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228 sincere fact claims from 2009; 140 come with figures. Each figure is shown as said, with what it measures, who it counts (for) and where it applies (in) when recorded (said, or clear from the context), its as-of date, the source the speaker gives (if any) and the extraction-time check. Where no as-of date was said, the one shown is implied (the date said in the video, else the upload date); relative dates such as "last year" keep their words and are resolved against that same date. "Unchecked" means nobody has checked it yet, not that it is wrong. Back to the overview.

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World affairs (60)

  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — In 1947, when Britain still colonized about a fifth of the world, the UN decided British rule of Palestine should end and create Israel and an independent Palestine, with UN-run Jerusalem. (00:00:32)
    • about a fifth (fraction of the world) — share of the world colonized by Britain · in the world · as of 1947 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — Sixty years and several wars later, Israel has changed its borders for defence, and Palestinian land, still not a country, is split into the West Bank and the 25-mile Gaza Strip. (00:01:01)
    • Sixty years — time since the 1947 partition decision · in Israel and Palestine · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • 25-mile-long — length of the Gaza Strip · in Gaza Strip · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — In 2006 Palestinians held their first really free elections; Fatah, long the most powerful party (said as 'in Pakistan'), lost to Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization. (00:01:30)
    • 2006 (year) — year of the first really free Palestinian elections · for Palestinians · in Palestine · as of 2006 · no source named · unchecked
    • for decades (years) — time Fatah was the most powerful party · in Pakistan (as said) · as of 2006 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — Hamas is the Palestinian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, which inspired al-Qaeda and the Taliban and is illegal in Egypt, one reason the Egyptian government hates Hamas. (00:01:59)
  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — Hamas is responsible for many rocket attacks and suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians, but also for almost all Gaza infrastructure of the last 15 years: hospitals, schools, orphanages. (00:01:59)
    • 15 years — period in which Hamas built almost all Gaza Strip infrastructure · in Gaza Strip · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — John reports that analysts think about 90% of Hamas's budget goes to social welfare programs and 10% to weapons. (00:02:29)
    • about 90% (percent) — share of Hamas budget spent on social welfare programs · as of 2009 · source: analysts · unchecked
    • 10% (percent) — share of Hamas budget spent on weapons · as of 2009 · source: analysts · unchecked
  • 2009-01-04 · Israel. Gaza. PUPPY! — Since the election, Hamas rocket fire and Israel's stronger responses have worsened tit for tat, culminating in last night's invasion. (00:02:29)
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — In Chad a very corrupt dictator and government fight even more corrupt rebels; the fighting stops while roads are impassable and restarts every year. (00:00:02)
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — Somalia, on the east coast of Africa, became independent in 1960 and had a military coup in 1969 that brought General Barre to power. (00:01:30)
    • 1960 (year) — year of Somali independence · in Somalia · as of 2009-01-11 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 1969 (year) — year of the military coup · in Somalia · as of 2009-01-11 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — The south has total anarchy and a 20-year civil war; lately Islamist militants seeking Taliban-style Islamic law have fought everyone else. (00:01:59)
    • 20-year-long — duration of the civil war in southern Somalia · in Somalia · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — Barre was ousted in a 1991 coup in favour of no one; since 1991, lacking a government, Somalia has split into three semi-autonomous regions. (00:01:59)
    • 1991 (year) — year Barre was removed and no government took power · in Somalia · as of 2009-01-11 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • three (regions) — number of semi-autonomous regions · in Somalia · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — The US and Somalia's neighbours back the anti-Islamist side, putting their weight behind the Transitional Federal Government, which ostensibly runs the south. (00:02:35)
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — In the far northwest, bordering Djibouti, Somaliland is effectively a functioning democracy with its own currency and economy. (00:02:35)
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — Puntland on the northeast coast has become the world capital of piracy; its pirates are estimated to have made over $150 million in ransom last year (2008), where the average person earns $1.50 a day. (00:03:04)
    • more than $150 million (US dollars) — ransom earned by Somali pirates from Puntland in a year · in Somalia · as of 2008 · source: it's estimated · unchecked
    • $1.50 a day (US dollars per day) — average income per person · in Somalia · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-11 · SOMALI PIRATES! France Penetrates Chad! — Tens of thousands of real people are really dying in these wars, which get little attention. (00:03:25)
    • tens of thousands (people) — deaths in the wars in Chad and Somalia · in Chad and Somalia · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat — John reports that Pope Benedict recently lifted the excommunication of Richard Williamson so the church could possibly rehabilitate him as a bishop. (00:00:44)
  • 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat — Many people are upset because Williamson has repeatedly denied that the Holocaust involved the murder of six million Jews. (00:00:52)
    • 6 million (people) — Jews murdered in the Holocaust · for Jews · as of 1933-1945 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat — John says Williamson also holds other crazy beliefs, such as that women should not be allowed to go to college or to wear pants. (00:01:22)
  • 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat — The deadliest wildfires in the history of Australia are raging in the south of the country. (00:02:27)
  • 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat — It has been very hot, dry and windy in Australia, around 117 degrees Fahrenheit, and these conditions combined with apparent arson in at least some cases. (00:02:32)
    • 117 degrees Fahrenheit — recent air temperature · in Australia · as of February 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat — Hundreds of square miles of wilderness have burned, entire towns have been destroyed and many people have died. (00:02:48)
    • Hundreds of square miles — area of wilderness burned in the wildfires · in southern Australia · as of February 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-15 · Lighting a candle for Rwanda — John says this year (2009) marks the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. (00:00:24)
    • 15th anniversary (years) — time since the Rwandan genocide · in Rwanda · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-15 · Lighting a candle for Rwanda — John says that 15 years ago the US, the UN and Europe got almost all of 'our people' out of Rwanda unharmed, leaving the hundreds of thousands killed to conclude they were 'a them'. (00:00:54)
    • almost all (people) — share of US, UN and European people evacuated from Rwanda unharmed · in Rwanda · as of 1994 · no source named · unchecked
    • hundreds of thousands (people) — people killed in the Rwandan genocide · in Rwanda · as of 1994 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-18 · Lighting Candles for Rwanda — Hank says that 15 years ago generations of ethnic hatred culminated in a hundred days of killing in which over a million people died. (00:00:00)
    • a hundred days — duration of the killing in the Rwandan genocide · in Rwanda · as of 1994 · no source named · unchecked
    • over a million (people) — deaths in the Rwandan genocide · in Rwanda · as of 1994 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-18 · Lighting Candles for Rwanda — Hank relays that the news she watched mostly showed 'one asshole in one white Suburban' fleeing police, while tens of thousands of killers murdered hundreds of thousands and no one talked about it. (00:00:00)
    • tens of thousands (people) — perpetrators of killings in the Rwandan genocide · in Rwanda · as of 1994 · no source named · unchecked
    • hundreds of thousands (people) — people killed in the Rwandan genocide · in Rwanda · as of 1994 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-26 · Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka — John says that in 1956, a few years after independence, the Buddhist Sinhalese majority made Sinhalese the only language of Sri Lanka and Buddhism the official religion. (00:01:22)
    • 1956 (year) — year Sinhalese was made the only language and Buddhism the official religion · in Sri Lanka · as of 2009-04-26 (implied: date said in the video) · source: John · unchecked
  • 2009-04-26 · Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka — John says the Tamil minority resented this, tensions simmered for decades and war broke out in 1983, the Tamil Tigers fighting for an independent Tamil state in the north-east. (00:01:41)
    • 1983 (year) — year the Sri Lankan civil war broke out · in Sri Lanka · as of 2009-04-26 (implied: date said in the video) · source: John · unchecked
  • 2009-04-26 · Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka — John says the war has killed more than 80,000 people over the years. (00:02:13)
    • more than 80,000 (people) — deaths in the Sri Lankan civil war · in Sri Lanka · as of 2009-04 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2009-04-26 · Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka — John says that in 2002, after almost 20 years of on-and-off war, the two sides signed a ceasefire, raising hopes of some autonomy for the Tamil-majority region. (00:02:33)
    • 2002 (year) — year of the ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers · in Sri Lanka · as of 2009-04-26 (implied: date said in the video) · source: John · unchecked
    • almost 20 (years) — duration of the civil war before the ceasefire · in Sri Lanka · as of 2002 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2009-04-26 · Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka — John says the war erupted again at the start of this year (2009); the Tigers are now surrounded, on the run and hold little territory while the government tries to pound them into submission. (00:02:48)
  • 2009-04-26 · Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka — John says the UN estimates that more than 6,000 civilians have been killed in the last three months, by the government or the Tamil Tigers. (00:03:07)
    • more than 6,000 (civilians) — civilians killed in the Sri Lankan civil war · in Sri Lanka · as of last three months (to April 2009) · source: UN · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Burma is a Southeast Asian nation bordering Thailand, China and India. (00:00:24)
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Burma, a former British colony, became independent in 1948, had a British-style democracy until 1962 and was then the wealthiest nation in Southeast Asia. (00:00:28)
    • 1948 (year) — year of Burmese independence · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 1948 to 1962 (years) — period of British-style democracy in Burma · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says a 1962 military coup began 47 years of military rule that left Burma one of the poorest and most oppressive places in the world. (00:00:36)
    • 1962 (year) — year of the military coup in Burma · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 47 (years) — duration of military rule in Burma · in Burma · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Burma's military rulers renamed the country Myanmar in 1989, and many people now use that name. (00:00:59)
    • 1989 (year) — year Burma's military rulers renamed the country Myanmar · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Ne Win, the first military ruler, bathed in dolphin blood to stay young and tried to switch Burma's currency to base 9, his lucky number. (00:01:22)
    • base 9 (number base) — number base Ne Win tried to adopt for Burmese currency · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • multiples of nine (denominations) — denominations of Burmese currency issued for a while · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Ne Win resigned in 1988 on the astrologically auspicious date 8/8/88, after which huge student protests broke out. (00:01:41)
    • 8/8/88 (date) — date of Ne Win's resignation · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says the Burmese government responded to the 1988 protests by killing more than 10,000 protesters. (00:01:52)
    • more than 10 000 (people) — protesters killed by the Burmese government · in Burma · as of 1988 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says protest leader Aung San Suu Kyi won the 1990 elections the junta agreed to under international pressure, but the military refused to honour the result. (00:02:00)
    • 1990 (year) — year of the Burmese elections won by Aung San Suu Kyi · in Burma · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize the next year and has spent most of the last twenty years under house arrest in her lakefront house. (00:02:19)
    • the next year — year Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize (relative to the 1990 election) · for Aung San Suu Kyi · as of 2009-05-17 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • most of the last twenty years — time Aung San Suu Kyi has spent under house arrest · for Aung San Suu Kyi · in Burma · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says American John Yettaw flew to Burma and swam to Suu Kyi's lakefront house, where she let him recover; he was caught leaving. Her house arrest bars foreign visitors. (00:02:46)
  • 2009-05-17 · Burma! Myanmar? BURMA! — John says Aung San Suu Kyi has now been arrested and faces 5 years in prison for violating the terms of her house arrest. (00:03:05)
    • 5 (years) — prison term Aung San Suu Kyi faces · for Aung San Suu Kyi · in Burma · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John adds that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has declared the vote legitimate. (video description)
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John reports that the Twitter link has been shut down, and that Gchat and Yahoo chat have also been shut down in Iran. (video description)
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John reports that dozens of moderate clerics and reformist political leaders in Tehran and across Iran have been arrested; Mousavi is apparently not under house arrest but is 'being closely monitored by police', which John says sure seems like house arrest. — hedged: “apparently” (video description)
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John adds that there seems to be significant violence at universities around Iran, with hundreds of arrests and reports of tear gas in the dorms. — hedged: “seems” (video description)
    • hundreds (arrests) — arrests during violence at universities after the election · in Iran · as of June 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John explains that Iran is an Islamic Republic whose president matters less because its domestic and foreign affairs are decided by a council of religious leaders led by the Ayatollah. (00:00:23)
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John says two quasi-reformist candidates were allowed to run, including former prime minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi. (00:01:08)
    • two (candidates) — quasi-reformist candidates allowed to run · in Iran · as of 2009 presidential election · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John says a 'stunning' 85% of eligible voters voted. (00:01:14)
    • 85% (percent of eligible voters) — voter turnout · for eligible voters · in Iran · as of 2009 presidential election · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John says a couple of hours after polls closed the interior ministry announced Ahmadinejad was winning with 63% of the vote, which he calls nearly impossible. (00:01:20)
    • 63% (percent of the vote) — Ahmadinejad's announced vote share · in Iran · as of 2009 presidential election · source: Iranian interior ministry · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — Reason one: Tabriz, Mousavi's home city, historically votes for him or his ethnic group's candidate, yet apparently voted 2 to 1 for Ahmadinejad - like John McCain winning Chicago. — hedged: “apparently” (00:01:48)
    • 2 to 1 (ratio of votes) — Ahmadinejad vs Mousavi vote ratio · in Tabriz · as of 2009 presidential election · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — Reason two: in the 2005 election, despite low turnout and when he was more popular, Ahmadinejad could not avoid a runoff. (00:02:07)
    • 2005 (year) — year of the previous presidential election (Ahmadinejad forced to a runoff) · in Iran · as of 2009-06-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — Reason three: turnout was ridiculously high by Iranian standards; in the last twenty years high turnout always meant a reformist won, and polls said Ahmadinejad needed very low turnout. (00:02:25)
    • twenty years — period in which every high-turnout presidential election was won by a reformist · in Iran · as of 2009-06-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — Reason four: the interior ministry announced results within about two hours, counting about ten million more ballots thirty times faster than ever before. — hedged: “like” (00:02:44)
    • like, two hours — time from polls closing to announced results · in Iran · as of 2009 presidential election · no source named · unchecked
    • like ten million more (ballots) — additional ballots counted compared with past elections · in Iran · as of 2009 presidential election · no source named · unchecked
    • thirty times faster (ratio) — counting speed compared with past elections · in Iran · as of 2009 presidential election · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — John says the Iranian government is starting to expel foreign journalists and shut down websites, making reliable information hard to get. (00:03:03)
  • 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — Reason five, 'the possible acknowledgment': people inside Mousavi's campaign report the interior ministry told Mousavi he had won shortly before announcing on TV that he had lost. — hedged: “possible acknowledgment” (00:03:14)
  • 2009-12-01 · Shaving for Pakistan — John says Pakistan has a 40% illiteracy rate, though it is dropping steadily. (00:00:38)
    • 40% (percent) — illiteracy rate · for population of Pakistan · in Pakistan · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-01 · Shaving for Pakistan — John says Pakistan's economy has grown in recent years but per-capita GDP by purchasing power is under $1,000 a year: on average people live on less than $3 a day. (00:01:03)
    • less than a thousand dollars a year (USD per year) — per-capita GDP by purchasing power · for people in Pakistan · in Pakistan · as of 2009-12 · no source named · doubtful
    • less than three dollars a day (USD per day) — average daily income (simplified from per-capita GDP) · for people in Pakistan · in Pakistan · as of 2009-12 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-12-01 · Shaving for Pakistan — John says the military is strong ('too strong, some might argue'), the only public institution Pakistanis trust, and historically uses that trust to throw the occasional coup. (00:01:15)
  • 2009-12-01 · Shaving for Pakistan — John describes Pakistan as a nation with nuclear weapons and 180 million people, bordering India and Afghanistan. (00:02:34)
    • 180 million (people) — population · in Pakistan · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked

US politics & society (35)

  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says that on Tuesday Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. (00:00:00)
    • 44th (ordinal) — presidential succession number of Barack Obama · in United States · as of 2009-01-20 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John gives a civics refresher: Americans elect a president every four years, and a few months later the winner promises to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution; he jokes that the first act is a speech that is too long, with too many adjectives. (00:00:25)
  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says Obama will take the oath with his hand on the Bible, the same Bible Abraham Lincoln used. (00:00:54)
  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says John Quincy Adams and Franklin Pierce took the oath with their hands on books of law; he jokes that both were really bad presidents. (00:00:54)
  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says Teddy Roosevelt took the oath of office without putting his hand on anything. (00:00:54)
  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John recounts that at the first inauguration in 1789 nobody had a Bible, so one was taken from a Masonic lodge for George Washington to swear on; he plays the last-minute scramble for laughs. (00:01:23)
    • 1789 (year) — year of the first US presidential inauguration · in United States · as of 2009-01-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says William Henry Harrison, elected in 1840, refused a coat on a cold inauguration day, gave the longest address ever, got pneumonia and died 31 days in. (00:02:12)
    • 1840 (year) — year William Henry Harrison was elected president · as of 2009-01-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • two-hour — duration of William Henry Harrison's inaugural address · as of 2009-01-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 8,444 (words) — length of William Henry Harrison's inaugural address · as of 2009-01-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 31 (days) — days William Henry Harrison served before dying · as of 2009-01-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-07-05 · Sarah Palin Resigning! Four Possible Reasons Why — John reports that in her speech Palin said being the focus of ethics investigations was bad for Alaska, criticised media 'bloodsport' and cruelty to her family, and said she could help Alaska more from outside office. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-07-05 · Sarah Palin Resigning! Four Possible Reasons Why — John says the reason Palin actually cited was that, having decided not to run again, she would be a lame duck, so quitting was the courageous choice: not quitting would be a quitter's way out. (00:00:46)
  • 2009-07-05 · Sarah Palin Resigning! Four Possible Reasons Why — John argues the lame-duck reasoning fails: a governor becomes a lame duck only on announcing she won't seek re-election, which she didn't have to do with 18 months left. (00:01:15)
    • 18 months — time remaining in Palin's term as governor · in Alaska · as of 2009-07 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-07-05 · Sarah Palin Resigning! Four Possible Reasons Why — John says the Alaska governorship pays $125,000 a year, while Palin could make $125,000 in five days on the public speaking circuit. (00:01:44)
    • $125,000 a year (USD per year) — salary of the governor of Alaska · in Alaska · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • $125,000 in five days (USD per five days) — Sarah Palin's potential earnings on the public speaking circuit · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-08-16 · Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG — John says the boar weighs more than 1,100 pounds and cannot stand up because his body is too big for his legs. (00:00:05)
    • more than eleven hundred pounds — body weight of the boar Walkin' Tall · in Indiana State Fair · as of 2009-08-15 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-08-16 · Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG — John says death panels are not in the bill, and that the unsophisticated debate about them has distracted from a large and significant issue. (00:00:53)
    • they're not in the bill — death panels in the health care reform bill · in United States · as of 2009-08-16 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-08-16 · Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG — John says nearly everyone, conservative or liberal, agrees the US spends too much of its GDP on healthcare and that its system is radically unfair. (00:01:05)
  • 2009-08-16 · Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG — John says the downside of the nonprofit-insurer plan is that tens of millions of people would still have no health insurance. (00:02:19)
    • tens of millions (people) — people without health insurance (remaining under the nonprofit-insurer plan) · in United States · as of 2009-08-16 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-04 · Health Care Reform Thought Bubble — John says the boar weighs more than 1,100 pounds and cannot stand up because his body is too big for his legs. (00:00:04)
    • more than 1,100 (pounds) — weight of Walkin' Tall · in Indiana State Fair · as of 2009-09-04 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-04 · Health Care Reform Thought Bubble — John won't discuss death panels, saying they are not in the bill and the unsophisticated debate about them has distracted from a significant issue. (00:00:36)
    • they're not in the bill — death panels in the pending health-care bill · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-04 · Health Care Reform Thought Bubble — John says nearly everyone, conservative or liberal, agrees the US spends way too much of its GDP on healthcare and its system is radically unfair. (00:00:36)
    • way too much (share of GDP) — health-care spending as share of GDP · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-04 · Health Care Reform Thought Bubble — John says the downside of the nonprofit-insurer plan is that tens of millions of people would still have no health insurance. (00:02:00)
    • tens of millions (people) — people without health insurance under the nonprofit-insurer plan · in United States · as of 2009-09-04 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-20 · Health Care Reform: The Hank Factor — John says that in the US a big company is required to partner with a private insurer and offer its employees health insurance. (00:00:36)
  • 2009-09-20 · Health Care Reform: The Hank Factor — John says the very poor can get Medicaid and the very old Medicare, so the uninsurable are those not poor, not old and not working for a big company. (00:00:36)
  • 2009-09-20 · Health Care Reform: The Hank Factor — John says Montana, not known for liberal bias, partnered with a private insurer on a somewhat affordable plan open to anyone regardless of pre-existing conditions. (00:02:04)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says there are actually two health-care reform bills, one passed by the House of Representatives and one by the Senate; he mostly discusses the Senate bill. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John explains that under the Senate plan, policies covering abortion would be sold in the exchange (at least in some states) but must collect two separate premiums, one for abortion coverage; the subsidy, for families making under about $88,000 a year, applies only to the non-abortion policy. (video description)
    • less than about $88,000 a year (US dollars per year) — family income limit for the exchange subsidy under the Senate plan · for families, depending on number of kids · in United States · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says the Senate bill regulates insurers, e.g. barring refusal of people with pre-existing conditions, and creates a nonprofit insurance exchange, federally subsidized, for the jobless, self-employed and small-business workers. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says that for people insured through their jobs nothing would change, except arguably their premiums. (00:00:29)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says about 30 million Americans who are currently uninsured or underinsured would be covered under the bill. (00:00:29)
    • about 30 million (people) — Americans newly covered under the Senate health-care bill · for currently uninsured or underinsured Americans · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says that under the Senate bill, by 2014, insurers can no longer exclude people with pre-existing conditions or charge more by gender (women cost more to insure, he jokes, because childbirth is expensive). (00:00:29)
    • 2014 (year) — year insurers can no longer exclude pre-existing conditions or price by gender under the Senate bill · in United States · as of 2009-12-29 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says no federal money will go to funding abortions; the mechanics are too complicated for the video and are explained in the sidebar. (00:00:58)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says illegal immigrants already get health care in America because, as a rule, emergency rooms don't turn people away. (00:01:41)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says covering more uninsured adults will also cover more uninsured children, and the bill will likely let people stay on their parents' insurance until about 27. — hedged: “likely” (00:01:41)
    • somewhere in the neighborhood of 27 (years of age) — age to which young people can stay on their parents' health insurance under the bill · in United States · as of 2009-12-29 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says the bill raises the Medicare tax by 0.9% on income over $200,000 a year, so someone making $300,000 pays about $1,000 more. (00:02:10)
    • 0.9% (percentage points) — Medicare tax increase under the Senate bill · for income over $200,000 per year · in United States · as of 2009-12-29 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • $200,000 per year (US dollars) — income threshold for the added Medicare tax · in United States · as of 2009-12-29 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • about an extra $1,000 (US dollars) — added tax for someone making $300,000 per year · for people making $300,000 per year · in United States · as of 2009-12-29 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says the bill sharply raises the tax rate on 'Cadillac' health plans, which most health-care analysts think is good because it lowers the share of GDP spent on health care. (00:02:10)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — Citing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, John says the bill will cut the national deficit; whether that cuts the debt depends on whether the money is spent elsewhere. (00:02:40)
  • 2009-12-29 · Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill — John says anyone eligible for insurance under the bill must get it or pay a penalty that will eventually be $750 per person per year. (00:02:40)
    • $750 per person per year (US dollars) — eventual penalty for not getting insurance under the Senate bill · in United States · as of 2009-12-29 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked

History & curiosities (28)

  • 2009-03-01 · Free Will Fetish — John says Descartes, often called the father of modern philosophy, wrote 'I think, therefore I am', believed in free will and argued the mind could control the body's desires. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-03-01 · Free Will Fetish — John says 99% of cases of strabismus (cross-eyedness) are fixable today, unlike in the 17th century. (00:00:38)
    • 99% (percent) — share of strabismus cases that are fixable · for cases of strabismus · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-14 · The World's Largest Balls — John says that, to his knowledge, all of the world's largest balls are located in the United States. — hedged: “to my knowledge” (00:00:00)
  • 2009-04-14 · The World's Largest Balls — The world's largest ball of stamps is at Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, made by the boys from the stamps on their mail: more than four million stamps. John has seen it; it was his first. (00:00:41)
    • more than four million (stamps) — number of stamps in the world's largest ball of stamps · in Boys Town, Omaha, Nebraska · as of 2009-04-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-14 · The World's Largest Balls — The world's largest rubber band ball, made by Joel Waul (as heard) in Florida, has more than 700,000 rubber bands weighing over 8,000 pounds and is named Megaton. (00:01:10)
    • more than 700,000 (rubber bands) — number of rubber bands in the world's largest rubber band ball (Megaton) · in Florida · as of 2009-04-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • more than 8,000 (pounds) — weight of the world's largest rubber band ball (Megaton) · in Florida · as of 2009-04-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-14 · The World's Largest Balls — The world's largest ball of paint is in Alexandria, Indiana: in 1977 Michael Carmichael began painting a baseball and kept painting it for 30 years, so it now has tens of thousands of coats. (00:01:45)
    • 1977 (year) — year the world's largest ball of paint was begun · in Alexandria, Indiana · as of 2009-04-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 30 years — time spent painting the world's largest ball of paint · in Alexandria, Indiana · as of 2009-04-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • tens of thousands (coats of paint) — coats of paint on the world's largest ball of paint · in Alexandria, Indiana · as of 2009-04-14 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-14 · The World's Largest Balls — John lists the world's largest balls of barbed wire (Texas), popcorn (Sac City, Iowa) and twine (Cawker City, Kansas), or, depending on shape, Branson, Missouri, Darwin, Minnesota, or Wisconsin. (00:02:14)
  • 2009-10-04 · NERD ALERT: Presidential Last Words — John says John Adams's last words claimed Thomas Jefferson still survived, which was untrue: Jefferson had died earlier that same day, July 4, 1826. (00:00:32)
    • July 4th, 1826 (date) — date of death of Thomas Jefferson (same day as John Adams) · in United States · as of 1826-07-04 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-04 · NERD ALERT: Presidential Last Words — John says Swain, named in Garfield's last words, was Garfield's chief of staff. (00:02:22)
  • 2009-10-04 · NERD ALERT: Presidential Last Words — John says Calvin Coolidge was famous for never saying anything, telling the anecdote of his two-word reply to a woman who bet she could get more out of him. (00:02:57)
  • 2009-10-04 · NERD ALERT: Presidential Last Words — John says the last words of Franklin Pierce, Chester A. Arthur, William Howard Taft and Harry Truman are unknown, and Nixon's and Reagan's were not recorded. (00:03:25)
  • 2009-10-04 · NERD ALERT: Presidential Last Words — John says all other presidents are currently alive. (00:03:27)
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank recalls a hoax from around 1995 that Mars would look as big as the moon in that night's sky. — hedged: “like 1995” (00:00:29)
    • like 1995 (year) — year of the Mars-as-big-as-the-moon hoax · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says that around 1917 some girls photographed themselves with fairy cutouts, and people, new to photographs, believed in fairies. — hedged: “around 1917” (00:00:29)
    • around 1917 (year) — year of the fairy photographs · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says that in 1995 hoaxers showed the media footage of an alien being cut open by doctors, faked in their garage. (00:00:58)
    • 1995 (year) — year the alien autopsy footage was shown · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says Edgar Allan Poe convinced a newspaper reporter that a man had flown across the Atlantic in a balloon in three days, apparently just to prove he could. — hedged: “Apparently” (00:00:58)
    • three days — claimed duration of the transatlantic balloon flight in Poe's hoax · in Atlantic Ocean · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · source: Edgar Allan Poe (hoax) · unchecked
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says the Fiji Mermaid, shown for years to millions of paying spectators, proved to be a baby ape's body sewn onto a fish and wrapped in papier-mache. (00:01:27)
    • millions (people) — spectators who paid to see the Fiji Mermaid · for spectators · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says that in 1983 a German magazine paid six million dollars for a supposed 60-volume set of Hitler's diaries, forged on modern paper; the forger got 32 months in prison. (00:01:56)
    • 1983 (year) — year the Hitler diaries were bought · in Germany · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • six million dollars (US dollars) — price a German magazine paid for the Hitler diaries · in Germany · as of 1983 · no source named · unchecked
    • 60 volume — size of the forged Hitler diaries set · as of 1983 · no source named · unchecked
    • 32 months — prison sentence of the Hitler diaries forger · in Germany · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says that in 1770 an inventor unveiled the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing 'robot' that beat Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin, with a man hidden inside. (00:01:56)
    • 1770 (year) — year the Mechanical Turk was unveiled · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank calls every perpetual motion device ever a hoax: people have always claimed to create energy from nothing and taken investments in it. (00:01:56)
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank says that in 1835 the New York Sun ran a six-part series, by astronomer John Herschel, about people and beasts on the moon; people believed it for six weeks and the Sun's subscriptions rose for good. — hedged: “like six straight weeks” (00:02:43)
    • 1835 (year) — year of the New York Sun moon series · in New York · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • six-part — length of the New York Sun moon series · in New York · as of 1835 · no source named · unchecked
    • like six straight weeks — how long people believed the moon story · as of 1835 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-22 · The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time — Hank calls The War of the Worlds broadcast, which he credits to H. G. Wells, possibly the greatest hoax and probably accidental; listeners believed Martians attacked, and an Ecuadorian rebroadcast killed 20 people. — hedged: “probably” (00:03:12)
    • 20 (people) — deaths resulting from a rebroadcast of The War of the Worlds · in Ecuador · as of 2009-10-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — both: The brothers say Alabama was the first US state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, declaring it a state holiday in 1838. (00:01:03)
    • 1838 (year) — year the first US state (Alabama) declared Christmas a state holiday · in Alabama · as of 2009-12-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — Christmas did not become a US national holiday until 1870, so for almost the first 100 years of the union it was not one; the brothers note there were fewer national holidays then. (00:01:24)
    • 1870 (year) — year Christmas became a US national holiday · in United States · as of 2009-12-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • almost the first 100 years — period of US history without Christmas as a national holiday · in United States · as of 2009-12-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — Hot cockles is a game, associated almost exclusively with Christmas, in which a blindfolded person is hit by someone in the room and must guess who hit them. (00:01:24)
  • 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — Correcting Hank's claim that Woolworth invented Rudolph, John says Montgomery Ward did in the late 1930s: copywriter Robert May, a nerdy small guy, wrote a story about a nerdy small reindeer that became massive. (00:02:06)
    • late 1930s (decade) — date Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created · as of 2009-12-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — both: In Canada, Santa's postal code is H0H0H0: Canadian postal codes alternate letter and number, so it reads HO HO HO in leetspeak. (00:02:50)
    • H0H0H0 (postal code) — Santa Claus's postal code in Canada · in Canada · as of 2009-12-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — Hank says Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song, which is why it never mentions Christmas; a fact check says it was written in 1857 for a Thanksgiving program by James Lord Pierpont. (00:03:18)
    • 1857 (year) — year Jingle Bells was written · as of 2009-12-23 (implied: upload date) · source: on-air fact check · doubtful

Science & nature (20)

  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank says the 2010 Prius will be the most fuel-efficient car on the road, bigger and more powerful than the old Prius yet more efficient, with an optional solar roof. (00:00:29)
    • the most fuel-efficient car on the road (rank) — fuel efficiency of the 2010 Toyota Prius relative to other cars on the road · as of 2010 model year · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank says the Toyota FT-EV is like a smart car but cheaper and fully electric, and that Toyota may make it around 2012 if it ever exists. — hedged: “hopefully” (00:00:58)
    • around 2012 (year) — expected production date of the Toyota FT-EV · as of 2009-01-16 (implied: upload date) · source: Toyota (implied) · unchecked
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank says Chevrolet will make a production version of its Beat concept called the Spark. (00:00:58)
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank calls the Chevrolet Volt his favourite car: it goes 40 miles on electric power before an onboard generator recharges the batteries, then hundreds of miles. (00:01:27)
    • 40 (miles) — all-electric range of the Chevrolet Volt · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • hundreds of (miles) — total range of the Chevrolet Volt with the onboard generator · as of 2009-01-16 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank says the Volt on show is the new production version; viewers last saw it as a concept. (00:01:27)
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank says General Motors has a concept like the Volt but as a luxury coupe, the Cadillac Converj, which he is sure would be out of his price range if ever built. (00:01:57)
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank praises a fuel-efficient, cheap hybrid he expects at about $18,500 base price, opening hybrids to more buyers, himself included. — hedged: “I think” (00:02:33)
    • $18,500 (US dollars) — expected base price of the 2010 Honda Insight · as of 2009-01-16 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank presents the near-production plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma, which has solar panels on its roof like the new Prius. (00:03:02)
  • 2009-01-16 · Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show — Hank says the Volt will come with a huge US government subsidy: $7,500 off the ticket price for being a plug-in hybrid. (00:03:31)
    • $7,500 (US dollars) — US federal subsidy for buying a plug-in hybrid · in United States · as of 2009 · source: US government · unchecked
  • 2009-01-31 · There's a Solar Farm in My HANDS!!! — Hank says the demo is part of General Electric's new ad campaign highlighting its work in renewable energy, and affirms GE really is working in renewable energy. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-03-03 · Eating Man Meat — Hank says 50% of America's water is used to water crops that are fed to livestock. (00:01:50)
    • 50% (percent) — share of water used to grow feed for livestock · in United States · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-03 · Eating Man Meat — Hank tells John meat is bad: 80% of America's agricultural land is used to feed animals raised for food. (00:01:50)
    • 80% (percent) — share of agricultural land used to grow feed for livestock · in United States · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-03 · Eating Man Meat — Hank says 80% of corn, 90% of soy and 70% of wheat are fed to animals that people then eat. (00:01:50)
    • 80% (percent) — share of corn fed to livestock · in United States · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 90% (percent) — share of soy fed to livestock · in United States · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 70% (percent) — share of wheat fed to livestock · in United States · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-03-03 · Eating Man Meat — Hank says a pound of potatoes takes 60 gallons of water while a pound of beef takes 12,000 gallons. (00:02:44)
    • 60 gallons (US gallons per pound) — water used to produce a pound of potatoes · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 12,000 gallons (US gallons per pound) — water used to produce a pound of beef · as of 2009-03-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-04-08 · Become a Time Traveller TODAY! — Hank explains everyone travels forward in time at one second per second, and moving close to light speed makes your time pass more slowly relative to others. (00:02:02)
    • one second per second (seconds per second) — rate of travel forward in time (at rest) · as of 2009-04-07 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-08 · Become a Time Traveller TODAY! — Hank says on a near-light-speed interstellar journey perhaps only a couple of years pass for the traveller while tens to thousands pass for the universe. — hedged: “maybe” (00:02:34)
    • a couple of years — elapsed time for the traveller on a near-light-speed interstellar journey · as of 2009-04-07 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • tens or hundreds or even thousands of years — elapsed time for the rest of the universe during the same journey · as of 2009-04-07 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-04-08 · Become a Time Traveller TODAY! — Hank describes a wormhole time machine: create a wormhole (many say it is theoretically possible), move one end near light speed, stop it; entering, you come out dead or in the past. (00:02:55)
  • 2009-10-13 · Nine Die in Georgia Floods - Kanye is a Jackass — Hank says Georgia has had a catastrophic drought for three years, the kind where people can't shower, and now has giant floods. (00:00:00)
    • three years — duration of the drought · in Georgia (US state) · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-13 · Nine Die in Georgia Floods - Kanye is a Jackass — Hank says the floods killed nine people, left Six Flags entirely underwater, flooded whole interstates and had people swimming out of their cars. (00:00:34)
    • nine (people) — deaths in the floods · in Georgia (US state) · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-13 · Nine Die in Georgia Floods - Kanye is a Jackass — Hank says this summer, usually very rainy in the southeast, Georgia went two months without precipitation. (00:00:58)
    • two months — period without precipitation in summer 2009 · in Georgia (US state) · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked

Pop culture (15)

  • 2009-01-06 · The Rock-Afire Explosion Controversy — Hank says fans bought old Rock-afire Explosion sets and programmed them to sing songs like Hips Don't Lie and Love in This Club. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-07-11 · Chewbacca for President! Let the Wookie Win! — John says the US Constitution requires a president to be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a US resident for at least 14 years. (00:00:00)
    • at least 35 years old — minimum age to be US president · for US presidents · in United States · as of 2009-07-10 (implied: date said in the video) · source: United States Constitution · unchecked
    • at least 14 years — minimum US residency to be US president · for US presidents · in United States · as of 2009-07-10 (implied: date said in the video) · source: United States Constitution · unchecked
  • 2009-09-27 · TV For Chickens — John says Mäkipää's project, a few years ago, showed thousands of hens that had lived their whole lives in a dark farm a TV show of chickens outdoors doing chicken stuff. (00:00:40)
    • thousands (chickens) — hens shown the TV-for-chickens video · for hens in one farm · as of 2009-09-27 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-27 · TV For Chickens — John says the hen farm gives the chickens no personal space and keeps them in the dark, never seeing daylight, to keep them calm. (00:00:40)
  • 2009-09-30 · 13 SEVERED HANDS! (1) — Hank says Chewbacca was always supposed to rip people's arms out of their sockets but never did, and kept both his hands through all the movies. (00:00:31)
  • 2009-09-30 · 13 SEVERED HANDS! (1) — Hank says in A New Hope C-3PO's arm is yanked off by a Tusken Raider (off screen), and Obi-Wan cuts off a second gun-wielding arm in a bar. (00:02:21)
    • second (gun-wielding arm) — ordinal of gun-wielding arms Obi-Wan cuts off in a bar · for Obi-Wan Kenobi (films) · as of 2009-10-01 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-30 · 13 SEVERED HANDS! (1) — Hank says that counting the comic books and books, Darth Vader has his hands chopped off no less than five times. (00:03:08)
    • no less than five times (hand removals) — times Darth Vader's hands are chopped off · for Darth Vader (Star Wars comic books and books) · as of 2009-10-01 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-30 · 13 SEVERED HANDS! (2) — Hank says Chewbacca was always supposed to rip people's arms out of their sockets but never did, and kept both his hands through all the Star Wars movies. (00:00:29)
  • 2009-09-30 · 13 SEVERED HANDS! (2) — Hank says that in A New Hope C-3PO's arm is yanked off off screen and later seen lying on the ground, and Obi-Wan Kenobi cuts off his second gun-wielding arm in a bar. (00:02:21)
    • second (gun-wielding arm) — ordinal of gun-wielding arms Obi-Wan Kenobi cuts off in a bar · for Obi-Wan Kenobi (films) · as of 2009-09-30 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-30 · 13 SEVERED HANDS! (2) — Hank says that counting the Star Wars comic books and books, Darth Vader has his hands chopped off no less than five times. (00:03:06)
    • no less than five times (hand removals) — times Darth Vader's hands are chopped off · for Darth Vader (Star Wars comic books and books) · as of 2009-09-30 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-18 · The Balloon Boy Hoax — John says the family had been on Wife Swap twice and the father believes Hillary Clinton is a shape-shifting reptilian and that a secret cabal of reptilians runs the world. (00:01:34)
  • 2009-10-18 · The Balloon Boy Hoax — John says the boy was found hiding in a box in the attic; the sheriff's department first said it could not be a hoax, but it was, and charges against the father are expected within days. (00:02:04)
  • 2009-10-18 · The Balloon Boy Hoax — John notes the boy told his father 'you said we did this for a show', and the next day was made to go on the Today Show, where he vomited. (00:02:04)
  • 2009-10-18 · The Balloon Boy Hoax — John says the father had been on Wife Swap twice and pitched a show to TLC, which passed. (00:02:33)
  • 2009-10-21 · Balloon Boy: A Short Song — Hank says there's probably no reason to be surprised, since such hoaxes have happened hundreds of times since news media began. — hedged: “probably” (00:02:09)
    • hundreds of times (occurrences) — number of media hoaxes since news media began · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked

Nerdfighteria (14)

  • 2009-01-03 · Giraffe Love and Other Questions ANSWERED — a viewer: A viewer says John's videos that discuss giraffe mating get on average ten times more views than those that don't. (00:00:21)
    • ten times (ratio) — views of giraffe-mating videos vs other videos · for vlogbrothers videos by John · as of 2009-01 · source: viewer · unchecked
  • 2009-04-21 · Question Tuesday — John says the brilliant die at all ages, not just young (Einstein was 76), but we romanticize the ones who die young. (00:01:08)
    • 76 (years) — age at death · for Albert Einstein · as of 2009-04-21 (implied: date said in the video) · source: John · verified
  • 2009-05-19 · Question Tuesday! — John says each conjoined twin gets his or her own social security number. (00:00:50)
  • 2009-05-19 · Question Tuesday! — John explains the blank pages at the back of the Looking for Alaska hardcover: a printed book's page count must be a multiple of eight, so extra pages are added. (00:00:50)
    • a multiple of eight (pages) — required page count of a printed book · as of 2009-05-19 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-05-19 · Question Tuesday! — John says books sometimes have different covers in different countries because each country's publisher designs its own. (00:01:49)
  • 2009-06-05 · JOHN'S PUNISHMENT! Eating Carl's Jr John's Way — Hank says he didn't know Carl's Jr.; in Florida, where the brothers grew up, it was called Hardee's, though he has never been to one. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-06-05 · JOHN'S PUNISHMENT! Eating Carl's Jr John's Way — Hank says four recipes at nerdfighters.com are nutritionally and chemically very similar to the burger, each with 50 g protein, 1,000 mg sodium, 9 g sugar, 47 g carbohydrates and 54 g fat. (00:00:58)
    • 50 (grams) — protein content · for each punishment recipe (matched to the burger) · as of 2009-06-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 1,000 (milligrams) — sodium content · for each punishment recipe (matched to the burger) · as of 2009-06-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 9 (grams) — sugar content · for each punishment recipe (matched to the burger) · as of 2009-06-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 47 (grams) — carbohydrate content · for each punishment recipe (matched to the burger) · as of 2009-06-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 54 (grams) — fat content · for each punishment recipe (matched to the burger) · as of 2009-06-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-06-30 · Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL — Asked whether his books are available in Spanish, John says yes: Looking for Alaska as Buscando a Alaska. (00:00:39)
  • 2009-08-04 · Twitter Games and Truth or Fail — Hank says Twitter is, as he gathers, for saying things in 140 characters or less. — hedged: “I gather” (00:00:53)
    • 140 characters or less — maximum length of a tweet · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-08-11 · The Island of Nerdfighteria? — John says the brothers have 100,000 subscribers. (00:00:00)
    • 100,000 (subscribers) — vlogbrothers YouTube channel subscribers · as of 2009-08-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-28 · We Win When Everyone Wins — Hank says Florence at the peak of the Renaissance had about 60,000 people, fewer than subscribe to vlogbrothers, yet produced Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Raphael and dozens more geniuses. (00:00:51)
    • about 60,000 (people) — population of Florence · for Florence at the peak of the Renaissance · in Florence, Italy · as of peak of the Renaissance · no source named · unchecked
    • fewer people than are subscribed to the Vlogbrothers YouTube videos (subscribers) — vlogbrothers YouTube subscribers compared with Renaissance Florence's population (said to be larger than about 60,000) · for vlogbrothers subscribers · as of 2009-10 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-11-22 · Hank in FAMY — John recounts that in a closely fought match Thierry Henry handled the ball and passed to a teammate who scored, so France went to the World Cup by cheating. (00:01:28)
  • 2009-12-03 · $40,000 of Red Balloons — Hank says DARPA, the U.S. military's research arm, which created the internet, is putting up 10 eight-foot weather balloons across the US; the first to locate all 10 wins $40,000. (00:00:00)
    • 10 (balloons) — weather balloons in the DARPA challenge · in United States · as of 2009-12-05 · no source named · unchecked
    • 8 feet across — balloon diameter · in United States · as of 2009-12-05 · no source named · unchecked
    • $40,000 (USD) — prize for locating all 10 balloons first · in United States · as of 2009-12-05 · source: DARPA · unchecked
  • 2009-12-03 · $40,000 of Red Balloons — Hank says the balloons go up across the country at 10 a.m. Eastern (7 Pacific) and come down at 4 p.m. (00:03:00)
    • 10 o'clock eastern time (time of day) — balloon launch time · in United States · as of 2009-12-05 · no source named · unchecked
    • 7 o'clock pacific (time of day) — balloon launch time (Pacific) · in United States · as of 2009-12-05 · no source named · unchecked
    • 4pm (time of day) — balloon take-down time · in United States · as of 2009-12-05 · no source named · unchecked

Global development (13)

  • 2009-03-08 · PEEPS for Bangladesh — John notes that Shawn Ahmed, though not a tax-deductible charity, fastidiously documents where all the donated money goes. (video description)
  • 2009-03-08 · PEEPS for Bangladesh — John notes Bozeman is 202 miles from Hank's house in Missoula, Hank was in Florida, and the explosion happened at 8:19 in the morning. (00:00:00)
    • 202 (miles) — distance from Bozeman, Montana to Hank's house in Missoula · in Montana · as of 2009-03 · no source named · unchecked
    • 8.19 in the morning (time of day) — time of the Bozeman explosion · in Bozeman, Montana · as of 2009-03 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-03-08 · PEEPS for Bangladesh — John says an army mutiny in Bangladesh, incompetent but deadly, killed many people and endangered the fragile government. (00:00:41)
  • 2009-07-26 · Volunteering (In Your Pants) — John says the Book Wish Foundation goes into refugee camps holding thousands of people displaced by the Darfur conflict, bringing solar reading lights, glasses and the right books. (00:01:55)
    • thousands (people) — people displaced by the Darfur conflict in the camps Book Wish serves · for refugees displaced by the conflict in Darfur · in refugee camps · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-08 · Announcing the 2009 Project for Awesome!!! — Hank says they falsely accused MIT of planting the fake balloon; it was another of the many competing teams, and he apologises to MIT. (00:00:29)
    • that was in fact not MIT, it was another of the many competing teams — who planted the fake balloon in the DARPA Network Challenge · as of 2009-12-08 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-13 · Eyelash Malaria — John says malaria causes billions of lost work hours because it requires long-term care and often results in long-term disability. (00:01:13)
    • billions (work hours) — work hours lost to malaria · in the world · as of 2009-12-13 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-13 · Eyelash Malaria — John says Bill Gates, and even Ashton Kutcher, are smart enough to see this; Kutcher gave $100,000 against malaria this year (2009). (00:01:42)
    • $100,000 (US dollars) — Ashton Kutcher's donation against malaria · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-16 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — Hank sings that three species go extinct every day, and that he is scared of climate change. (00:02:51)
    • Three (species per day) — species extinctions per day · in the world · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-16 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — Hank sings that 300,000 people died in Darfur and no one tried to stop it. (00:02:51)
    • Three hundred thousand (people) — deaths in the Darfur conflict · in Darfur · as of 2009-12-16 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-16 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — Hank sings that 'we' spend a million per year on cosmetic surgery, money that could feed many hungry children. (00:02:51)
    • a million ((unit not said)) — annual spending on cosmetic surgery · as of 2009-12-16 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-12-16 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — Hank sings that American girls start dieting at eight. (00:02:51)
    • eight (years of age) — age at which American girls start dieting · for American girls · in United States · as of 2009-12-16 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John says there were more than 2,000 Project for Awesome videos this year (2009) and participants commented on them more than a million times. (00:00:27)
    • more than 2,000 (videos) — number of P4A videos · for Project for Awesome 2009 · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than a million (comments) — comments left on P4A videos · for Project for Awesome 2009 participants · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John says the thousands following the livestream show spent a combined three years rating, favoriting and commenting during the 48 hours. (00:00:56)
    • a combined three years — combined time spent rating, favoriting and commenting · for livestream participants of the Project for Awesome 2009 · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked

Books & writing (10)

  • 2009-02-10 · Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday — The Paper Towns movie rights were acquired by Mr. Mudd and Mandate, the people behind Juno. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-02-10 · Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday — John says Spiegelman is a German word meaning mirror maker, the man in old German villages who made the mirrors. (00:00:46)
  • 2009-02-10 · Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday — Alternate titles: 'More Light Than Heat', from a line in Hamlet, and 'Under the Red, the White, and the Blue', one of Fitzgerald's alternate titles for Gatsby. (00:03:27)
  • 2009-07-22 · Truth or Fail with John! Famous Authors Edition — Purported fact one, posed as one of two options: the playwright Tennessee Williams choked to death on a bottle cap. — explicitly uncertain (00:00:00)
  • 2009-07-22 · Truth or Fail with John! Famous Authors Edition — Purported fact two, posed as the alternative: the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay died a virgin. — explicitly uncertain (00:00:00)
  • 2009-08-21 · Truth or Fail: John Green Books — Purported fact one, posed as one of two options: American Civil War general John Sedgwick's last words were 'they couldn't hit an elephant at this dist(ance)'. — explicitly uncertain (00:00:29)
  • 2009-08-21 · Truth or Fail: John Green Books — Purported fact two, posed as the alternative: American poet Emily Dickinson's last words were 'Doctor, do you think it was the sausage?' — explicitly uncertain (00:00:29)
  • 2009-09-22 · Paper Towns in Paperback: A How-to Guide — John says Paper Towns used to cost about $18 and the paperback costs $9.99. (00:01:16)
    • like $18 (USD) — price of Paper Towns (hardcover) · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • $9.99 (USD) — price of Paper Towns paperback · as of 2009-09-22 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-20 · The Bella Twins Like Paper Towns — John says 11,000 people voted in the Teens' Top Ten. (00:00:29)
    • 11,000 (people) — number of voters in the Teens' Top Ten vote · for voters (teens) · as of 2009 · source: John Green · unchecked
  • 2009-11-01 · NaNoWriMo!!! — John explains NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, as an annual event in which people try to write a 50,000-word novel in a single month. (00:00:00)
    • 50,000 (words) — NaNoWriMo novel target length · for NaNoWriMo participants · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • a single month (time) — NaNoWriMo writing period · for NaNoWriMo participants · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked

Economics (8)

  • 2009-02-15 · Stimulus Plan Explained — John divides the $787 billion stimulus bill into three parts: $212 billion in tax breaks, $267 billion for social services such as food stamps and unemployment benefits, and $300 billion in new government spending. (00:02:52)
    • 787 billion (US dollars) — total size of the stimulus bill · in United States · as of 2009-02 · no source named · unchecked
    • 212 billion (US dollars) — tax breaks in the stimulus bill · in United States · as of 2009-02 · no source named · unchecked
    • 267 billion (US dollars) — social services (food stamps, unemployment benefits) in the stimulus bill · in United States · as of 2009-02 · no source named · unchecked
    • 300 billion (US dollars) — new government spending (roads, bridges, electronic health records) in the stimulus bill · in United States · as of 2009-02 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-02-15 · Stimulus Plan Explained — John says the tax breaks come as a little money each week rather than lump-sum checks, because people given lump sums don't spend them and consumer spending needs resetting. (00:02:52)
  • 2009-02-15 · Stimulus Plan Explained — John says the new spending covers everything from roads and bridges to making all US health records electronic. (00:03:21)
  • 2009-02-15 · Stimulus Plan Explained — John reports that anti-Keynesian economists say no amount of spending will work, while Keynesian economists almost universally say this is not nearly enough spending. (00:03:21)
  • 2009-02-22 · Big Oil RIPS YOU OFF — via Unfair Mathematics — A fair system, Dutch rounding, rounds one to four down, six to nine up, and five up or down based on the surrounding numbers. (00:00:58)
    • one to four down, six to nine up (digit) — Dutch rounding rule · as of 2009-02-22 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-11 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — John says that, on average, people in countries with freer markets get richer over time because those markets create wealth. (00:02:27)
  • 2009-10-11 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — John says the entrepreneurs he lends to in the developing world live on less than a dollar a day. (00:02:38)
    • less than a dollar a day (US dollars per day) — income of entrepreneurs borrowing through microfinance sites like Kiva · for entrepreneurs in the developing world · in developing world · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-10-11 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — John says lending to poor entrepreneurs almost never costs the lender anything: loans are repaid 99% of the time, so the same $25 can be lent over and over. (00:02:48)
    • 99% (percent of loans) — loan repayment rate · for microloans to poor entrepreneurs (Kiva) · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • $25 (US dollars) — loan amount lent repeatedly · for individual Kiva lenders · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked

Health (8)

  • 2009-05-04 · Oinkbarf Pandemic! An Intellectual Response to Swine Flu — John says swine flu (H1N1) first appeared as a flu in Mexico spreading easily between people and killing 10% of its victims, most aged 25 to 45. (00:01:27)
    • 10% (percent of victims) — case fatality rate of the 2009 swine flu · for people infected · in Mexico · as of early news reports, spring 2009 · source: the news · doubtful
    • between 25 and 45 (years of age) — age range of most swine flu deaths · for people killed · in Mexico · as of early news reports, spring 2009 · source: the news · unchecked
  • 2009-05-04 · Oinkbarf Pandemic! An Intellectual Response to Swine Flu — John says the 1918 pandemic also killed people aged 25 to 45 and killed more people than all of World War II. (00:01:34)
    • more people than all of World War II (deaths) — death toll of the 1918 influenza pandemic compared with World War II · for worldwide · as of 1918 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2009-05-04 · Oinkbarf Pandemic! An Intellectual Response to Swine Flu — John says it now appears people may have overreacted: swine flu kills closer to 1% of victims, and people generally rather than only those 25 to 45. — hedged: “may have been” (00:01:52)
    • closer to 1% (percent of victims) — case fatality rate of the 2009 swine flu · for people infected · as of May 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-11-08 · H1N1 Vaccine Fears — John says he is not in the vaccine's high-risk group of health-care workers, children and pregnant women. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-11-08 · H1N1 Vaccine Fears — John recounts the reported story of Washington Redskins cheerleader 'Denise' (Desiree) Jennings, who after a flu shot had seizures and was diagnosed with incurable dystonia blamed on the vaccine. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-11-08 · H1N1 Vaccine Fears — John cites a study finding only 40% of parents of American schoolchildren plan to vaccinate their kids, the top reason being fear of side effects. (00:00:47)
    • 40% (percent) — share of parents planning to get their children vaccinated against H1N1 · for parents of American school children · in United States · as of 2009 · source: a study (unnamed) · unchecked
  • 2009-11-08 · H1N1 Vaccine Fears — John says swine flu is by any measure much more dangerous to schoolchildren than the vaccine, which isn't dangerous at all. (00:01:16)
  • 2009-11-08 · H1N1 Vaccine Fears — John reports Jennings is making a full recovery, can talk and has stopped moving strangely, which means she did not in fact have dystonia. (00:01:16)

Sports (8)

  • 2009-02-01 · Super Bowl Analysis from an Idiot — John says the Cardinals have the longest current championship drought in the NFL, jokingly linking it to their vegetarian bird mascot. (00:01:09)
  • 2009-08-26 · DEMOLITION DERBY! — Hank says the heyday of demolition derbies is long gone and there will never again be a real professional demolition derby circuit. (00:00:28)
  • 2009-09-13 · Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya — John says Caster Semenya, an 18-year-old South African runner, came from nowhere to win the 800-meter race at the World Championships in Berlin. (00:00:00)
    • 18-year-old — age of Caster Semenya · for Caster Semenya · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • 800-meter (metres) — distance of the race Semenya won · for women's 800-meter race · in Berlin · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-13 · Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya — John reports several competitors said Semenya had the advantage of not being a woman, so she had to undergo a gender test. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-09-13 · Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya — John says it is widely reported Semenya may have an intersex condition, androgen insensitivity syndrome, which he describes as being chromosomally a woman with small undescended testes. — hedged: “may have” (00:00:00)
  • 2009-09-13 · Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya — In the description John corrects himself: in androgen insensitivity syndrome the person is chromosomally XY but has a female external appearance. (video description)
  • 2009-09-13 · Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya — John says we treat sex as either male or female, although about 1% of human beings are born with some kind of intersex condition. (00:01:10)
    • about 1% (percent) — share of human beings born with an intersex condition · for human beings · as of 2009-09-13 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-09-13 · Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya — John says it has been widely reported that Semenya's testosterone levels are within the normal range for a woman. (00:02:44)

Personal life (4)

  • 2009-04-19 · Weekend of Surreality — John recounts that Ashton Kutcher and CNN raced to be the first Twitter account with one million followers; Ashton pledged $100,000 of malaria bed nets if he won, won, and gave it. (00:00:00)
    • one million (followers) — Twitter followers (race target) · for Twitter accounts · as of 2009-04 · source: John · unchecked
    • $100,000 (US dollars) — bed-net pledge and donation · for Ashton Kutcher · as of 2009-04 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2009-05-05 · HANKO DE MAYO! Happy Birthday Hank! — John reminds Hank that before Chuck E. Cheese there was Showbiz Pizza, which had an animatronic animal rock band, the Rock-afire Explosion. (00:00:51)
  • 2009-08-10 · HipPOTATOmus — John announces that the channel has 100,000 subscribers. (00:00:00)
    • 100,000 (subscribers) — vlogbrothers YouTube channel subscribers · as of 2009-08-09 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-22 · John and Hank Take on X-Scape! — Hank writes in the description that on Tuesdays after three everything at X-Scape, including all arcade games, is unlimited for $10. (video description)
    • $10 (US dollars) — price of unlimited access on Tuesdays after three · in X-Scape · as of 2009-12 · no source named · unchecked

Internet & YouTube (3)

  • 2009-04-12 · The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming — John relays wide reports that YouTube will launch a major redesign on Thursday emphasizing professional over user-generated content, with four tabs: TV, Movies, Music and Videos. (00:00:40)
    • four (tabs) — number of top-level tabs on the redesigned YouTube site · as of 2009-04 · source: reports · unchecked
  • 2009-04-12 · The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming — John says that according to almost every Wall Street analyst, YouTube loses money hand over fist. (00:01:28)
  • 2009-04-12 · The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming — John says that for the number of views it takes YouTube to make a dollar, a site like Hulu that features television shows can make ten dollars. (00:01:49)
    • a dollar (US dollars) — ad revenue per a fixed number of views · for YouTube · as of 2009-04 · no source named · unchecked
    • ten dollars (US dollars) — ad revenue per the same number of views · for Hulu · as of 2009-04 · no source named · unchecked

Projects (2)

  • 2009-11-10 · ChartJackers, Chris, Touring and Duckies — Hank says the song is so far in the top 100 of the US iTunes chart and the top 25 of the UK's, but needs many more sales for the top 10. (00:01:09)
    • top 100 (chart position) — iTunes chart position of Chartjackers' 'I've Got Nothing' · in United States · as of 2009-11 · no source named · unchecked
    • top 25 (chart position) — iTunes chart position of Chartjackers' 'I've Got Nothing' · in United Kingdom · as of 2009-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2009-12-09 · ANNOUNCING! VidCon: Online Video IRL — Hank says probably about 100,000 people will watch this video. — hedged: “probably” (00:01:04)
    • like 100,000 (people) — expected viewers of this video · as of 2009-12-10 · no source named · unchecked