months: http://audible.com/wonderwhy Time stamps - 0:42 - Afghanistan 2:07 - Antigua and Barbuda 3:20 - Australia 6:17 - Belize 8:16 - Brazil 10:17 - Canada 11:57 - China 15:22 - Denmark 18:42 - Estonia 22:20 - Germany 31:20 - Jamaica 46:21 - Nepal 46:46 - Netherlands 52:12 - Portugal 56:55 - Seychelles 58:56 - South Africa 1:06:37 - United Kingdom 1:07:05 - United States 1:10:22 - Zimbabwe 1:10:45 - S-tier flags summary 1:10:59 - F-tier summary Thanks for watching!

Video sponsered by Skillshare: https://skl.sh/wonderwhy2 Get 2 months free when you sign up via my link! This video is about different calendars from around the world and throughtout history. Starting with the changeover from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, and then moving on to the Chinese, Hebrew, Islamic, and Mayan calendars. All the best for 2020, happy new year! Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator BONUS VIDEO: Chinese Zodiac full sexagenary cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po8xO_qvGjA