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

    2017-08-31

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

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

    2017-09-07

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

  3. Play The 64 Day Longest Flight in History
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    The 64 Day Longest Flight in History

    2017-09-14

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

  4. Play The $40 Internationally Standard Cup of Tea
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    The $40 Internationally Standard Cup of Tea

    2017-09-21

    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 pendulum impact machines, methods for the assessment of departure from roundness, this is going to be a good episode because it's about standardization, or rather, more specifically, ISO standard 3103, the internationally standard way of preparing a cup of tea.

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

    2017-09-28

    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 not these places. Sticka round so you will find out on this episode of Half as Interesting.

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

    2017-10-05

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

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

    2017-10-12

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

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

    2017-10-19

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

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

    2017-10-26

    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 from Canada.

  10. Play How to Read Barcodes
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    How to Read Barcodes

    2017-11-02

    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.

  11. Play Why the US' Land is Blocky
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    Why the US' Land is Blocky

    2017-11-09

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

  12. Play The Secret Protocol for When the Queen Dies
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    The Secret Protocol for When the Queen Dies

    2017-11-16

    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, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis will die. In this episode, you will learn about how the world will react to her death.

  13. Play The Country with No Territory
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    The Country with No Territory

    2017-11-23

    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 episode.

  14. Play The 30 Mile Zone That Explains Why Hollywood Exists
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    The 30 Mile Zone That Explains Why Hollywood Exists

    2017-11-30

    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. In this episode, you'll find out why this place is so important.

  15. Play Why the UK Runs Trains to Nowhere
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    Why the UK Runs Trains to Nowhere

    2017-12-07

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

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

    2017-12-14

    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, and there's a good reason for that. In this episode, you will find why.

  17. Play What Your Name Decides About Your Life
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    What Your Name Decides About Your Life

    2017-12-21

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

  18. Play The US Government's Secret Airline
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    The US Government's Secret Airline

    2017-12-28

    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 or anyone else that could be peeved by me spreading semi-secret facts, this episode is about bricks.

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