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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 North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ
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    North Korea's Fake Town in the DMZ

    2019-01-03
  2. Play Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable
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    Why the UK Desperately Wants This Rock to Be Inhabitable

    2019-01-10
  3. Play The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill
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    The Completely Real American $100,000 Bill

    2019-01-17
  4. Play What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?
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    What's the Furthest You Could Travel Without a Passport?

    2019-01-24
  5. Play What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like
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    What Living in the World's Coldest Town is Like

    2019-01-31
  6. Play The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain
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    The US' Plan for a Hypothetical War with Britain

    2019-02-07
  7. Play The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane
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    The US Government's $350 Million Doomsday Plane

    2019-02-14
  8. Play Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany
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    Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany

    2019-02-21
  9. Play How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million
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    How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million

    2019-02-28
  10. Play How Kim Jong-un Travels
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    How Kim Jong-un Travels

    2019-03-07
  11. Play What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?
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    What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?

    2019-03-14
  12. Play The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never Flown
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    The 30 Year-Old Airline That's Never Flown

    2019-03-21
  13. Play Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong
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    Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong

    2019-03-28
  14. Play The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with Spies
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    The Secret Radio Stations Used to Communicate with Spies

    2019-04-04
  15. Play What's the Most Isolated City in the World?
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    What's the Most Isolated City in the World?

    2019-04-11
  16. Play How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days
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    How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days

    2019-04-18
  17. Play Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight
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    Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight

    2019-04-25
  18. Play How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a Trace
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    How an Australian Prime Minister Disappeared Without a Trace

    2019-05-02
  19. Play Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists
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    Why the World's Fastest Elevator Exists

    2019-05-09
  20. Play Why This Capital City Has a Population of Zero
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    Why This Capital City Has a Population of Zero

    2019-05-16
  21. Play Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 2019
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    Why South Korea Will be Silent on November, 14, 2019

    2019-05-23
  22. Play The Law That Lets You Legally Steal Houses
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    The Law That Lets You Legally Steal Houses

    2019-06-06
  23. Play How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever
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    How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever

    2019-06-13
  24. Play How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)
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    How a Boeing 727 Was Stolen (And Never Found)

    2019-06-20
  25. Play The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every Paper
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    The Secret Codes that Printers Put on Every Paper

    2019-06-27
  26. Play Why There's Only One American Cruise Ship
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    Why There's Only One American Cruise Ship

    2019-07-04
  27. Play How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million Times
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    How Australia Printed a Typo 46 Million Times

    2019-07-11
  28. Play The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License Plate
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    The $14.3 Million World's Most Expensive License Plate

    2019-07-18
  29. Play The US Government's Airline for Prisoners
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    The US Government's Airline for Prisoners

    2019-07-25
  30. Play Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good Enough
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    Quarter as Interesting: The Topics That Weren't Good Enough

    2019-08-02
  31. Play The Island Invented to Scam a Rich Guy
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    The Island Invented to Scam a Rich Guy

    2019-08-08
  32. Play North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline
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    North Korea's Tiny, Terrible Airline

    2019-08-15
  33. Play Why There’s Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, Canada
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    Why There’s Less Gravity in Hudson Bay, Canada

    2019-08-22
  34. Play The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1
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    The US' Terrible Mistake of Selling $1 Coins for $1

    2019-08-29
  35. Play Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)
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    Every Mistake We've Ever Made (2 Fast 2 Spurious)

    2019-08-31
  36. Play The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are Based
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    The Tiny Building Where 285,000 Businesses are Based

    2019-09-05
  37. Play The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is Legal
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    The Places Where Sneaking Over the US-Canada Border is Legal

    2019-09-13
  38. Play The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible Mistake
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    The $250,000 Unlimited Flight Pass: A Terrible Mistake

    2019-09-19
  39. Play The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North Korea
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    The Global Restaurant Chain Run by North Korea

    2019-09-26
  40. Play The Cruise Ship That People Live On
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    The Cruise Ship That People Live On

    2019-10-04
  41. Play Why There's a Completely Russian Town in Norway
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    Why There's a Completely Russian Town in Norway

    2019-10-09
  42. Play Why This Parrot is in Witness Protection
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    Why This Parrot is in Witness Protection

    2019-10-11
  43. Play How Much is the US President Paid?
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    How Much is the US President Paid?

    2019-10-17
  44. Play How the Queen Travels
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    How the Queen Travels

    2019-10-24
  45. Play The Tree That Owns Itself
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    The Tree That Owns Itself

    2019-10-25
  46. Play The Bit of East Germany That Might Still Exist
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    The Bit of East Germany That Might Still Exist

    2019-10-31
  47. Play Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 2012
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    Why North Dakota Wasn't Technically a State Until 2012

    2019-11-07
  48. Play Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM
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    Why the Dutch King Works as a Pilot for KLM

    2019-11-12
  49. Play The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYC
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    The Secret Behind the Huge, Windowless Skyscraper in NYC

    2019-11-14
  50. Play The US Government's Trillion Dollar Coin
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    The US Government's Trillion Dollar Coin

    2019-11-21
  51. Play What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?
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    What's the Longest Possible Commercial Flight?

    2019-11-28
  52. Play Who Owns New Islands?
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    Who Owns New Islands?

    2019-11-29
  53. Play The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight
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    The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight

    2019-12-05
  54. Play Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand
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    Why Saudi Arabia Imports Sand

    2019-12-10
  55. Play What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?
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    What's the Most Expensive Single Thing?

    2019-12-12
  56. Play The Nazi Weather Station in North America
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    The Nazi Weather Station in North America

    2019-12-19
  57. Play The Only Town in the US With a Population of One
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    The Only Town in the US With a Population of One

    2019-12-24
  58. Play How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night
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    How to Celebrate New Year's Eve Six Times in One Night

    2019-12-31

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