Facts taught in 2011

377 sincere fact claims from 2011; 197 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.

Topics: Science & nature (97) · History & curiosities (83) · Economics (44) · World affairs (34) · Global development (28) · Pop culture (17) · Books & writing (13) · Nerdfighteria (12) · Philosophy & meaning (9) · Everyday life (7) · Personal life (7) · Projects (6) · Health (5) · Internet & YouTube (5) · Sports (5) · US politics & society (5)

Science & nature (97)

• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — Hank writes that the telescope will peer through clouds of dust into stellar nurseries, give the most detailed views of our universe ever, and offer insights into how solar systems, galaxies, stars and the Universe itself formed. (video description)
  • 13.4 billion years — how far back in time JWST can see · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — The telescope is huge: its total mirror ('meter') size is seven and a half times the Hubble's, and its heat shield is the size of a tennis court. (00:01:27)
  • seven and a half times (ratio) — JWST total mirror size relative to the Hubble Space Telescope's · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • the size of a tennis court (area) — size of the JWST heat shield · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — The telescope is a "freaking transformer": too big to fit in a rocket whole, it is folded up and unfolds when it arrives. (00:01:35)
• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — The telescope will operate one million miles from Earth, about four times as far as the Moon, at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point two. (00:02:07)
  • one million miles — operating distance of JWST from Earth · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • about four times (ratio) — JWST's distance from Earth relative to the Moon's · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — Unlike the Hubble, which was repaired many times, the telescope cannot be fixed if it screws up: one chance, or it is a six-billion-dollar piece of space junk. (00:02:23)
  • six billion dollar (US dollars) — cost of the James Webb Space Telescope · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — The telescope will see individual planets orbiting stars in our galaxy (from 25 light years away it could see Earth), determine their chemical composition, and watch solar systems form. (00:02:44)
  • twenty five light years — distance from which JWST could detect Earth · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-02 · Top 5 Awesome Things About the Webb Telescope — It can see 13.4 billion years into the past, impressive since the universe is 13.7 billion years old: we will see the first galaxies and stars form. (00:03:05)
  • thirteen point four billion years — how far into the past JWST can see · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • thirteen point seven billion years — age of the universe · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-07 · Cancer Sniffing Dog — Hank says the Packers are owned by tens of thousands of people who get nothing in return for their stock, because the team is a non-profit organization. (00:00:22)
  • Tens of thousands (people) — number of owners (stockholders) of the Green Bay Packers · in Green Bay · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-07 · Cancer Sniffing Dog — Hank contrasts the other teams: owned by a rich person or a small group of rich people, and not non-profits that give their profits back to the community. (00:00:53)
• 2011-02-07 · Cancer Sniffing Dog — From a little internet research, Hank reports that the NFL has specifically forbidden another team like the Packers from entering the league. (00:01:06)
• 2011-02-07 · Cancer Sniffing Dog — Hank reports that a black Labrador in Japan can smell colon cancer on people's breath and in their stool, as accurately as a colonoscopy. (00:02:25)
• 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — John says vlogbrothers videos have been viewed about 122 million times, with an average video length of about 3 minutes 30 seconds. (00:00:36)
  • about 122 million (views) — total views of vlogbrothers videos · for vlogbrothers videos · in YouTube · as of 2011-02 · no source named · unchecked
  • around 3 minutes and 30 seconds — average vlogbrothers video length · for vlogbrothers videos · in YouTube · as of 2011-02 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — Having offset 23,000 pounds in 2007, John says 1.13 million pounds remain, which would cost just over $5,000 to offset at carbonfund.org. (00:02:26)
  • 23,000 (pounds of carbon) — carbon emissions offset by John in 2007 · for Nerdfighteria · as of 2007 · no source named · unchecked
  • 1.13 million (pounds of carbon) — remaining Nerdfighteria carbon emissions to offset · for Nerdfighteria · as of 2011-02 · no source named · unchecked
  • just over $5,000 (US dollars) — cost to offset 1.13 million pounds of carbon · as of 2011-02 · source: Carbonfund.org · unchecked
• 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — John says YouTube's carbon emissions amount to trillions of pounds of carbon. (00:02:53)
  • trillions (pounds of carbon) — carbon emissions attributable to YouTube · for YouTube · as of 2011-02 · no source named · doubtful
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank defines terms: the nucleus holds protons and neutrons; a nuclear reaction changes it by splitting or fusing; nuclear radiation usually means ionizing radiation, which can be harmless or not. (00:00:33)
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank defines radioactive decay as an unstable atom losing energy by emitting radiation, flagging it as important for what follows. (00:01:08)
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says fission splits an atom into lighter atoms; the lost mass becomes energy per a famous equation multiplying by the speed of light squared, so a pound of uranium-235 equals about a million gallons of gasoline. (00:01:15)
  • about a million gallons of gasoline (gallons of gasoline (energy equivalent)) — energy released by converting one pound of uranium-235 · as of 2011-03-16 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says uranium-235 is a rare isotope that fissions when hit by any neutron and releases more neutrons, a chain reaction usable for a bomb or a power reactor. (00:02:01)
  • 235 (mass number) — isotope of uranium that fissions on any neutron hit (uranium-235) · as of 2011-03-16 (implied: upload date) · no source named · verified
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says in a power plant the uranium-235 is in ceramic pellets that can never explode like a bomb, held in strong, heat-resistant zirconium-alloy tubes called fuel rods. (00:02:33)
  • 235 (mass number) — uranium isotope used in reactor fuel pellets (uranium-235) · as of 2011-03-16 (implied: upload date) · no source named · verified
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says the reactor sits in roughly eight-inch-thick steel primary containment inside a concrete-and-steel secondary containment; water through the hot rods makes steam that drives a turbine for electricity. — hedged: “like” (00:03:03)
  • eight inches — thickness of the steel primary containment around a reactor · as of 2011-03-16 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says control rods absorb neutrons and stop the chain reaction, but unstable fission products keep decaying and making heat; without cooling the fuel rods eventually break, a meltdown. (00:03:27)
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says at Fukushima the control rods went in at the earthquake, but the earthquake took down grid power and the tsunami wiped out the backup diesel generators, leaving the coolant system unpowered. (00:04:11)
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says some fuel rods apparently broke; with the heat this let water split into explosive hydrogen, and hydrogen explosions damaged primary and secondary containment of at least one reactor. — hedged: “it appears” (00:04:37)
  • at least one (reactors) — reactors whose primary and secondary containment were damaged by hydrogen explosions · in Fukushima Daiichi · as of 2011-03-16 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode? — Hank says spent fuel rods sit for years in pools whose cooling has also failed; lacking primary containment, if the water boils off they could melt down and burn, spewing radioactive dust. — hedged: “could” (00:04:56)
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — A few percentage points of the US budget increase awesome, such as government spending on science and technology. (00:00:56)
  • a few percentage points (percent of federal budget) — share of the US federal budget dedicated to increasing awesome (science and technology) · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — Less than half of US science spending goes to NASA; NASA's share of a federal dollar is under half a penny, yet it is about $18 billion. (00:01:12)
  • less than half (fraction) — NASA's share of US federal science and technology spending · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • smaller than one half of a penny (cents per federal dollar) — NASA's share of the US federal budget · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • about 18 billion dollars (US dollars per year) — NASA's annual budget · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA maintains a space station, 'a five-bedroom house in outer space', constantly inhabited for over ten years: our first permanent foothold in space, where countless studies are done. (00:01:39)
  • over ten years — time the International Space Station has been continuously inhabited · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA is launching a remote-controlled laboratory, 'pretty much a remote-controlled SUV', to Mars with ten times the payload of any interplanetary mission, to ask whether Mars once harbored life. (00:02:00)
  • ten times (ratio) — scientific payload of the Mars Science Laboratory relative to any earlier interplanetary mission · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA is building a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope that can see 13.4 billion years into the past, to the origins of the universe. (00:02:16)
  • 13.4 billion years — how far into the past the James Webb Space Telescope can see · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA invites the private sector into the space industry with patents on its technologies, fostering a new economic sector. (00:02:30)
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA placed the first artificial satellite around Mercury, makes air travel faster, safer and greener, and is building the first high-resolution X-ray telescope. (00:02:39)
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA is adding three more climate-monitoring satellites to its fleet to help understand and respond to global climate change. (00:02:50)
  • three (satellites) — number of new NASA climate-monitoring satellites being added · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA has identified thousands of planets outside the solar system, many apparently Earth-like with liquid water. — hedged: “apparently” (00:03:03)
  • thousands (planets) — number of planets outside the solar system identified by NASA · as of 2011 · no source named · doubtful
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — NASA is flying the final two Space Shuttle missions while developing a multipurpose crew vehicle that could reach Earth orbit, possibly the Moon, Mars, Venus and beyond. (00:03:09)
  • final two (missions) — number of remaining Space Shuttle missions · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome — Hank says NASA receives 0.45% of US tax dollars. (00:03:25)
  • 0.45% (percent of federal tax dollars) — NASA's share of the US federal budget · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-03 · I AM A BAD PERSON! — Hank says meat production still accounts for about as much greenhouse gas as the transportation sector, driving included. (00:01:05)
  • about the same amount of greenhouse gasses as the transportation sector — greenhouse-gas emissions of meat production compared with the transportation sector · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-03 · I AM A BAD PERSON! — Hank says that if the edible food fed to livestock in the US went to people instead, no one in the world would be hungry. (00:01:14)
  • no one in the world would be hungry — world hunger if edible food fed to livestock in this country went to people · in this country (United States) · as of 2011 · no source named · doubtful
• 2011-06-03 · I AM A BAD PERSON! — Hank says the US just replaced the food pyramid with a plate: half vegetables and fruits, half protein and grains. (00:02:08)
  • half — share of the new US plate given to vegetables and fruits · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • the other half — share of the new US plate given to protein and grains · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-03 · I AM A BAD PERSON! — Hank calls obesity the number one health problem in America right now, which makes USDA control of diet advice disturbing. (00:02:34)
  • number one — rank of obesity among health problems in America · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-13 · Google Is Alive! — Asking on Twitter, Hank mostly got the list of criteria apparently taught in schools: move, respire, sense, reproduce, excrete and nourish. — hedged: “appears to be” (00:00:41)
• 2011-06-13 · Google Is Alive! — Hank explains entropy as a measurable physical quantity of disorganization; the second law of thermodynamics says it must increase, yet his body is extremely organized. (00:01:56)
• 2011-07-06 · John Green is an IDIOT! And so are you. — In an anchoring study, people spun a wheel numbered 15 to 65, then guessed how many countries are in Africa; those who spun 15 guessed near 15, those who spun 65 near 65. (00:02:00)
  • 15 (number (wheel value)) — estimates of the number of countries in Africa by participants who spun 15 ('numbers close to 15') · for participants in an anchoring study · as of 2011-07-06 (implied: upload date) · source: a study on anchoring bias · doubtful
  • 65 (number (wheel value)) — estimates of the number of countries in Africa by participants who spun 65 ('closer to 65') · for participants in an anchoring study · as of 2011-07-06 (implied: upload date) · source: a study on anchoring bias · doubtful
• 2011-07-11 · Hank Talks to NASA About the Space Shuttle — Charles Bolden: A NASA voice (apparently Bolden) says astronauts will reach the space station as almost entirely since the Columbia accident: on Soyuz from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (00:00:58)
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John's sources for his lawn figures: Wikipedia for turf grass being the biggest irrigated US crop by a factor of three, and EPA estimates that a third of residential water (four billion gallons of potable water a day) goes to watering lawns and that 70 million pounds of pesticides are used on lawns each year. (video description)
  • a third (share) — share of residential water used to water lawns · for residential water · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • four billion gallons (gallons per day) — potable water used to water lawns per day · for lawns · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John says turf grass is the most common irrigated crop in the United States. (00:00:05)
  • the most common irrigated crop (rank) — most common irrigated crop · for irrigated crops · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John says there is three times more irrigated turf grass in the US than corn. (00:00:21)
  • three times more (ratio) — irrigated turf grass relative to irrigated corn · for irrigated crops · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John says almost all water used to irrigate turf grass is potable, and about 30% of the overall US drinking water supply goes to grass. (00:00:25)
  • almost ALL (share) — share of turf-grass irrigation water that is potable · for turf-grass irrigation water · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • About 30% (percent) — share of overall drinking water supply going to grass · for drinking water supply · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John says lawns suck up 4 billion gallons of drinking water every day. (00:00:54)
  • 4 billion gallons (gallons per day) — drinking water used on lawns per day · for lawns · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John says 70 million pounds of pesticides are used each year to maintain lawn grass, an unnatural monoculture that does not feed us. (00:01:00)
  • 70 million pounds (pounds per year) — pesticides used on lawn grass per year · for lawns · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-22 · Your Yard Is EVIL — John says American lawns have grown bigger over the last forty years, driven by an advertising-fuelled idea that lawns should be massive. (00:03:00)
  • bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger — size of American lawns over the last forty years · for lawns · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-22 · Thoughts from a Butterfly Hatch — Hank explains that the order Lepidoptera contains butterflies and moths, and 'lepid' comes from the word for scales, because butterflies have scales. (00:00:32)
• 2011-08-22 · Thoughts from a Butterfly Hatch — Hank says Carl Linnaeus named the order Lepidoptera, devised the current system for naming species, and saw under a microscope that butterflies are covered in scales. (00:00:32)
• 2011-08-22 · Thoughts from a Butterfly Hatch — Hank says western whites are very common and look almost exactly like checkered whites; they differ only in habitat (mountains vs plains) and in having incompatible genitalia. (00:01:28)
• 2011-08-22 · Thoughts from a Butterfly Hatch — Hank says looking at butterfly genitalia is pretty much the only reliable way to tell butterfly species apart. — hedged: “Pretty much” (00:01:28)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank describes the human body plan and senses: legs, arms with five appendages each, a head holding most sensing organs; smell, taste, sight and hearing. (00:00:24)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says sound is humans' most important means of communication, also turned into written symbols; speakers of different languages find it very difficult to communicate. (00:00:49)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says humans get energy by eating other organisms, some (plants) powered by our star; producing food takes a great deal of the planet's land and fresh water. (00:01:04)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says human society is currently fuelled mostly by hydrocarbon compounds from inside the planet, burned to heat and cool dwellings, make light and goods, communicate and move. (00:01:17)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank explains that humans are mortal and so must reproduce to pass on their genetic information, a process requiring a male and a female. (00:01:35)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says human pairs often bond for life, and they are not always male-female couples: many times they are female-female or male-male. (00:01:50)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says humans bond into groups that act like organisms, passing ideas and worldviews between generations; some live in countries led by one government. (00:01:56)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank describes war as countries systematically trying to kill humans in another country to bring down its government, most commonly to spread an ideology, protect citizens, or control resources like hydrocarbons. (00:02:13)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says people also group by the deity they believe in, divine all-powerful leaders known only indirectly; not all humans believe in deities, but most do. (00:02:36)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank explains that society runs on trading goods using money, represented by paper, metal discs and increasingly numbers tracked in a global network. (00:02:48)
• 2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens — Hank says humans are running low on fresh water and on hydrocarbons, and alternatives such as solar power and nuclear power are either dangerous or not feasible. (00:03:08)
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says that, according to her Wikipedia page, John Waters cast Hatchet-Face with a one-line ad asking for a girl with a good body and an alarming face who is proud of it. (00:00:43)
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank defines physiognomy as the assessment of a person's character by looking at their face or body. (00:00:52)
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says aggressive men tend to have wider faces because they had more testosterone while growing. (00:01:11)
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says gay men are three times more likely to have counterclockwise hair whorls. (00:01:18)
  • three times (times as likely) — likelihood of a counterclockwise hair whorl · for gay men (compared with other men) · as of 2011-11-04 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says 73% of people identified a composite of thousands of religious women as a composite of a religious person. (00:01:28)
  • 73% (percent) — share of people identifying a composite face as religious · for viewers of a composite of thousands of religious women · as of 2011-11-04 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says baby-faced men are less likely to be convicted in court than more masculine-looking men, yet more likely to be convicted of negligence. (00:01:41)
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says psychologists have found that within a tenth of a second of seeing someone we judge how attractive, trustworthy, assertive and funny they are. (00:01:53)
  • a tenth of a second — time to form first judgements of a person from their face · for people seeing a person for the first time · as of 2011-11-04 (implied: upload date) · source: psychologists · unchecked
• 2011-11-04 · You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! — Hank says PayPal takes about 33 cents from every donation, so a dollar donation loses a third; he advises against giving just a dollar. — hedged: “like” (00:03:08)
  • 33 cents (USD) — PayPal fixed fee per donation · for donations via PayPal · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — In the description Hank answers letters he missed: hydrocarbons are non-polar so don't dissolve in polar water; why insects seek light is unsettled; X-rays can damage DNA. (video description)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says barns are red because farmers hundreds of years ago put rust, a fungicide, in paint to stop wood rotting, which colored it red-brown. (00:00:57)
  • hundreds of years ago — time since farmers began treating barn wood with rust-based paint · as of 2011-11-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank explains Cuban cigars are illegal because fifty years ago Cuba's communist government took Americans' land and the US stopped buying anything from Cuba. (00:01:12)
  • Fifty years ago — time since the Cuban government took American-owned land · in Cuba · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says enzymes matter because every living thing is basically a series of chemical reactions, and enzymes facilitate those reactions. (00:01:37)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says flamingos are pink because the food they eat is pink. (00:01:48)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says no one knows why grapes are bad for dogs, but they are: don't feed dogs grapes, and take a dog that eats many to the vet. (00:01:52)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says leaves are green because they are packed full of chlorophyll. (00:02:14)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says manhole covers are round because sewers are round and so the covers can't fall into the sewer. (00:02:18)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says noble gases are unreactive because their electron orbitals are filled. (00:02:31)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank explains oceans are salty because rivers carry small amounts of salt to the sea, the water evaporates and the salt stays behind, building up over eons. (00:02:37)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says the Q in Q-tips stands for quality. (00:02:55)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says veins and deoxygenated blood aren't blue; subcutaneous fat blocks red light from escaping, so only the blue light from the veins is seen. (00:03:18)
• 2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — Hank says no one has any idea why yawns are contagious. (00:03:33)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — John says honey badgers are two to three feet long, weigh 30 pounds, eat anything and live solitary, non-monogamous lives. (00:00:04)
  • two-to-three (feet) — honey badger body length · for honey badgers · as of 2011-11-30 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 30 (pounds) — honey badger body weight · for honey badgers · as of 2011-11-30 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — John says there are many reports, though hotly debated among naturalists, of honey badgers attacking larger prey like wildebeest, zebras or water buffalo by biting off the testicles first. — hedged: “although it is hotly debated among naturalists” (00:00:20)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — John says there are reports that honey badgers attacking humans, which happens occasionally, also go straight for the testicles. (00:00:37)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — Many biologists believe honey badgers raid beehives by releasing scent from their anal glands so foul that the bees flee. (00:00:45)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — Bees that stay and sting don't bother honey badgers much, John says, because they are more immune to bee venom than almost any other mammal. (00:01:06)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — Many wildlife biologists speculate that cheetah cubs look like honey badgers as an evolutionary adaptation, since predators avoid attacking honey badgers. — hedged: “speculate” (00:01:23)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — Honey badgers are hard to kill because their loose skin lets them twist round and bite back, and their thick skin resists machetes and arrows. (00:01:45)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — John says humans are honey badgers' number one predator; their skin can stop some bullets, but a high-powered rifle kills them. (00:02:15)
• 2011-11-30 · Honey Badgers: The Crazy Truth — John says honey badgers often dig up human graves and eat the bodies. (00:02:25)
• 2011-12-28 · Goats Mating — Mom and Dad raise goats and turn their milk into fancy soap and cheese; goats must have babies to produce milk. (00:01:06)
• 2011-12-28 · Goats Mating — John says a male goat peeing on his own beard is a sure sign of goat mating. (00:01:27)

History & curiosities (83)

• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — Hank says he is freaked out by the dying birds: thousands of birds have died in a bizarre, seemingly unprecedented event. (00:00:01)
  • thousands (birds) — birds killed in the recent unexplained die-off · for birds · as of 2011-01 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — No. 1, the Phantom Time Hypothesis, holds that the years from 614 to 900-something AD never happened and were invented with all their events and artifacts, so Charlemagne is fictional. (00:00:45)
  • 614 (year AD) — start of the allegedly invented period · as of 2011-01-10 (implied: upload date) · source: Phantom Time Hypothesis · unchecked
  • 900-something (year AD) — end of the allegedly invented period · as of 2011-01-10 (implied: upload date) · source: Phantom Time Hypothesis · unchecked
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — No. 2, Nazi UFOs: the theory that Nazis had UFOs as early as 1930 and before the end of World War II moved them to a secret base in Antarctica, whence they still roam. (00:01:11)
  • 1930 (year) — date from which Nazis allegedly had UFOs · as of 2011-01-10 (implied: upload date) · source: Nazi UFO theory · unchecked
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — No. 3, a rumor dating to the 1950s: Colonel Sanders, rumored to be a Klansman, put a fertility agent into KFC that sterilized only black men. (00:01:36)
  • 1950s (decade) — origin of the KFC sterility rumor · as of 2011-01-10 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — Fourth: typing NYC in Microsoft's Wingdings font gives a skull and crossbones, a Star of David and a thumbs-up, read as approving of killing Jews; Microsoft later did embed a secret message in Webdings, where NYC gives an eye, a heart and a city skyline. (00:01:57)
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — Fifth and 'the winner': David Icke, a former professional soccer player and morning-show sportscaster, claims shape-shifting, blood-drinking reptilian aliens from Draco have ruled humanity since the pharaohs. (00:02:25)
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — Icke's followers include the father of 'balloon boy'; the reptilians supposedly include the British royal family, most of America's presidents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, feed on human guilt, fear and aggression, and must drink human blood to keep their humanoid shape. (00:02:49)
• 2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories — Hank reads a 'direct quote' from Icke's website listing Al Gore, vice president to Clinton, as Illuminati, Satanist, serious blood-drinker and reptilian shape-shifter. (00:03:11)
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — John corrects himself: he is probably wrong that the Emancipation Proclamation freed Millie and Christine McKoy, since it freed some slaves but most were not freed until the 13th Amendment. — hedged: “probably” (video description)
  • 13th (ordinal) — constitutional amendment under which most US slaves were freed · in United States · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — The Biddenden Maids, Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, were conjoined twins who left five plots of land when they died to benefit the poor of their town, Biddenden. (00:00:23)
  • five (plots of land) — land bequeathed by the Biddenden Maids to the poor · in Biddenden · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — The Tocci twins had two heads, four arms and two legs, spent their childhood on the freak show circuit and toured America for about five years. (00:01:01)
  • two (heads) — body plan of the Tocci twins · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • four (arms) — body plan of the Tocci twins · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • two (legs) — body plan of the Tocci twins · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • five (years) — time the Tocci twins spent touring America · in United States · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — Mark Twain heard about the Tocci twins while they toured, which inspired him to write 'Those Extraordinary Twins' and, indirectly, the novel Pudd'nhead Wilson. (00:01:14)
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — Lori and George Schappell, still living, share 30% of their brain matter yet lead very different lives: Lori works part-time in a hospital laundry, George is a professional country singer. (00:01:29)
  • 30% (percent) — share of brain matter the Schappell twins share · for Lori and George Schappell · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — John says the Schappells are both female, adding that all conjoined twins are identical. (00:01:38)
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — 'Jodie and Mary' (not their real names), born conjoined in the UK in 2000: Jodie's heart pumped for Mary; without separation both would die, with it Mary would; over the parents' objection a court ordered surgery. (00:01:46)
  • 2000 (year) — birth year of the twins called Jodie and Mary · in United Kingdom · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — As expected, Mary died and Jodie survived; John says Jodie is still alive today. (00:02:11)
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins, went from Thailand around the world, bought a tobacco plantation in North Carolina, married sisters and had 21 children between them. (00:02:22)
  • 21 (children) — children of Chang and Eng combined · for Chang and Eng Bunker · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — John explains that 'singletons' is the word for people who aren't conjoined, like the brothers and most people. (00:02:44)
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — His favorites, Millie and Christine McKoy, 'the Two-Headed Nightingale', were born into slavery in 1851, sold repeatedly, kidnapped and toured while beaten, then returned to an owner and reunited with their mother. (00:02:53)
  • 1851 (year) — birth year of Millie and Christine McKoy · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History — Their owner and his wife taught them five languages and harmony singing but took all their money; freed at 13 by the Emancipation Proclamation, they worked sideshows with Barnum and Bailey and made a lot of money. (00:03:09)
  • five (languages) — languages Millie and Christine were taught to speak · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 13 (years of age) — age at which Millie and Christine were freed · as of 2011-01-12 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — In the 1970s, to destroy government records portraying Scientology negatively, Scientologists ran Operation Snow White: they infiltrated 136 agencies, wiretapped people and hacked computers, with at least 5,000 people involved. (00:00:33)
  • 1970s (decade) — time of Operation Snow White · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 136 (government agencies) — agencies infiltrated in Operation Snow White · in United States · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • no less than 5000 (people) — people involved in Operation Snow White · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — Hank calls Operation Snow White the largest infiltration of the US government in history. (00:00:56)
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — In the 1960s the CIA ran illegal mind-control experiments (MKUltra): subjects were given LSD, abused, isolated and put in sensory deprivation; in 1973 the CIA director ordered all files destroyed. (00:01:02)
  • 1960s (decade) — time of the MKUltra experiments · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 1973 (year) — year the CIA director ordered MKUltra files destroyed · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — From 1932 to 1972 the US government intentionally gave ineffective treatment to 400 black men with syphilis; a planned six-month study ran 40 years and almost half the men died of syphilis or complications. (00:01:26)
  • 1932 (year) — start of the Tuskegee experiment · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 1972 (year) — end of the Tuskegee experiment · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 400 (men) — black men with syphilis given ineffective treatment · for black men with syphilis · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • six month (duration) — planned length of the Tuskegee study · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 40 year (duration) — actual length of the Tuskegee study · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • almost half (share of subjects) — men who died of syphilis or related complications · for Tuskegee study subjects · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — Many people plotted to blow up the British Parliament in 1605; though the day is named for him, Guy Fawkes was just the man guarding the gunpowder. (00:01:46)
  • 1605 (year) — date of the plot to blow up Parliament · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — In 1933 a group of wealthy American capitalists, including George W. Bush's grandfather, tried to overthrow Franklin Delano Roosevelt and install a fascist dictatorship. (00:02:15)
  • 1933 (year) — date of the Business Plot · as of 2011-01-14 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — The plotters chose General Smedley Butler to lead their military coup, but Butler revealed the whole plot to Congress. (00:02:57)
• 2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies — None of the people who tried to overthrow the American government were ever charged, so 'the conspiracy continues'. (00:03:22)
• 2011-02-18 · Thoughts from Places: Small Town America — John says Knightstown is a small place and, like many Midwest towns, is shrinking. (00:01:18)
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Hank says the research also showed that there used to be a lot of women named Gussie. (00:00:12)
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — From the marriage record of the couple on the tombstone, Hank says, Gussie was born Gussie Audrey Horsey and was listed as a divorcée when she married Walter Manlove. (00:00:18)
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Hank says Gussie's family took in boarders, among them a 28-year-old man, Charles Gowen, when Gussie was 16. (00:00:32)
  • 28-year-old — age of Charles Gowen when he boarded with the Horsey family · for Charles Gowen · in Indiana · as of about 1900 · no source named · unchecked
  • 16 years old — Gussie's age when Charles Gowen boarded with her family · for Gussie Horsey · in Indiana · as of about 1900 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Gussie and Charles R Gowen had a daughter, Mary, born in 1901 just after they married, when Gussie was 17 or 18; they divorced soon after and Charles kept custody. (00:00:43)
  • 1901 (year) — birth year of Gussie and Charles Gowen's daughter Mary · for Mary Gowen · in Indiana · as of 1901 · no source named · unchecked
  • 17 or 18 (years) — Gussie's age at her daughter's birth · for Gussie Horsey · in Indiana · as of 1901 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — Perhaps because of her divorce, Hank says, Gussie figured she would never marry again and became a typesetter, which she did for much of her life. — hedged: “perhaps” (00:01:08)
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — In 1911, at 28, Gussie married Walter Manlove; four years later he died of tuberculosis, which produced the tombstone that started the search. (00:01:17)
  • 1911 (year) — year of Gussie's marriage to Walter Manlove · for Gussie Manlove · in Indiana · as of 1911 · no source named · unchecked
  • 28 years old — Gussie's age at her marriage to Walter Manlove · for Gussie Manlove · in Indiana · as of 1911 · no source named · unchecked
  • Four years — length of Gussie and Walter Manlove's marriage before his death · for Walter Manlove · in Indiana · as of about 1915 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — For ten years after Walter's death, Hank says, Gussie lived in boarding houses with other single women, worked as a typesetter, once sued a mattress salesman, and went by Audrey G Manlove. (00:01:35)
  • ten years — time Gussie lived in boarding houses after Walter Manlove died · for Gussie Manlove · in Indiana · as of about 1915-1925 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED! — In 1927 Gussie married James Earl Brown, becoming Audrey G Brown; they bought a house in a nice Indianapolis neighborhood and lived there the rest of their lives. (00:02:02)
  • 1927 (year) — year of Gussie's marriage to James Earl Brown · for Gussie Manlove · in Indiana · as of 1927 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — John notes Gussie died as Audrey Brown and was born Gussie Horsey, which he calls the worst name ever, until he researched the topic. (00:00:24)
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — John says NASCAR driver Dick Trickle had a hole screwed into his helmet to smoke during races and a cigarette lighter installed in his stock car. (00:00:52)
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — Ima Hogg, daughter of Texas governor Big Jim Hogg, was known as the First Lady of Texas, collected Picasso and Matisse, was a philanthropist and had an honorary degree. (00:01:16)
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — John says Harry Baals, a beloved former mayor, is in the news because Fort Wayne has moved to name a building after him. (00:01:37)
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — Shanda Lear, daughter of the founder of the Learjet corporation, grew up to be a lead singer in swing bands. (00:02:02)
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — John says Hymen Lipman was the first person ever to attach an eraser to a pencil. (00:02:11)
• 2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History — Chris P Bacon is a Los Angeles film composer with music in Gnomeo and Juliet, Michael Clayton and I Am Legend, and wrote the whole score of Space Chimps. (00:02:18)
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says that for kings and tsars, 'Great' and 'Terrible' do not mean better than good or worse than bad; classically both connote power, might and authority. (00:00:23)
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says Ivan's father died of a leg boil when Ivan was three, making him technically king of Russia; his mother was regent until the nobility killed her when he was eight. (00:00:36)
  • three years old (years (age)) — Ivan IV's age when his father died · in Russia · as of 2011-03-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • eight (years (age)) — Ivan IV's age when the nobility killed his mother and regent · in Russia · as of 2011-03-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says the boyars fought over who should rule; Ivan hated them for killing his mother and feared they might kill him too. (00:01:09)
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says that on taking the throne at 16 Ivan tried to make the world better: he modernized the legal code, opened trade with Europe, annexed land, and married Anastasia. (00:01:21)
  • 16 (years (age)) — Ivan IV's age when he took over the throne · in Russia · as of 2011-03-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says that after his wife died in 1560, which Ivan blamed on the boyars, he turned terrible: an ill-advised war and a quasi-police force massacring boyars and others. (00:01:41)
  • 1560 (year) — year Ivan IV's wife died · in Russia · as of 2011-03-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says Ivan beat his pregnant daughter-in-law until she miscarried, then killed his son Ivan, who objected, though he meant only to hit him. (00:01:56)
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says Ivan died 427 years ago in the middle of a chess game without telling anyone where his library was. (00:02:17)
  • 427 years ago — time since Ivan IV's death · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says Ivan III married a Byzantine lady whose dowry was a library of jewel-encrusted illuminated manuscripts, so valuable that it was hidden in an underground library beneath Moscow. (00:02:35)
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says there are something like thousands of miles of tunnels under Moscow because it is the perfect sand for tunneling, 'or something'. — hedged: “or something” (00:02:53)
  • like thousands of miles — length of tunnels under Moscow · in Moscow · as of 2011-03-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John says that if the legends are true, billions of dollars' worth of books lie under Moscow right now, and people have searched for them for 427 years. — hedged: “if the legends are true” (00:03:14)
  • billions of dollars (US dollars) — value of the books of Ivan the Terrible's lost library · in Moscow · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 427 years — how long people have searched for the library · in Moscow · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-01 · Many Truths, 1 Lie! — John says unintentional falls are the most common cause of non-fatal emergency room visits for people aged 25 to 34. (00:02:00)
  • Unintentional fall (cause) — most common cause of non-fatal emergency room visits · for people aged 25 to 34 · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-20 · Tulipomania — John says that when tulips first came to Holland in the early 1600s they were prized for their rich color, and multicolored ones were especially beloved. (00:00:22)
  • early sixteen-hundreds (date) — arrival of tulips in Holland · for tulips · in Holland · as of early 1600s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-20 · Tulipomania — John says rare, fragile, sickly-looking bulbs produced the most beautiful tulips, such as the Viceroy. (00:00:33)
• 2011-04-20 · Tulipomania — John says tulip prices rose steadily through the first half of the 1630s, and by the winter of 1636 the Dutch had become total tulip maniacs, especially for the sickly bulbs. (00:00:42)
  • first half of the 1630s (period) — period of steadily rising tulip prices · for tulip bulbs · in Netherlands · as of 1630s · no source named · unchecked
  • winter of 1636 (date) — height of the tulip mania · for the Dutch · in Netherlands · as of 1636 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-20 · Tulipomania — John says that for the amount of money a single Viceroy bulb cost in 1637 you could have bought all the goods shown. (00:00:54)
  • 1637 (date) — year of the quoted price of a single Viceroy bulb · for Viceroy tulip bulb · in Netherlands · as of 1637 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-20 · Tulipomania — John says that in 1637, almost all at once, the tulip bulb market collapsed, falling about 99% in two months. — hedged: “like” (00:01:12)
  • 99% (percent) — fall in the tulip bulb market · for tulip bulbs · in Netherlands · as of 1637 · no source named · unchecked
  • two months — duration of the tulip bulb market collapse · for tulip bulbs · in Netherlands · as of 1637 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-20 · Tulipomania — What fascinates John: the fragile-looking bulbs behind brilliant flowers like the Viceroy were sick with a virus, which he calls the tulip mosaic virus, and have long since died out. (00:01:27)
• 2011-05-25 · Thoughts from a Battlefield — Hank says the stop taught him about the Nez Perce War, which he calls the last of the Indian Wars in America. (00:00:37)
  • the last of the Indian wars — order of the Nez Perce War among the American Indian Wars · in America · as of 2011-05-25 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-05-25 · Thoughts from a Battlefield — Hank says they were much better fighters than the American cavalry, and far more cavalry than Native Americans died in these battles. (00:01:09)
  • far more — deaths of American cavalry vs Native Americans in these battles · for American cavalry; Native Americans · in American West · as of 2011-05-25 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-05-25 · Thoughts from a Battlefield — In the fifty years between white settlers' arrival and the war, the Nez Perce combined their land and knowledge with horses and guns to breed great horses, growing wealthy and powerful. (00:01:21)
  • fifty years — time between white settlers' arrival and the Nez Perce War · for Nez Perce · in American West · as of 2011-05-25 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-05-25 · Thoughts from a Battlefield — Hank says the treaty homeland had good cattle range and later gold; partly fearing the Nez Perce would keep it, the US forced them into another treaty, 'not a good deal', which many tribes refused. (00:01:57)
• 2011-05-25 · Thoughts from a Battlefield — Hank says the tribes that refused to sign the treaty were the ones the United States went to war with. (00:02:39)
• 2011-05-25 · Thoughts from a Battlefield — At the Battle of the Big Hole the unsuspecting Nez Perce were ambushed at night; most losses were women, children and elderly in their teepees as General Gibbon's force rode through. (00:02:39)
  • the vast majority — share of Nez Perce losses at the Battle of the Big Hole who were women, children and elderly · for Nez Perce killed · in Big Hole Valley · as of 2011-05-25 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-05-27 · Older Than Gravity In Bruges: Thoughts from Places — John says parts of Bruges's famous belfry date back to 1240. (00:01:24)
  • 1240 (year) — date of the oldest parts of the Belfry of Bruges · in Bruges · as of 2011-05-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-01 · The Evil Baby Orphanage Returns...for George Washington? — John says the Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in United States history, with 600,000 dead. (00:01:39)
  • 600,000 (people) — deaths in the American Civil War · in United States · as of 2011-06-01 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-01 · The Evil Baby Orphanage Returns...for George Washington? — John says a key factor in the French Revolution was that France bankrupted itself helping the Americans fight their revolution. (00:01:48)
• 2011-06-01 · The Evil Baby Orphanage Returns...for George Washington? — John notes George Washington was a slave owner. (00:01:57)
• 2011-12-02 · F#*%? An Explanation of Curse Words — In a scientific study, Hank says, people subjected to pain could withstand more pain when encouraged to swear. (00:00:47)
• 2011-12-02 · F#*%? An Explanation of Curse Words — Swear words more often have a round sound in the middle and a hard sound at the end, are almost always about shameful things (body parts, sex, bodily functions) and quickly lose their original meaning. (00:00:47)
• 2011-12-02 · F#*%? An Explanation of Curse Words — Hank says language is handled by a recently evolved, complex part of the left hemisphere, while swearing happens in the emotional limbic system, so swear words are stored and accessed differently. (00:01:34)
• 2011-12-02 · F#*%? An Explanation of Curse Words — Hank says swearing may give insight into the origin of language: our ancestors' first words may have lived where we now store swears. — hedged: “it's actually possible” (00:01:56)
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John says The Pasta Bible had a tagliatelle recipe calling for salt and ground black 'people' instead of pepper, so the publisher destroyed every copy it could find. (00:00:51)
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John says the name Imogen comes from Shakespeare's Cymbeline and is probably a transcription error for Innogen, so Imogen Heap's name rests on a typo. — hedged: “probably” (00:00:51)
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John says the US Constitution's clause barring states from taxing imports and exports writes 'it's' where the possessive 'its' is meant. (00:01:37)
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John's favourite headline: the Washington Post printed that FDR was in bed with a 'coed' instead of a cold; FDR asked for 100 copies, but they had been pulped. (00:01:37)
  • 100 (copies) — copies of the mistaken Washington Post headline FDR asked for · as of 2011-12-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John adds that Franklin Delano Roosevelt did have a lot of affairs, though never with a coed. (00:01:37)
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John says that in 1631 two printers making a new King James Bible left 'not' out of the seventh commandment, so it read 'thou shalt commit adultery'. (00:02:18)
  • 1631 (year) — year of the King James Bible printing that omitted "not" · as of 2011-12-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • two (printers) — number of printers tasked with the 1631 King James Bible · as of 1631 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John quotes the Archbishop of Canterbury lamenting that great care was once taken in printing, Bibles especially. (00:02:40)
• 2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History — John says the printers were fined, as were those behind a 1716 King James Bible in which Jesus tells an adulterous woman 'go and sin on more'. (00:02:40)
  • 1716 (year) — year of the King James Bible printing with "sin on more" · as of 2011-12-05 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked

Economics (44)

• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — John says his t-shirt, like almost all cotton t-shirts in the world, is made from 100% American cotton because the United States massively subsidizes its cotton industry. (00:00:16)
  • 100% (percent) — American cotton content of John's t-shirt · as of 2011-01-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • almost all (share of cotton t-shirts) — share of cotton t-shirts made from American cotton · for cotton t-shirts · in the world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — The US spends more than $3 billion a year on its cotton subsidy, making American cotton artificially cheap; John calls this a bit of an oversimplification. — hedged: “a bit of an over-simplification” (00:00:31)
  • more than three billion dollars a year (USD per year) — US federal spending on cotton subsidies · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — The subsidies make American cotton cheap everywhere, which is why the US is by far the world's largest cotton exporter: great for American cotton farmers, bad for all others. (00:00:42)
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — Under international trade agreements some agricultural subsidies are legal, but a country may not artificially lower the price of something. (00:01:05)
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — In 2002 Brazil filed a WTO case arguing that illegal US cotton subsidies made it impossible for Brazilian farmers to compete, even selling cotton in Brazil. (00:01:09)
  • 2002 (year) — year Brazil filed its WTO case against US cotton subsidies · as of 2011-01-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — In 2004 the WTO ruled US cotton subsidies illegal; the US refused to comply and kept appealing, lost its last appeal in 2008, and still would not comply. (00:01:29)
  • 2004 (year) — year the WTO ruled US cotton subsidies illegal · as of 2011-01-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2008 (year) — year the US lost its last appeal in the cotton case · as of 2011-01-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — There is no actual penalty for failing to follow trade agreements, so the US could simply refuse, John says. (00:01:51)
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — With the US ignoring the WTO decision, Brazil's only real recourse was retaliation, but a small economy in a fight with a huge one has limited retaliation options, John says. (00:01:57)
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — Ten years earlier the fight would probably have ended there, but Brazil has since become a big economy, though nowhere near the size of the US. — hedged: “probably” (00:02:17)
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — When Brazil threatened to tax American imports such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, those companies pressed their friends in the US government to settle the cotton dispute. (00:02:26)
• 2011-01-17 · Cheating Cheaters of Cheatery: The Amazing Story of Brazil's Cotton War with the U.S. — In April 2010 the US announced it would pay Brazilian cotton farmers $147 million a year so it could keep illegally subsidizing its own cotton farmers at $3 billion a year. (00:02:37)
  • April of 2010 (date) — date the US announced payments to Brazilian cotton farmers · as of 2011-01-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 147 million dollars a year (USD per year) — US payments to Brazilian cotton farmers · for Brazilian cotton farmers · in Brazil · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • three billion dollars a year (USD per year) — US federal spending on cotton subsidies · in United States · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-26 · I OWN WARNER CHILCOTT! — John recaps Hank's Monday video: Warner Chilcott, maker of Asacol HD, the drug that keeps Hank well enough to work, raised its price overnight and without warning by more than 1200%. (00:00:00)
  • more than 1200% (percent) — increase in Asacol HD price to Hank · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 · source: Hank · unchecked
• 2011-01-26 · I OWN WARNER CHILCOTT! — Warner Chilcott's webpage puts the stock price above the drugs and company news, and the site is at wcrx.com, its stock symbol, not warnerchilcott.com. (00:00:38)
• 2011-01-26 · I OWN WARNER CHILCOTT! — Warner Chilcott offered Hank its drug for $50 a month and then raised the price to $620 a month, John says. (00:02:11)
  • $50 (USD per month) — price of Asacol HD to Hank (initial offer) · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of late 2010 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • $620 (USD per month) — price of Asacol HD to Hank (after increase) · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 · source: Hank · unchecked
• 2011-01-26 · I OWN WARNER CHILCOTT! — Asacol is much less expensive in Canada, where Warner Chilcott negotiates with the entire population rather than with individuals, John says. (00:02:42)
• 2011-07-04 · How to Turn Your Dumb Summer Job Into $162,000 — John corrects himself: Islamic banking does not use interest, so this advice does not hold in the Islamic world, though he still advocates starting to save early. (video description)
• 2011-07-04 · How to Turn Your Dumb Summer Job Into $162,000 — John says the world economy, adjusted for inflation, has grown about 6.5% a year over the last 100 years. (00:02:06)
  • 6.5% (percent per year) — inflation-adjusted growth of the world economy · in the world · as of over the last 100 years (to 2011) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — John hates pennies because they cost more than a penny to make and don't work as money: try paying 383 pennies for a gallon of gas. (00:00:47)
  • more than a penny (US cents) — cost to make one US penny · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — Many countries have eliminated pennies; the Netherlands has none, and nothing happened: inflation didn't rise and charitable giving didn't fall. (00:00:59)
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — Getting rid of the penny would save the government millions of dollars a year, what you'd do if you were serious about cutting the budget rather than playing political games. (00:01:08)
  • millions of dollars a year (US dollars per year) — government savings from eliminating the penny · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — About a billion one-dollar coins sit around the United States unused, because people like paper money. (00:01:25)
  • a billion (coins) — unused US one-dollar coins in stock · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office reported to Congress that replacing the $1 bill with $1 and $2 coins would save $5.5 billion over 30 years. (00:01:30)
  • 5.5 billion dollars (US dollars) — savings to the US government from replacing the $1 bill with $1 and $2 coins · in United States · as of over the next thirty years (from 2011) · source: Government Accountability Office · unchecked
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — Two reasons: a $1 bill now costs 9.6 cents to print because of rising cotton prices, and lasts about 40 months in circulation versus about 30 years for a coin. (00:01:43)
  • 9.6 cents (US cents per bill) — cost to print one US $1 bill · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • forty months — average circulation life of a US $1 bill · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • thirty years — expected average circulation life of a US $1 coin · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — Besides saving the federal government $5 billion, the denomination effect implies people would spend more, and consumer spending is the number one driver of US economic growth. (00:02:10)
  • five billion dollars (US dollars) — savings to the federal government from replacing the $1 bill with coins · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • number one (rank) — rank of consumer spending among drivers of economic growth · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John defines two kinds of debt: unsecured debt, repaid only on the borrower's word, and collateralized debt like a mortgage, where the lender takes the house on default. (00:00:13)
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says collateralized debt is generally safer, which is why mortgages cost less than credit cards, though as recently learned it is not always a good investment. (00:00:25)
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says US GDP, the country's total annual economic output, was about $14.6 trillion in 2010, and total US debt obligations are currently also $14.6 trillion. (00:00:35)
  • about 14.6 trillion dollars (USD) — gross domestic product · in United States · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • 14.6 trillion dollars (USD) — total government debt obligations · in United States · as of 2011-08 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says the US debt-to-GDP ratio is therefore about 100%, which could be worse but is not good. (00:00:51)
  • about 100% (percent) — government debt-to-GDP ratio · in United States · as of 2011-08 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says governments with a debt-to-GDP ratio over 90% traditionally tend, though not always, to default on their debt. — hedged: “I mean not always” (00:00:58)
  • over 90% (percent) — debt-to-GDP ratio above which governments tend to default · for governments · as of 2011-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says default hurts lenders and the government, since proven defaulters cannot borrow at low rates, yet hundreds of governments have defaulted in the last few centuries, whatever backed their currency. (00:01:14)
  • hundreds (governments) — governments that defaulted on debt obligations · for governments · as of last few centuries (resolved: up to 2011, from the date said in the video 2011-08-10) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John explains that independent credit-rating agencies like Standard and Poor's rate debt from AAA down, and a better rating means cheaper debt: Australia pays 4% on ten-year bonds, Greece 15%. (00:01:53)
  • 4% (percent) — yield on ten-year government bonds · in Australia · as of 2011-08 · no source named · unchecked
  • 15% (percent) — yield on ten-year government bonds · in Greece · as of 2011-08 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says Standard and Poor's, for the first time in US history, downgraded US debt from AAA to AA+. (00:02:22)
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John explains the expected effect: downgraded debt grows more expensive, forcing tax rises and spending cuts that slow the economy and cut revenue, and ever costlier borrowing until bankruptcy. (00:02:29)
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says that in the days since the downgrade US debt has instead gotten cheaper; some treasury bill yields are so low the US is essentially paid to borrow. (00:02:47)
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John's third reason: the whole world is invested in the American economy; by some estimates half of US currency in circulation circulates outside the US. — hedged: “by some estimates” (00:03:20)
  • half (share of currency) — share of US dollars in circulation that circulate outside the US · in outside the United States · as of 2011 · source: some estimates · unchecked
• 2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem — John says that even downgraded, US debt is still much cheaper than many AAA-rated countries', and the dollar's role as world default currency plus trust in US repayment is worth trillions of dollars a year. (00:03:40)
  • trillions of dollars (USD per year) — annual value to the US of the dollar being the default world currency and trusted · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-09-26 · Awesome Bankers? — John worries most for the hundreds of millions of people who emerged from poverty in the last 40 years, since developing-world entrepreneurs depend much more on low-interest loans (taxi parts, farm animals, cosmetics, restaurant food). (00:01:56)
  • hundreds of millions (people) — people who have emerged from poverty · for world · as of the last 40 years (resolved: 1971–2011, from the date said in the video 2011-09-26) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-09-26 · Awesome Bankers? — John presents Kiva.org as letting anyone be a banker for developing-world entrepreneurs they choose, with a 98.5% chance of repayment; lenders can relend or withdraw, and earn no interest (as with banks these days). (00:02:26)
  • 98.5% (percent) — share of Kiva loans repaid to lenders · for Kiva borrowers · in developing world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank says waitstaff make less than 50% of their living from wages, most of it from tips, so not tipping would make him feel bad. (00:01:39)
  • less than 50% (percent of income) — share of waitstaff living that comes from wages · for waitstaff · in United States · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank says tipping is supposed to encourage good service but doesn't: the server's ethnicity and gender, the weather, the meal's cost and a smiley face on the check influence tips more. (00:02:23)
• 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank says a smiley face on the check raises waitresses' tips by 9% and lowers waiters' tips by 3%. (00:02:45)
  • 9% (percent) — change in tip when a smiley face is drawn on the check · for waitresses · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 3% (percent) — change in tip when a smiley face is drawn on the check · for waiters · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank says 96% of Americans tip every single time, while in lots of other countries tipping isn't done. (00:02:53)
  • 96% (percent) — share who tip every single time · for Americans · in United States · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank says in places like Japan and China tipping is considered insulting. (00:02:59)
• 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank says in Europe service charges on the check, higher wages and inexpensive or free medical care mean waitstaff don't need tips to stay above the poverty line. (00:03:02)

World affairs (34)

• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — John introduces Hosni Mubarak as the 82-year-old dictator of Egypt, whose 30-year rule is in peril. (00:00:11)
  • 82-year-old — age of Hosni Mubarak · as of 2011-01 · no source named · unchecked
  • 30-year — length of Mubarak's rule · in Egypt · as of 2011-01 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — Egypt is a northern African nation of 80 million people; its primary language is Arabic and it is 90% Muslim and 10% Christian. (00:00:25)
  • 80 million (people) — population of Egypt · in Egypt · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 90% (percent) — share of Muslims in the population · in Egypt · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 10% (percent) — share of Christians in the population · in Egypt · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — In 1979 Egyptian president Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel, making Egypt, in Western eyes, the politically and militarily moderate Arab state. (00:00:35)
  • 1979 (year) — year Egypt signed the peace treaty with Israel · in Egypt · as of 2011-01-31 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — In 1981 Islamists assassinated Sadat; his vice president Mubarak was shot in the hand but survived and became president. (00:00:45)
  • 1981 (year) — year of Sadat's assassination · in Egypt · as of 2011-01-31 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — Mubarak has since survived five more assassination attempts, which John says has made him very paranoid. (00:00:57)
  • five more (assassination attempts) — assassination attempts survived by Mubarak after 1981 · as of 2011-01 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — Even before the protests began last week (week of 24 January 2011), Egypt held more than 10,000 political prisoners: a lot, but a drop in the bucket compared to China. (00:01:32)
  • more than 10,000 (political prisoners) — number of political prisoners in jail · in Egypt · as of January 2011, before the protests · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — At the beginning of 2011 Egypt's neighbour Tunisia suddenly and unexpectedly got rid of its dictator. (00:01:55)
  • beginning of 2011 (date) — when Tunisia ousted its dictator · in Tunisia · as of 2011-01-31 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — Seeing Tunisia, Egyptians grew openly angry about the lack of free speech, the secret police and rising food prices. (00:02:00)
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — On January 25, 2011 people hit the streets; at first the police, often seen as a force of terror, attacked, jailed and tortured protesters. (00:02:17)
  • January 25, 2011 (date) — start of mass street protests · in Egypt · as of 2011-01-31 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — Mubarak used typical old-fashioned dictator tactics, turning off the phones and the internet, but none of it really worked. (00:02:25)
• 2011-01-31 · Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction — Mubarak's last card, sending the army into Cairo, backfired: all Egyptian men serve in the army, so it is seen as part of the citizenry, and protesters climb tanks and shake soldiers' hands. (00:02:33)
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says the Dominican Republic is roughly ten times better off than Haiti, which is strange because both are on the same small island, Hispaniola. — hedged: “like” (00:01:01)
  • ten times (ratio) — how much better off the Dominican Republic is than Haiti · in Dominican Republic vs Haiti · as of 2011-03-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank: a mountain range on the border makes warm, wet air drop its rain on the Dominican side, leaving Haiti, about a third of the island, the dry side; water drives agriculture and industry. (00:01:16)
  • one-third (share of area) — Haiti's share of Hispaniola · in Hispaniola · as of 2011-03-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says colonialism made it worse: Haiti was France's biggest Western Hemisphere investment, with 300,000 slaves against about 20,000 in the Spanish-owned, three-times-larger Dominican Republic. — hedged: “pretty much” (00:01:52)
  • about 20,000 (people) — number of slaves · for enslaved people · in Dominican Republic (Spanish colony) · as of colonial era · no source named · unchecked
  • 300,000 (people) — number of slaves · for enslaved people · in Haiti (French colony) · as of colonial era · no source named · unchecked
  • a third the size (ratio) — size of Haiti relative to the Dominican Republic · in Hispaniola · as of 2011-03-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says the colonial agricultural policies were exploitative and caused heavy deforestation, hence more runoff, less soil and less water retention, all bad for farming. (00:02:11)
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says Haiti shed colonialism much sooner than most of the world, but its 20th century was really bad government: coups, civil war, war with the DR, US occupation, dictators, military rule. (00:02:21)
  • 20th century (period) — period of Haiti's really bad government · in Haiti · as of 2011-03-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says the longest stability came under the Duvaliers, François then Jean-Claude, whose forces killed and raped while they pocketed foreign aid and all tax money. (00:02:43)
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says the Duvalier reign ended in 1986 because the people got too hungry, the same reason he says all tyrannical dictatorships end. (00:03:01)
  • 1986 (year) — end of the Duvalier regime · in Haiti · as of 2011-03-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor? — Hank says since the Duvaliers fell, attempts at democracy have been followed by more coups; Haiti is still working out its democratic process and its people have little faith in it. (00:03:08)
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Barack Obama (quoted): In his address Obama announces that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. (00:00:41)
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Despite Jack Bauer trending on Twitter, Hank says bin Laden's death involved no rogue agents, weird intelligence activities, broken international treaties or torture. (00:01:18)
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — The operation was a long, thought-out, months-long process of gathering information and putting it together with great deductive minds, Hank says. (00:01:30)
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — CIA operatives and the Navy SEALs involved tried to take bin Laden alive but could not, according to Hank. (00:01:44)
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Five people were killed in the attack, Hank says: four al-Qaeda members and a woman used as a human shield by one of them, which he calls horrible. (00:01:54)
  • Five (people) — people killed in the attack on bin Laden · as of 2011-05-02 · no source named · unchecked
  • four (people) — al-Qaeda members among those killed in the attack · as of 2011-05-02 · no source named · unchecked
  • one (people) — women used as a human shield among those killed in the attack · as of 2011-05-02 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Hank says Ayman al-Zawahiri remains al-Qaeda's number-one man, long its chief of operations, but per his reading and leaked CIA documents lacks bin Laden's charismatic following. — hedged: “sort of” (00:02:05)
• 2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Obama ordered the assault just before flying to Alabama to survey tornado damage, and during the attack phoned Pakistan's president to tell him, without asking permission. (00:02:27)
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank explains that a 0-day exploit is known only to the hacker and close associates, and one for an operating system can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. (video description)
  • hundreds of thousands of dollars (USD) — sale price of a 0-day exploit for an operating system · for 0-day exploits · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank says patches that fix vulnerabilities often go unapplied, so exploits remain in use for years. (video description)
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank explains that to 'own' a computer or server is to take control of it, and that this is where 'pwn' comes from. (video description)
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank reports that last night someone identifying with Anonymous hacked the Syrian Ministry of Defense website and posted a message of solidarity with the Syrian people, which he calls hacktivism rather than cyber crime. (00:01:11)
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank says the Russian mafia has a hacking team so sophisticated that it has revenues in the billions of dollars. (00:01:41)
  • billions of dollars (USD) — annual revenues of the Russian mafia hacking team · in Russia · as of 2011-08-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank says Chinese hackers, maybe sponsored by their own government, have hacked governments and private corporations for years and stolen billions of dollars of intellectual property. — hedged: “maybe” (00:01:41)
  • billions of dollars (USD) — value of intellectual property stolen by Chinese hackers · in worldwide · as of 2011-08-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank says Stuxnet, the malware he finds scariest, used four Windows zero-day exploits when no virus had used more than one, infected thousands of industrial computers worldwide but activated only against Iran's uranium centrifuges, which spun out of control and exploded while readouts looked normal. (00:02:10)
  • four (zero-day exploits) — Windows zero-day exploits used by Stuxnet · as of 2011-08-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • more than one (zero-day exploits) — maximum Windows zero-day exploits used by any earlier computer virus · as of 2011-08-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • thousands (computers) — computers running industrial equipment infected by Stuxnet · in all over the world · as of 2011-08-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-08 · Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. — Hank says no one knows who built Stuxnet or took credit, but it was almost certainly a multinational project spearheaded by the United States government. — hedged: “Almost certainly” (00:02:40)

Global development (28)

• 2011-03-21 · Helping Haiti — Hank says Pignon, in central Haiti, has about twenty thousand people, and the village of Savann Tabak about sixty households. (00:00:40)
  • about twenty thousand (people) — population of Pignon · in Pignon, Haiti · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • about sixty (households) — number of households in Savann Tabak · in Savann Tabak, Haiti · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-21 · Helping Haiti — Hank says Savann Tabak brought in one of Water.org's carefully selected local partners by sending the mayor of Pignon a letter explaining their situation. (00:00:51)
• 2011-03-21 · Helping Haiti — Hank says one committee member was frustrated that her kids had been sick and spent more time fetching water than they did at school. (00:02:09)
• 2011-04-04 · Thoughts from The Well — Hank explains the sugar cane mill: cane is squeezed for juice, boiled in vats fired by spent stalks into a thick brown syrup, barrelled and shipped off to be fermented into rum sold in Port-au-Prince. (00:00:43)
• 2011-04-04 · Thoughts from The Well — Hank says he was told the houses on stilts in Savann Tabak are not homes but food stores, raised on stilts to block rodents. (00:01:09)
• 2011-04-04 · Thoughts from The Well — Hank says everything in central Haiti is fenced by cactuses. (00:01:59)
• 2011-04-04 · Thoughts from The Well — Hank reports that Jan Baptiste told the translator that around Carnival about six people in Savann Tabak, a village of sixty households, had died of cholera. (00:02:51)
  • about six (people) — deaths from cholera · for residents of Savann Tabak · in Savann Tabak, Haiti · as of early 2011 (around Carnival) · source: a villager, via the translator · unchecked
  • sixty (households) — number of households in Savann Tabak · in Savann Tabak, Haiti · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-04 · Thoughts from The Well — Hank says cholera is not a nice disease: without a doctor or hospital within a couple of days there's a really good chance you die, and people get it from drinking dirty water like the water he saw. (00:02:59)
  • within a couple of days — time to reach a doctor or hospital before cholera is likely fatal · for people with cholera · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People — Hank says the 7 billionth person may be born while viewers watch this video, though nobody will know who that person is. — hedged: “it is entirely possible” (00:00:29)
  • 7 billionth (person) — world population milestone · for humans · in the world · as of 2011-10 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People — Hank says it is all statistics at this point, because it is very difficult to count the number of people in the world. (00:00:29)
• 2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People — Hank says the world produced enough food last year (2010) to feed 11 billion people, yet of its 7 billion people a billion struggle with hunger. (00:01:27)
  • 11 billion (people) — number of people the world's food production could feed · for humans · in the world · as of last year (2010) · no source named · unchecked
  • 7 billion (people) — world population · for humans · in the world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • a billion (people) — people struggling with hunger · for humans · in the world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People — Good news, per Hank: birth rates are down to 2.5 babies per woman, near replacement; contraception use is up dramatically; disease and poverty rates are lower; education is higher. (00:02:11)
  • 2.5 (babies per woman) — birth rate (total fertility rate) · for women · in the world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People — Hank says about half of that food was fed to cows, chickens and pigs, which he calls a problem. (00:02:11)
  • about half (share) — share of food production fed to livestock · for food production · in the world · as of last year (2010) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People — Hank says fresh water is the most important ingredient of human health and happiness and is becoming more and more scarce. (00:02:11)
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John says Silvio Berlusconi's resignation has not calmed the markets, and there is still great fear of bank runs and credit crunches in Europe, a nightmare for the whole world. (00:00:28)
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — Thanks to T-shirt and game sales and the vote on Hank's goatee, Nerdfighters have donated more than $4,000 to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. (00:00:54)
  • more than $4,000 (USD) — donations to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck · for Nerdfighters · as of 2011-11-11 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — With the brothers' match, the Foundation to Decrease World Suck has already raised more than $8,000, to be distributed through the Project for Awesome. (00:01:23)
  • more than $8,000 (USD) — money raised by the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, including the brothers' match · for Nerdfighters and the brothers · as of 2011-11-11 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John reports that the lending arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria works across six continents: Nerdfighters have loaned more than $75,000 through Kiva.org. (00:01:47)
  • more than $75,000 (USD) — loans made through Kiva.org · for Nerdfighters (Kiva Nerdfighter group) · as of 2011-11-11 · source: Kiva · unchecked
  • six (continents) — continents reached by the loans · for Nerdfighters (Kiva Nerdfighter group) · as of 2011-11-11 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — The graphs of Nerdfighter Kiva loans show that Nerdfighters like food and prefer to lend to women. (00:02:17)
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John says the Nerdfighter Kiva loans are remarkably well spread geographically, and the two favourite countries are Peru and the Philippines. (00:03:05)
• 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John reports the giving arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria grew from zero to over $8,000, and the lending arm at Kiva.org grew by more than 234% this quarter. (00:03:05)
  • over 8,000 (USD) — money in the giving arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria · for Nerdfighteria · as of 2011-11-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • more than 234% (percent) — quarterly growth of the Nerdfighter Kiva lending · for Nerdfighteria · as of 2011-11-11 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-17 · We Built a Well in Haiti — The citizens of Savann Tabak had asked one of Water.org's partner organizations to help them build a well; their water source was a muddy hole about a 20-minute walk away. (00:00:29)
  • about a 20-minute walk (minutes (walking)) — walking time from the village to its water source · for Savann Tabak villagers · in Savann Tabak, Haiti · as of early 2011 (before the well) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-19 · Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath — In the last 48 hours the Foundation to Decrease World Suck raised $75,000. (00:00:03)
  • $75,000 (USD) — money raised by the Foundation to Decrease World Suck during P4A 2011 · as of 2011-12-17 to 2011-12-19 (last 48 hours) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-19 · Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath — Alex Day is donating the proceeds from remixes of his song Forever Yours to charity, which John says will come to $15,000. (00:00:03)
  • $15,000 (USD) — proceeds of Forever Yours remixes donated to charity for P4A 2011 · as of 2011-12-19 (projected) · source: Alex Day · unchecked
• 2011-12-19 · Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath — Added up, the Project for Awesome raised more than $100,000. (00:00:43)
  • more than $100,000 (USD) — total money raised by P4A 2011 including other projects · as of 2011-12-19 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-19 · Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath — The Project for Awesome generated thousands of videos about charities, millions of views, tens of thousands of tweets and hundreds of thousands of comments. (00:00:43)
  • thousands (videos) — P4A 2011 videos about charities · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • millions (views) — views of P4A 2011 videos · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • tens of thousands (tweets) — tweets about P4A 2011 · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • hundreds of thousands (comments) — comments on P4A 2011 videos · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-26 · Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail — Hank announces the P4A charities by votes: Kids in Need of Desks fifth (915), Kiva fourth (1,043), the Harry Potter Alliance third (1,393), Water.org second (2,000), This Star Won't Go Out first (2,224). (00:00:00)
  • 915 (votes) — P4A 2011 votes for Kids in Need of Desks (fifth place) · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 1,043 (votes) — P4A 2011 votes for Kiva.org (fourth place) · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 1,393 (votes) — P4A 2011 votes for the Harry Potter Alliance (third place) · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2,000 (votes) — P4A 2011 votes for Water.org (second place) · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2,224 (votes) — P4A 2011 votes for the This Star Won't Go Out Foundation (first place) · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-12-26 · Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail — Each of the five charities will receive $14,269.22: the roughly $71,000 raised for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck divided by five. (00:00:58)
  • $14,269.22 (USD) — P4A 2011 grant to each of the five winning charities · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • $71,000-ish (USD) — money raised for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck in P4A 2011 · as of 2011-12 · no source named · unchecked

Pop culture (17)

• 2011-01-28 · Is Hank Green Batman? — A detailed map shows how the twelve colonies of Battlestar Galactica can all exist in one star system: a quaternary system of two binary systems orbiting each other. (00:01:08)
  • twelve (colonies) — number of Battlestar Galactica colonies placed in one star system (fan map) · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • two binary star systems — structure of the quaternary star system on the map · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-28 · Is Hank Green Batman? — Apriso, a 'manageable facsimile' of Asacol (now $600), sent Hank a card promising he pays no more than $25, unless the cost exceeds $75; at about $200 he still pays about $150. (00:02:27)
  • six hundred dollars (USD) — price of Asacol to Hank now · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • twenty five dollars (USD) — maximum patient payment promised by the Apriso card · for Apriso card holders · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • seventy five dollars (USD) — price threshold above which the Apriso card cap no longer applies · for Apriso card holders · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • like two hundred dollars (USD) — price of Apriso · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • like, one hundred and fifty (USD) — what Hank still pays for Apriso with the card · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-11 · Superhero Creation Myths — Answering viewer requests, Hank says there is no science of zombies: no undead creature can exist, since life is a complex balance that fails if any part breaks down (homeostasis). (00:00:09)
• 2011-03-11 · Superhero Creation Myths — Hank says superheroes began to be created in about the 1930s. — hedged: “or so” (00:01:47)
  • the 1930s or so (decade) — when superheroes began to be created · as of 2011-03-11 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-11 · Superhero Creation Myths — Hank says Spider-Man first got his powers from a radioactive spider when atomic power promised cheap energy and threatened destruction; a later revamp replaced it with a genetically modified spider. (00:01:54)
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says the progression was popular in the 1950s, in songs like Earth Angel, Donna and A Teenager in Love, but also before and after. (00:00:13)
  • the 50s (decade) — era of the progression's popularity · for popular songs · as of 1950s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says it continued into the 1960s with Duke of Earl, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? and Octopus's Garden. (00:00:53)
  • the 60s (decade) — use of the progression in popular songs · as of 1960s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says it kept going in the 1970s with a song actually designed to sound like it was from the 1950s. (00:01:20)
  • the 70s (decade) — use of the progression in popular songs · as of 1970s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says it continued into the 1980s with Every Breath You Take, the first time the number of beats per chord was changed. (00:01:37)
  • the 80s (decade) — use of the progression in popular songs · as of 1980s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says in the 1990s it went from two or four beats per chord change to one, as in She Has a Girlfriend Now. (00:01:56)
  • two or four (beats per chord change) — beats per chord in songs using the progression · as of before the 1990s · no source named · unchecked
  • one (beat per chord change) — beats per chord in songs using the progression · as of 1990s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says it is not only happy songs: Slipknot uses the same chords as Justin Bieber. (00:02:49)
• 2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes — Hank says the progression is also in a very recent song, Friday. (00:03:09)
• 2011-05-11 · 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! — Hank's description says SimCity taught him that as much as a third of a city is taken up by its roads, and SimEarth that crustaceans existed before fish. (video description)
  • as much as a third (fraction of city area) — share of a city's area taken up by roads · as of 2011-05-11 (implied: upload date) · source: SimCity · unchecked
• 2011-05-11 · 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! — Hank says Maxis pretty much created the simulation game, starting with SimCity and later making The Sims. — hedged: “pretty much” (00:00:56)
• 2011-05-11 · 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! — Hank says Sid Meier's Civilization has had five incarnations, all really good, and can be won by killing everyone or by peace on a diverse planet. (00:01:52)
  • five (incarnations) — number of games in the Civilization series · as of 2011-05 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-31 · Pumpkin Slashing, Sexy Watermelons, and Zombie Tools with Jayne — Hank says Zombie Tools' founders did not start out as metalsmiths but as martial artists, and they love to hit stuff with swords. (00:01:03)
• 2011-11-16 · Top 5 Zombie Apocalypses OF ALL TIME — John says George Romero's 1968 film Night of the Living Dead basically invented modern zombies, though it never uses the word; zombies originally come from Haitian folklore. (00:01:53)
  • 1968 (year) — release year of Night of the Living Dead · as of 2011-11-16 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked

Books & writing (13)

• 2011-01-21 · Looking for Alaska Five Years After the Printz Award — John calls the Printz Award the biggest award in young adult literature, showing how it looks on a book and how it looks 'in a basement'. (00:00:06)
• 2011-01-21 · Looking for Alaska Five Years After the Printz Award — John says the hundreds of thousands of Looking for Alaska readers' stories are more than he can hold or get his head around. (00:02:46)
  • hundreds of thousands (readers) — readers of Looking for Alaska · as of 2011-01 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-25 · Meeting Greg Mortenson — John reports that Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, is in the news over accusations of fabricating part of his memoir and running his charity inefficiently. (00:00:07)
• 2011-04-25 · Meeting Greg Mortenson — John notes, as an aside to his story, that almost all young adult librarians are women. (00:00:33)
• 2011-06-06 · Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors — John says this is the first time the Venice Biennale commission went to a museum not on either coast or the Art Institute of Chicago. (00:00:46)
  • the first time — US Pavilion commissions of the Venice Biennale going to a museum not on either coast or the Art Institute of Chicago · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-06 · Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors — John notes that The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises were edited by the same man. (00:03:29)
• 2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra — John says that in the almost ten months since Esther died, more than $10,000 has been raised for This Star Won't Go Out, and thanks Nerdfighteria. (00:02:02)
  • almost 10 months — time since Esther Earl's death · as of 2011-06 · no source named · unchecked
  • more than $10,000 (USD) — money raised for This Star Won't Go Out since Esther Earl's death · as of 2011-06 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-15 · Question Tuesday! Paula Deen Riding Me (and critical reading) — Asked about US–Europe differences, John says the biggest is that 60% of US bankruptcies are caused by medical costs, against 0% in the Netherlands. (00:01:05)
  • 60% (percent) — share of personal bankruptcies caused by medical costs · for bankruptcies · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 0% (percent) — share of personal bankruptcies caused by medical costs · for bankruptcies · in Netherlands · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-29 · THE FAULT IN OUR STARS — Gatsby's famous epigraph is attributed to the poet Thomas Parke D'Invilliers, who, John points out, doesn't exist. (00:02:13)
• 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John says Nerdfighters raised $150,000 in 48 hours during the Project for Awesome. (00:01:08)
  • 150,000 dollars (US dollars) — money raised by Nerdfighters during a Project for Awesome · for Nerdfighters · as of 2011-07-27 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 48 hours — time in which the Project for Awesome money was raised · for Nerdfighters · as of 2011-07-27 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-09-07 · The Great Gatsby: Living the Dream in the Valley of Ashes — John says the Valley of Ashes was real: in 1922 there was an ever-growing dump of burned waste from people living in and around New York. (00:00:18)
  • ever-growing depository of the burned waste — ash dump outside Manhattan (the real Valley of Ashes) · for people who lived in and around New York · in New York · as of 1922 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-24 · Signing Psychosis Takes Over — John says the ruins in the Indianapolis park were built as fake ruins but have kind of become real ruins through decades of neglect. — hedged: “kind of” (00:02:16)
• 2011-12-09 · Puppies and The Tour de Nerdfighting 2012 — John says bookstores have basically always lost money hosting tour events, which must change; in three years hundreds closed, costing tens of thousands of American jobs. (00:01:15)
  • hundreds (bookstores) — bookstores closed · for bookstores · in United States · as of the last three years (to December 2011) · no source named · unchecked
  • tens of thousands (jobs) — American jobs lost through bookstore closures · for bookstore workers · in United States · as of the last three years (to December 2011) · no source named · unchecked

Nerdfighteria (12)

• 2011-02-04 · QUESTION FRIDAY: Spelling is Hard Edition — Explaining how Hank's telescope sees the past: light takes time to travel, so something 13 billion light-years away is seen as it was 13 billion years ago; the Sun is about 8 light-minutes away. (00:00:20)
  • 13 billion light-years (light years) — example distance of a distant object (light-travel illustration) · as of 2011-02-04 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 8 light-minutes (light minutes) — distance from the Sun to Earth in light travel time · as of 2011-02-04 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-04 · QUESTION FRIDAY: Spelling is Hard Edition — In the original British Cluedo, Mr. Green is Reverend Green, renamed for America because that was felt to be sacrilege; John usually plays Colonel Mustard. (00:02:25)
• 2011-02-04 · QUESTION FRIDAY: Spelling is Hard Edition — Bubbles are round because they are minimal-surface structures and spheres have minimal surface. (00:03:13)
• 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John says Nerdfighteria has accomplished a ton in recent months, including raising more than $10,000 with Esther for This Star Won't Go Out. (00:01:36)
  • more than $10,000 (US dollars) — money raised by Nerdfighteria for This Star Won't Go Out · for Nerdfighteria · as of 2011-02 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John reports that the Project for Awesome generated more than 600,000 comments and raised more than $150,000. (00:01:40)
  • more than 600,000 (comments) — comments generated during the Project for Awesome · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • more than $150,000 (US dollars) — money raised by the Project for Awesome · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — Hank says baby boys were dressed in pink and baby girls in blue until the 1940s. (00:00:34)
  • until the 1940s — period when baby boys were dressed in pink and baby girls in blue · as of 1940s · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — Hank says Hitler put pink triangles on gay people during World War II to label them, so that he could later kill them more efficiently. (00:00:39)
• 2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — Hank says the world's tallest man once reached down a dolphin's throat to remove plastic shards because no one else's arms, not even the vets', were long enough. (00:02:01)
• 2011-07-01 · Humping the Town — Hank says The Fault in Our Stars has been number one on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller charts four days running with almost no publicity. (00:00:29)
  • number one (rank) — bestseller chart rank of The Fault in Our Stars · for Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller charts · as of 2011-07-01 · no source named · unchecked
  • four days running — consecutive days at number one · for Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller charts · as of 2011-07-01 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-24 · HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! — Hank says the East Coast earthquake that alarmed people was about 23,000 times less powerful than the earthquake that hit Japan. (00:00:29)
  • about 23,000 times less powerful — power of the 2011 East Coast earthquake relative to the 2011 Japan earthquake · in East Coast of the United States; Japan · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-21 · Signing Psychosis, BlizzCon, TFiOS, Awesome Adventures, and URLatron — Hank says the fan-cover project convinced a publishing company, for the first time in history, to put a book in bookstores with a cover designed by its fans. (00:01:27)
• 2011-12-14 · Greek Phallic Disco Golf Balls: A Free Association Game — John recalls an Economist cover on Silvio Berlusconi headlined 'The Man Who Screwed an Entire Country'. (00:03:25)

Philosophy & meaning (9)

• 2011-01-19 · YOU ARE WRONG! — We want simple solutions: a Toyota ad suggests an amusement park could be powered by a hybrid drive, which Hank says would violate the 'third law of thermodynamics', that you can't create energy from nothing. (00:02:37)
• 2011-06-23 · Do You Believe in God? — In the description Hank says humans are built to categorise: being exceptional pattern recognisers is one reason we are the dominant species on the planet. (video description)
• 2011-06-23 · Do You Believe in God? — Hank explains that the difference between belief and knowledge is a whole branch of philosophy, epistemology, whose longest-running definition is that knowledge is belief that is true. (00:00:49)
• 2011-06-24 · On Religion (Redux) — John says Muslims believe in the Five Pillars of Islam (shahada, prayer, zakat, pilgrimage to Mecca, Ramadan), yet the majority don't follow them, e.g. most don't pray five times daily. (00:00:32)
  • the majority (share) — Muslims who don't follow the Five Pillars of Islam · for Muslims · in the world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • the majority (share) — Muslims who don't pray five times a day · for Muslims · in the world · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-06-24 · On Religion (Redux) — Similarly, John says, many Jews don't keep kosher, many Buddhists disagree radically about nirvana and how to reach it, and many Christians think other Christians are going to hell. (00:00:53)
• 2011-09-23 · The Improbability of Place - Thoughts from the San Juans — Hank explains that lucid dreaming is being in a dream while lucid, which he can sometimes do in nightmares. (00:00:22)
• 2011-09-23 · The Improbability of Place - Thoughts from the San Juans — Hank says waking from a lucid dream can leave the body still in the dream state for a few seconds: he cannot move and loses proprioception, then moves weakly; he does not know why. — hedged: “I don't know what that's about.” (00:00:22)
• 2011-09-23 · The Improbability of Place - Thoughts from the San Juans — Hank says salmon runs draw resident orca pods that feed on salmon, 25 per day, and that the oldest orca, over 100 years old, has eaten 800,000 salmon in her life. (00:01:59)
  • 25 per day (salmon per day) — salmon eaten by an orca · for resident orca pods · in San Juan Islands · as of 2011-09-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • over 100 years old — age of the oldest resident orca · for resident orca pods · in San Juan Islands · as of 2011-09-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 800,000 (salmon) — lifetime salmon eaten by the oldest resident orca · for resident orca pods · in San Juan Islands · as of 2011-09-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-07 · Steve Jobs and a Song — Hank reports that Steve Jobs, one of the most special people of his generation and one of Hank's personal heroes, died a couple of days ago. (00:02:45)

Everyday life (7)

• 2011-03-02 · How to Name Your Baby Properly — Hank says John and Jennifer are no longer even in the top 10; the top baby names of 2010 were Jacob and Isabella, and there were more Jaydens than Johns. (00:02:14)
  • top 10 (rank) — rank of the baby names John and Jennifer (not in the top 10) · for baby names · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • Jacob (name) — top boy baby name · for babies born in 2010 · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • Isabella (name) — top girl baby name · for babies born in 2010 · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • more Jaydens than there were Johns (comparison) — number of babies named Jayden vs John · for babies born in 2010 · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-11 · Is My Boyfriend Gay? Is He Cheating? — John says that if a baby under six weeks old has a temperature over 101, you should call your doctor immediately. (00:01:25)
  • six weeks — infant age below which a fever warrants an immediate call to the doctor · for babies · as of 2011-04-11 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • a hundred and one (degrees (scale unstated)) — infant temperature above which to call the doctor · for babies under six weeks old · as of 2011-04-11 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-04-11 · Is My Boyfriend Gay? Is He Cheating? — John says that if a baby is eating enough and gaining weight, it is not sleeping too much. (00:02:34)
• 2011-06-17 · Top 7 Tips for LIFE — Hank claims razor pain comes from tiny microscopic bends in the blade rather than dullness, and that honing makes disposable razors last months instead of weeks. (00:02:38)
  • months (duration) — useful life of a disposable razor honed on jeans · for disposable razors · as of 2011-06-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • weeks (duration) — useful life of a disposable razor without honing · for disposable razors · as of 2011-06-17 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-25 · I Am Not a P#$$Y - this video contains mild swear words. — Hank says the driver's truck weighs about 3,000 pounds and has a top speed around eight times that of his bicycle. (00:00:58)
  • 3,000 (pounds) — weight of the taunting driver's truck · for the driver's truck · as of 2011-07-25 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • around eight times (ratio) — top speed of the driver's truck relative to Hank's bicycle · for the driver's truck vs Hank's bicycle · as of 2011-07-25 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-08-31 · How to Become An Adult — John tells new graduates there is "like a 20% chance" that they are unemployed. — hedged: “like a 20% chance” (00:01:16)
  • 20% (percent chance) — chance of being unemployed · for recent graduates (addressed viewers) · as of 2011-08 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-09-02 · Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies — Hank says the five senses taught in school (eyes, nose, mouth, ears, skin) are special: they let us experience the world, while the other senses let us experience ourselves. (00:01:51)
  • five (sensing organs) — number of sensing organs that let us experience the world (as taught in school) · for humans · as of 2011-09-02 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked

Personal life (7)

• 2011-05-09 · Trading Underwear for Rice Crispy Treats: Queens Day in Amsterdam (Thoughts from Places) — John explains that Queen's Day celebrates Queen Beatrix's mother's birthday and involves a city-wide garage sale, the freemarket, with street performers and carnival games. (00:00:40)
• 2011-06-27 · My Hairy Ball of Anxious Anxiety — Hank says a landmark study completed in 1985 found anxiety is the most common emotion felt in dreams. (00:00:53)
  • most common emotion (rank) — most common emotion felt in dreams (anxiety) · for dreamers studied · as of 1985 · source: a landmark study completed in 1985 · unchecked
• 2011-10-03 · The LHC and Alex's Survey — Hank says Joe Incandela is pretty famous in particle physics and helped discover the top quark. (00:02:07)
• 2011-11-09 · 27 Part Video — Hank says people's breath smells bad because of bacteria living in the mouth. (00:00:36)
• 2011-11-09 · 27 Part Video — Hank says it is not true that microwaves destroy all the nutrients in food: microwaving does nothing steaming or frying wouldn't, and boiling removes more nutrients from vegetables. (00:01:27)
• 2011-12-07 · World's Stupidest Dog — Hank says greyhounds' oddly shaped bodies make sitting hard and lying on their bellies uncomfortable, so they often lie on their backs; the family calls this 'the Roach'. (00:00:40)
• 2011-12-07 · World's Stupidest Dog — Hank says that, unlike other dogs, a greyhound can be looked up on a website listing littermates, 39 generations of sires, relatives and every race result, plus the ear tag number tattooed in its ear. (00:01:38)
  • 39 (generations) — generations of previous sires listed for a racing greyhound on a pedigree website · for racing greyhounds · as of 2011-12-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked

Projects (6)

• 2011-04-18 · 2D Glasses! Take the Headache out of 3D — Hank says his research found that 10% of Americans, 30 million people, experience discomfort watching 3D movies: nausea, motion sickness or a headache. (00:00:41)
  • 10% (percent) — share experiencing discomfort while watching 3D movies · for Americans · in United States · as of 2011 · source: Hank's research · unchecked
  • 30 million (people) — number experiencing discomfort while watching 3D movies · for Americans · in United States · as of 2011 · source: Hank's research · unchecked
• 2011-04-18 · 2D Glasses! Take the Headache out of 3D — Hank says the glasses probably won't work with televisions made for three-dimensional viewing, which use a different technology. — hedged: “probably” (00:02:13)
• 2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — Hank oversaw the 2010 Project for Awesome, which John says raised more than $150,000 for charity. (00:01:46)
  • more than $150,000 (USD) — money raised for charity by the Project for Awesome · as of 2010 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — In the last year Hank made more than 100 videos that Nerdfighters watched more than ten million times. (00:02:00)
  • more than 100 (videos) — videos Hank made in his 30th year · as of 2011-05-05 · no source named · unchecked
  • more than ten million (views) — views of the videos Hank made in his 30th year · as of 2011-05-05 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-07-13 · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video — The Strange Charm excerpt says quarks, observed in 1968, are pieces of protons and neutrons and, with leptons and bosons, make up everything we know exists. (00:02:56)
  • 1968 (year) — year quarks were first observed (deep inelastic scattering) · as of 2011-07-13 (implied: date said in the video) · source: Strange Charm lyric · unchecked
• 2011-10-17 · VidCon 2012!!! — a guest: A montage voice describes VidCon as 2,500 people, growing, mostly young, excited makers, and the best community to be around. (00:00:21)
  • 2,500 (people) — VidCon attendance · for VidCon attendees · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked

Health (5)

• 2011-01-24 · The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs — Asacol's price kept rising; then Apriso, basically the same drug and significantly cheaper, came on the market, so Hank switched to it. (00:00:25)
• 2011-01-24 · The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs — Asacol used to cost Hank $300 a month; Asacol HD was offered to him at $50 a month. (00:00:56)
  • three hundred dollars (USD per month) — price of Asacol · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of before 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • fifty dollars (USD per month) — price of Asacol HD with patient savings card · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of late 2010 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-24 · The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs — After three months on Asacol HD, the pharmacy told Hank the price had gone up: $620 for him, which he calls a 1200% increase in one month. (00:01:02)
  • six hundred and twenty (USD per month) — price of Asacol HD to Hank · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • Twelve hundred percent — increase in Asacol HD price to Hank · for Hank (patient) · in United States · as of January 2011 (in one month) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-24 · The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs — Hank's patient savings card, which let him get the drug for $50 a month, lists an expiration date of April 1st, 2011 (April Fools' Day), yet already expired before then. (00:01:26)
  • April 1st, 2011 (date) — listed expiration date of the Asacol HD patient savings card · in United States · as of January 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-01-24 · The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs — Hank says it is the same medication the company has been making for twenty years. (00:02:25)
  • twenty years — time the same medication has been made · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked

Internet & YouTube (5)

• 2011-01-03 · Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color? — John calls 'is black a color?' the one interesting question: functionally yes, since mixing the primary colors gives near-black, but technically blackness is the absence of light and achromatic. (00:00:46)
• 2011-01-03 · Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color? — Answering 'is Benjamin Franklin a president?', John says Franklin was never president of the United States and died aged 84, 221 years ago. (00:01:13)
  • 84 (years) — Benjamin Franklin's age at death · in United States · as of 2011-01-03 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · verified
  • 221 (years ago) — time since Benjamin Franklin's death · as of 2011-01-03 · no source named · verified
• 2011-01-05 · Homeless Man with a Golden Voice Gets a Job — Hank reports that the man's video went viral and that he has been hired as an announcer for a basketball team and given a house. (00:01:19)
• 2011-03-23 · Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? — John says smelly urine is probably dehydration, though it could be maple syrup urine disease, a real, rare disease whose first symptom is urine that smells like maple syrup. — hedged: “Probably” (00:00:44)
• 2011-03-23 · Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? — John says dogs eat poop mostly because they are bored or stressed out, so owners of poop-eating dogs should give them other things to do. (00:01:27)

Sports (5)

• 2011-03-28 · Participatory Geometry — John says his hometown Butler Bulldogs are in the men's basketball Final Four for the second consecutive year, an astonishing achievement. (00:00:04)
  • second consecutive year (appearances) — consecutive men's basketball Final Four appearances · for Butler Bulldogs · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-03-28 · Participatory Geometry — John says Butler star Matt Howard's sister really is a Nerdfighter: sports and Nerdfighteria, the connections are endless. (00:00:34)
• 2011-09-28 · Cup Stacking and Glasses Picking — Hank corrects himself: 'sport stacking' is the official name of the sport in which you stack cups. (00:00:29)
• 2011-09-28 · Cup Stacking and Glasses Picking — Hank's examples of valuing groups range from several hundred cup stackers to 30 million people watching the Super Bowl. (00:01:29)
  • several hundred (people) — number of cup stackers · for cup stackers · as of 2011-09-28 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 30 million (people) — audience watching the Super Bowl · for viewers · in United States · as of 2011-09-28 (implied: upload date) · no source named · doubtful
• 2011-09-28 · Cup Stacking and Glasses Picking — The man who popularized sport stacking was a P.E. teacher who, Hank says, now runs a roughly four-million-dollar-a-year sport stacking business. — hedged: “like” (00:02:41)
  • four million dollar a year (US dollars per year) — annual revenue of the sport stacking business run by its popularizer · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked

US politics & society (5)

• 2011-02-21 · Hank Interviews His Mayor — John Engen: Engen says the mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Missoula, which has about 500 full-time city employees. (00:02:24)
  • about 500 (employees) — full-time city employees · for City of Missoula government · in Missoula, Montana · as of 2011-02 · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-09-09 · 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III — Hank says that over twenty years worldwide, September 11th included, lightning killed more people than terrorists, and he is thousands of times likelier to die from a drunk driver. (00:01:02)
  • more people have been killed by lightning strikes than by terrorists (comparison of deaths) — deaths from lightning strikes vs deaths from terrorist attacks · for people · in the world · as of In the last twenty years (resolved: 1991–2011, from the date said in the video 2011-09-09) · no source named · unchecked
  • thousands of times more likely — risk of being killed by a drunk driver relative to a terrorist · for Hank · as of 2011-09-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-09-09 · 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III — Hank notes that They Might Be Giants released their album Mink Car on September 11, 2001. (00:02:40)
  • September 11, 2001 (date) — release date of the album Mink Car · as of 2011-09-09 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
• 2011-10-12 · Coming Out and Sperm Spikes — Thanking John for his animal-sex Truth or Fail, Hank says John missed the most fascinating thing: some bed bugs inseminate females by stabbing sperm through the thorax (traumatic insemination). (00:00:09)
• 2011-10-12 · Coming Out and Sperm Spikes — Hank says male bed bugs also stab other males, shoving in sperm to mix with theirs, so the original stabbing male's sperm may end up fertilizing a female's eggs. (00:00:22)