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2016
2016x1
A Map Geek's Tour of the World
Episode overview
A tour of the world, presented by a map geek. From 11 hour domestic flights to strange borders, learn about our world from a different perspective.
2016x2
How to Create a Country
Episode overview
Every wondered how to create your very own country? Well here's your step by step guide to doing just that! If any of you go on to create a country after this I fully expect lordship.
2016x3
How the Layouts of Grocery Stores are Secretly Designed to Make You Spend More Money
Episode overview
Did you know that the way a grocery store is arranged is calculated to make you spend the most money profitable? In fact, the way the aisles are arranged can be the difference between a successful and failing grocery store.
2016x4
A Map Geek's Tour of the World #2
Episode overview
A tour of the world, presented by a map geek. From West Virginia's that aren't really that west to pieces of Scotland in the Netherlands, learn about our world from a different perspective.
2016x5
Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?
Episode overview
No country owns space, so are there laws there? Spoiler alert: yes. What laws are there? Well watch this video to find out. (It's complicated)
2016x6
Why Time is One of Humanity's Greatest Inventions
Episode overview
Time has a fascinating history. Much of our modern world wouldn't be what it is today without the development of better and better clocks. From clocks that use pendulums, to those that .. show full overview
2016x7
TWL #1: Presidents Are 4x More Likely to be Lefties
Episode overview
About 10% of humans are lefties, but 46% of American presidents are lefties. Why is this?
2016x8
TWL #2: Bir Tawil- The Land Without a Country
Episode overview
Pretty much every piece of land on earth is part of a Country, except, of course, Bir Tawil.
2016x9
TWL #3: Paper Towns- Fake Places Made to Catch Copyright Thieves
Episode overview
Map makers have been putting fake places on maps for decades in order to catch copyright thieves. In this video I explain just a few of those paper towns.
2016x10
TWL #4: Which Way Should Toilet Paper Face?
Episode overview
People around the world argue about it--Which way should toilet paper face? There are advantages for each side, but in the end, there is an undisputable answer.
2016x11
TWL #5: Timekeeping on Mars
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Mars...the Final Frontier. Or wait, isn't that space? Or Alaska? Anyways, time systems work on Mars in a somewhat similar but still unique way to timekeeping on earth. This video has a .. show full overview
2016x12
TWL #6: Big Mac Economics
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Big Macs: delicious (kinda), cheap (kinda), and educational (absolutely). In this episode, we look at how the economist magazine used burger prices to teach about purchasing power parity.
2016x13
TWL #7: This Number is Illegal
Episode overview
85650789657397829 + 1402 more digits is an illegal number. To understand why this is, we need to learn a little bit of cryptology, a little bit of math, and a little bit of programming.
2016x14
Why Flying is So Expensive
Episode overview
Flying is expensive, really expensive, but only kinda, and it's only partially the airlines' fault.
2016x15
TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum Suicide
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Immortality sounds, uhh... kinda awful, but there is a theory on how to achieve it by using quantum mechanics.
2016x16
How Budget Airlines Work
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Flying is an expensive endeavor, but somehow certain budget airline are able to sell tickets for less than 10 euros. This is how they work.
2016x17
TWL #9: The Secret Anti-Counterfeit Symbol
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You can’t copy money. Like really, it’s not just illegal, you just can’t do it on a photocopier.
2016x18
TWL #10: The Day Sweden Switched Driving Directions
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In 1967 Sweden decided to change which side of the road they drove on... all in one day.
2016x19
Why College is so Expensive
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College is expensive. Here's why.
2016x20
How Maritime Law Works
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Maritime law is confusing, but interesting (I hope.)
2016x21
Why Trains Suck in America
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Trains, well, just aren't that great in America. Here's why.
2016x22
Guam Explained
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Guam is an island 7,936 miles away from Washington, DC, and yet it's part of the US (in most ways at least.)
2016x23
The Plane Highway in the Sky
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Over the North Atlantic, where there is no radar coverage, planes don't fly like they normally fly. They follow a set of daily tracks that act like highways in the sky.
2016x24
How Much Would it Cost to Live on the Moon?
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Living on the moon would be very, very expensive, but let's take nine minutes to calculate just how expensive it would be.
2016x25
TWL #10.5: Argleton (+ Patreon)
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I travelled to Argleton to show why I'm getting a Patreon.
2016x26
Big Plane vs Little Plane (The Economics of Long-Haul Flights)
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Airbus made an enormous plane, Boeing made an efficient plane. They both had different ideas on how the airline industry would work in the future, and only one was right.
2016x27
Urban Geography: Why We Live Where We Do
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Rich Americans live in the Suburbs; Rich Europeans live downtown. Why do cities on the two continents have different structures?
2016x28
Why Chicken Sandwiches Don't Cost $1500
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Chances are if you make a chicken sandwich yourself it will cost less than $5, but Andy George's chicken sandwich cost $1,500 because he made everything from scratch. What causes this .. show full overview
2016x29
The Five Freedoms of Aviation
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Behind any commercial flight is centuries of political negotiations and accords that dictate who, how, and where airlines can fly.
2016x30
Every Country in the World (Part 1)
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This is every country in the world, or at least the first 98 since part two of this video will come out Tuesday December 13th.
2016x31
Every Country in the World (Part 2)
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This is the second part of every country in the world.
2016x32
Is the European Union a Country?
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Here you will find out if the European Union is a Country. Go check out Real Life Lore's video on "Is the United States a Country?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NZwK63tf60

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