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369 sincere fact claims from 2015; 235 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: US politics & society (72) · Global development (68) · World affairs (46) · Science & nature (44) · History & curiosities (37) · Internet & YouTube (26) · Economics (16) · Nerdfighteria (15) · Philosophy & meaning (15) · Everyday life (8) · Books & writing (7) · Projects (6) · Pop culture (4) · Sports (4) · Personal life (1)

US politics & society (72)

  • 2015-01-30 · Thoughts from the Edge — Hank explains that an ecotone is the area where two biomes blend, and that ecotones tend to be more diverse and biologically productive than either biome alone. (00:00:35)
  • 2015-01-30 · Thoughts from the Edge — Hank says many species specialize in living on the edge, which is also violent: predators get more prey, prey face more predators, and that tension drives productivity and diversity. (00:00:43)
  • 2015-01-30 · Thoughts from the Edge — Hank says the end result is what ecologists call a monoculture: one plant as far as the eye can see, possibly productive but extremely unstable, crashable by any outside influence. — hedged: “may” (00:02:25)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank defines net neutrality as the rule that all information flowing through the internet's pipes is treated the same, which is kind of new. — hedged: “kind of” (00:00:16)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank says other information distribution systems never had that rule, which let people with money come in and control everything. (00:00:24)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank says many moneyed companies oppose net neutrality and would rather take payment to deliver some content faster and slow everyone else down. (00:00:43)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank notes that Tom Wheeler of the FCC used to work for the cable industry, which hates net neutrality. (00:01:49)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank says most individual people don't care about net neutrality and don't even know what it is. (00:01:54)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank says practically all the money spent by lobbyists went to lobbying for the destruction of net neutrality. (00:01:57)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank reports that the internet in the US has been reclassified as a public utility, giving the government the power to keep it neutral, and new FCC rules guarantee it will. (00:02:03)
  • 2015-03-06 · WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism — Hank says the decision came down to party lines: three Democrats and two Republicans voted on the FCC, and the Republicans voted against net neutrality. (00:02:30)
    • three (commissioners) — Democratic FCC commissioners voting · for FCC commissioners · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • two (commissioners) — Republican FCC commissioners voting, against net neutrality · for FCC commissioners · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John writes that the law does seem to be improving health, at least for young adults and in colonoscopy screening rates, but much is still unknown. — hedged: “It seems so” (video description)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John writes that 44, or maybe 46, million Americans were uninsured in 2009. — hedged: “or maybe” (video description)
    • 44 (or maybe 46) million (people) — uninsured Americans · for Americans · in United States · as of 2009 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says that in 2009 more of his US tax dollars went to health care than would have in Japan, the UK or Australia, yet the US did not get their universal health care. (00:00:13)
    • more of my tax dollars — public spending on health care per taxpayer, US vs Japan, UK, Australia · for US taxpayers · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says that in 2014 the US spent about the same share of GDP on health care as in 2009 and still lacks universal health care, but has "less un-universal" care. (00:00:28)
    • about the same percentage (share of GDP) — US health care spending as share of GDP · in United States · as of 2014 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says that before the ACA, in 2009, the government insured the elderly through Medicare and some poor people through Medicaid, others got insurance through jobs or bought it, and 44 million people were uninsured. (00:00:41)
    • 44 million (people) — people without health insurance · for US residents · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the US spent more than 17% of GDP on health care, while Canada, France, Australia and the Netherlands spend under 10% with similar or better outcomes. (00:01:38)
    • more than 17% (percent of GDP) — health care spending as share of GDP · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • less than 10% (percent of GDP) — health care spending as share of GDP · in Canada, France, Australia, the Netherlands · as of 2015-03-24 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says that in 2009 insurers could deny coverage for a pre-existing condition, a phrase so broad it covered nearly everything; big-company jobs were the only way around it. (00:01:54)
    • 2009 (year) — insurers could deny coverage for pre-existing conditions · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says Henry Reich of MinutePhysics was once denied insurance for the pre-existing condition of tinnitus. (00:02:04)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the ACA aimed to make the labor market less "bananas", cut health-related bankruptcies (the top cause of US bankruptcy), insure the 44 million uninsured and, over time, lower health spending. (00:02:24)
    • the number one cause (rank) — health-related bankruptcies as a cause of bankruptcy · in United States · as of 2015-03-24 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 44 million (people) — people without health insurance · for US residents · in United States · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the ACA created exchanges where private insurers compete but cannot discriminate by gender or pre-existing conditions, and expanded Medicaid to more poor people. (00:02:41)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the ACA requires companies with more than 50 employees to provide affordable insurance or pay a gigantic penalty. (00:02:55)
    • more than 50 (employees) — company size threshold for the employer insurance requirement · for US employers · in United States · as of 2015-03-24 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the law was to be paid for, hopefully more than paid for, by cost controls (Medicare fraud, readmission incentives) plus a tanning-salon tax and a higher Medicare payroll tax on income over $250,000. — hedged: “hopefully” (00:03:01)
    • $250,000 (US dollars per year) — income threshold for the increased Medicare payroll tax · in United States · as of 2015-03-24 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the ACA phased in slowly, its core starting in 2014; the late-2013 exchange rollout and healthcare.gov were a disaster, though buying private insurance before was arguably worse. (00:03:31)
    • late 2013 (date) — rollout of the health insurance exchanges · in United States · as of 2013 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the exchanges now work well: more than 12 million Americans have signed up, premiums rise more slowly than before, and more insurers participate. (00:04:01)
    • more than 12 million (people) — Americans signed up for insurance through the exchanges · for Americans · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the law is costing less than expected because fewer employers than expected dropped people from their insurance. (00:04:17)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the ACA does not seem to hurt the job market and has brought labor-market freedom: Sarah Green could leave her insurance-providing museum job to start an art show with PBS Digital. — hedged: “doesn't seem to be” (00:04:22)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says predictions of health-system collapse and "death panels" have not come true; US uninsurance rates have dropped dramatically and early signs show the law improving health in some sectors. (00:04:44)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says US health cost growth has slowed but spending is still over 17% of GDP, while most developed countries spend far less and their citizens live longer, healthier lives. (00:05:08)
    • over 17% (percent of GDP) — health care spending as share of GDP · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John rejects the idea that Americans' worse outcomes come from eating, drinking or smoking more than British people. (00:05:21)
  • 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later — John says the 12 million who got insurance through the exchanges are less than 4% of Americans, so for most people little, including the underlying problems, has changed. (00:05:41)
    • 12 million (people) — people insured through the exchanges · for Americans · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • less than 4% (percent) — share of Americans insured through the exchanges · for Americans · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — On Tuesday, August 10th, 2015, John says the next US presidential election is just 454 days away. (00:00:00)
    • 454 (days) — days until the next US presidential election · in United States · as of August 10th, 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says campaign cycles are getting longer worldwide, but in the UK people only start paying proper attention five weeks before the election, when the Queen dissolves Parliament. (00:00:35)
    • five weeks — length of serious election attention/campaign before a general election · in United Kingdom · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says Canada's 2015 campaign period is 78 days, among the longest in Canadian history and, not coincidentally, the most expensive; he wishes for 78 days. (00:00:45)
    • 78 days — length of the federal election campaign period · in Canada · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says none of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Nigeria or Australia has campaign cycles lasting longer than 100 days. (00:00:55)
    • 100 days — maximum length of campaign cycles · in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Australia · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — In a primer for non-Americans, John says most US states hold primary elections five to ten months before the election, where Republican and Democratic voters choose their party's candidate. (00:01:03)
    • five to ten months — time between most state primaries and the presidential election · in United States · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says the whole US process takes about 23 times longer than the UK's and costs 40 times more ('so that's nice'). (00:01:18)
    • 23 times (ratio) — length of the US election process relative to the UK · in United States vs United Kingdom · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 40 times (ratio) — cost of the US election process relative to the UK · in United States vs United Kingdom · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says for most of American history the president wasn't really elected democratically: most people (women, non-white people) couldn't vote, and Congress or party powers chose the candidates. (00:01:28)
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says that as more people could vote and primaries gained traction, John F. Kennedy made history in January 1960 by declaring his candidacy very early, almost a full year before the election. (00:01:44)
    • January of 1960 (date) — date of John F. Kennedy's declaration of candidacy · in United States · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • almost a full year (time) — lead time of Kennedy's declaration before the 1960 election · in United States · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says the length of presidential campaigns has doubled since Kennedy and costs have skyrocketed. (00:02:13)
    • doubled (ratio) — length of US presidential campaigns since Kennedy · in United States · as of 2015-08-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John says the US is in the middle of a 22-month, multi-billion-dollar presidential campaign but hasn't had a long-term bill to fund highways in four years. (00:02:33)
    • 22 month — length of the 2016 US presidential campaign · in United States · as of 2015-08 · no source named · unchecked
    • multi-billion dollar (USD) — cost of the 2016 US presidential campaign · in United States · as of 2015-08 · no source named · unchecked
    • four years — time since the last long-term federal highway funding bill · in United States · as of 2015-08 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-11 · 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns — John notes the elections in Haiti two days earlier that finally occurred after three years of delays. (00:02:54)
    • three years — delay of the elections in Haiti · in Haiti · as of 2015-08 · no source named · unchecked
    • two days ago — time since the Haitian elections · in Haiti · as of 2015-08-10 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-04 · Addicted to Outrage — Census results: Nerdfighteria has gotten three years older in the last year, which Hank finds weird, and has gone from 24% to 33% college graduates. (00:03:15)
    • three years — change in Nerdfighteria's age over one year (census respondents) · for Nerdfighteria Census respondents · as of 2015 · source: Nerdfighteria Census 2015 · unchecked
    • 24% — share of Nerdfighteria who are college graduates · for Nerdfighteria Census respondents · as of 2014 · source: Nerdfighteria Census · unchecked
    • 33% — share of Nerdfighteria who are college graduates · for Nerdfighteria Census respondents · as of 2015 · source: Nerdfighteria Census 2015 · unchecked
  • 2015-09-04 · Addicted to Outrage — People love Crash Course, and the vast majority of census respondents have suggested it to friends or family. (00:03:23)
    • the vast majority — share of census respondents who have suggested Crash Course to friends or family · for Nerdfighteria Census respondents · as of 2015 · source: Nerdfighteria Census 2015 · unchecked
  • 2015-09-18 · Muslims Aren't Dangerous — Hank, like many others, is shocked that a 14-year-old in a NASA shirt who brought a clock he built to school to show his engineering teacher was arrested and taken to juvenile detention. (00:00:01)
    • fourteen year old — age of Ahmed Mohamed when arrested over his clock · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-18 · Muslims Aren't Dangerous — Though Muslims have been in America since America existed, they are a minority of less than 1%, so most Americans don't know much about Muslims or Islam. (00:01:16)
    • less than 1% (percent) — Muslim share of the US population · for US population · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-18 · Muslims Aren't Dangerous — Hank would have guessed 80-85% of Muslims live in the Middle East; it is about 20%, 60% live in Asia, and Indonesia has the largest Muslim population. (00:01:44)
    • 20% (percent) — share of the world's Muslims living in the Middle East · for Muslims worldwide · in Middle East · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 60% (percent) — share of the world's Muslims living in Asia · for Muslims worldwide · in Asia · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • Indonesia (country) — country with the largest Muslim population · for Muslims worldwide · in Indonesia · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-09 · The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! — Hank says Florida is the third largest US state by population, with great cultural, wildlife and habitat diversity. (00:00:18)
    • third largest (rank) — US state population rank · for US states · in Florida · as of 2015 · no source named · verified
  • 2015-10-09 · The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! — Hank says Fark.com, where he spent time as a teenager, sorts outrageous headlines into categories like scary, fail and facepalm, and one category is simply Florida. (00:00:36)
  • 2015-10-09 · The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! — Hank says it is objectively true that far more weird news stories come out of Florida than any other state. (00:00:52)
  • 2015-10-09 · The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! — After reading three Florida Man headlines, Hank says the Florida Man headline has become a cliche, with a Twitter account devoted to Florida Man's adventures. (00:01:15)
  • 2015-10-09 · The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! — Hank says Florida government emails are public record, the public must be notified when two members of government meet, and all police paperwork is available to journalists on request. (00:01:59)
    • two (members of the government) — meeting size requiring public notice · for Florida government officials · in Florida · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-20 · Nerdfighteria's Resident Comptroller? — John says Illinois has over $100 billion in pension debt, unique in the country, a poor credit rating, and is operating without a budget. (00:02:01)
    • over 100 billion dollars (USD) — pension debt of the state of Illinois · in Illinois · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-20 · Nerdfighteria's Resident Comptroller? — John says the Illinois State Museum has closed because of budget cuts, yet all its employees still go to work and get paid. (00:02:15)
  • 2015-10-20 · Nerdfighteria's Resident Comptroller? — John says running for Illinois state comptroller costs millions of dollars. (00:03:19)
    • millions of dollars (USD) — cost of a campaign for Illinois state comptroller · in Illinois · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says that on September 11th, 2012, a group of militants attacked the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (00:00:01)
    • September 11th (date) — date of the militant attack on the US consulate in Benghazi · in Benghazi, Libya · as of 2012 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says Benghazi, known to Americans as a site of tragedy or conspiracy, is actually a city in Libya of about 600,000 people, roughly the size of Denver, Colorado. (00:00:42)
    • 600,000 (people) — population of Benghazi · in Benghazi, Libya · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • roughly the size of Denver, Colorado (comparison) — population of Benghazi compared with Denver · in Benghazi, Libya; Denver, Colorado · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says a pro-democracy protest broke out in Benghazi in 2009, spread across Libya and eventually resulted in the first Libyan Civil War. (00:00:56)
    • 2009 (year) — year the pro-democracy protest broke out in Benghazi · in Benghazi, Libya · as of 2015-10-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · speaker error
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says there is little controversy over what happened: armed militants easily breached the consulate, and security tried to move personnel to a nearby, more defensible CIA compound. (00:01:58)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says Ambassador Chris Stevens and diplomat Sean Smith were in a safe room and both died of smoke inhalation after the compound was set on fire. (00:02:12)
    • Two (people) — people killed by smoke inhalation in the consulate safe room · in Benghazi, Libya · as of 2012-09-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says the rest of the staff went to the CIA compound, which was later attacked; two security officers, former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, were killed by mortar fire. (00:02:20)
    • two (people) — security officers killed by mortar fire at the CIA compound · in Benghazi, Libya · as of 2012-09-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says Stevens was thought possibly alive, but local Libyans had tried to rescue him and taken him to a nearby hospital, where doctors could not resuscitate him. (00:02:29)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says people distrusting the Democratic leadership tend to believe it made grave mistakes, was criminally negligent and covered it up, while those trusting Clinton and Obama accept the State Department's account. (00:03:08)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says the State Department's version admits grave mistakes in not preparing the consulate and not being more responsive, but goes no deeper and no further up the chain. (00:03:22)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says that right after the attack the CIA indicated, and the administration repeated, that it grew out of protests over an anti-Islam film, when it was a planned, organized terrorist attack. (00:03:44)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says that, close to the 2012 election, Obama didn't want to talk about letting a terrorist attack happen and waited weeks before using the word 'terrorist'. (00:03:58)
    • weeks (time) — time before Obama used the word terrorist about the Benghazi attack · in United States · as of 2012 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says other accusations, such as then-Secretary Clinton calling off troops that could have helped, have been proved over and over again to be made up. (00:04:13)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says there have since been seven more investigations that found nothing new. (00:04:31)
    • seven (investigations) — investigations of the Benghazi attack after the State Department internal report · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says left-wing pundits long called the inquiry partisan while right-wing pundits said they were getting to the bottom of it, until, disturbingly, a staunch proponent of the investigations spoke on national TV. (00:04:49)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says there have been eight congressional investigations of Benghazi, six more than after September 11th, 2001. (00:06:16)
    • eight (investigations) — congressional investigations of the Benghazi attack · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • six more (investigations) — congressional Benghazi investigations compared with those after the September 11 attacks · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says the attack was a much bigger deal for Libya: aid organizations, investors and businesses left Benghazi, crushing its economy, and other militias took up arms. (00:06:43)
  • 2015-10-23 · Benghazi: Explained — Hank says increased fighting led to the Second Libyan Civil War, which began in 2014, and Benghazi now has large areas in ruins. (00:07:00)
    • 2014 (year) — start year of the Second Libyan Civil War · in Libya · as of 2015-10-23 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked

Global development (68)

  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says the Gates letter predicts that in the next 15 years the lives of the world's poorest people will become dramatically better. (00:00:10)
    • 15 years — horizon of the predicted dramatic improvement in the poorest people's lives · for world's poorest people · in the world · as of 2015 · source: Gates annual letter (2015), as relayed by John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says hundreds of millions of people have left absolute poverty in the last 25 years, child mortality has been cut by half, and more kids than ever are vaccinated. (00:00:16)
    • hundreds of millions (people) — people who emerged from absolute poverty · for people worldwide · in the world · as of last 25 years (resolved: 1990–2015, from the upload date 2015-01-27) · no source named · unchecked
    • by half (fraction) — reduction in child mortality · for children · in the world · as of last 25 years (resolved: 1990–2015, from the upload date 2015-01-27) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says in the rich world fewer than 1% of kids die before age 5, almost no one gets malaria, few lack vaccines for want of refrigeration, and serious child malnutrition is extremely uncommon. (00:00:28)
    • fewer than 1% (percent) — share of children dying before age 5 · for children · in the rich 'one world' · as of 2015-01-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says in the other world 1.5 million kids die yearly of vaccine-preventable diseases, there are about 200 million malaria cases a year, and over 25% of kids are stunted by malnutrition. (00:00:44)
    • 1.5 million (children per year) — child deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases · for children · in the poor 'other world' · as of per year · no source named · unchecked
    • 200 million (cases per year) — malaria cases · for people · in the poor 'other world' · as of per year · no source named · unchecked
    • more than 25% (percent) — share of children stunted due to malnutrition · for children · in the poor 'other world' · as of 2015-01-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says kids in the poor world are far less likely to go to school or learn to read, especially girls. (00:00:59)
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says global child mortality halved in the last 25 years, and the Gates letter argues it can halve again in the next 15, without expensive specialists or new procedures. (00:01:09)
    • by half (fraction) — reduction in global child mortality · for children · in the world · as of last 25 years (resolved: 1990–2015, from the upload date 2015-01-27) · no source named · unchecked
    • by half again (fraction) — projected further reduction in global child mortality · for children · in the world · as of next 15 years (resolved: 2015–2030, from the upload date 2015-01-27) · source: Gates annual letter (2015), as relayed by John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says infants breastfed for six months are 14 times more likely to survive. (00:01:22)
    • 14 times (ratio) — relative likelihood of survival of infants breastfed for 6 months · for infants · as of 2015-01-27 (implied: upload date) · source: Gates annual letter (2015), as relayed by John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says access to cheap injectable antibiotics could save 300,000 kids a year. — hedged: “could” (00:01:27)
    • 300,000 (children per year) — child lives that cheap injectable antibiotics could save · for children · as of per year · source: Gates annual letter (2015), as relayed by John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says inexpensive hand-pumped oxygen masks could prevent a third of infant deaths. — hedged: “could” (00:01:31)
    • a third (fraction) — share of infant deaths preventable by hand-pumped oxygen masks · for infants · as of 2015-01-27 (implied: upload date) · source: Gates annual letter (2015), as relayed by John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John lists drying the baby with skin-to-skin warmth and keeping the umbilical cord free of infection, which can be done with an ingredient in his mouthwash. (00:01:37)
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John reminds viewers that cutting infant mortality does not lead to population explosions in the long run, but quite the opposite. (00:01:47)
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says the Gates letter also discusses other investments and innovations that improve poor people's lives, like mobile banking, better farming practices and online education tools. (00:01:54)
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says 2.5 billion people lack a bank account, and that polio, river blindness and guinea worm kill or disable tens of millions of people. (00:02:08)
    • 2.5 billion (people) — people without a bank account · for people worldwide · in the world · as of 2015-01-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • tens of millions (people) — people killed or disabled by polio, river blindness and guinea worm · for people worldwide · in the world · as of 2015-01-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John quotes Bill and Melinda Gates: there is overwhelming evidence that people care about others who are suffering when they can see that suffering. (00:02:54)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — John notes that most of the video's statistics and graphs come from the UN High Commission on Refugees, and that he quotes extensively from the UNHCR's plan forward from Europe. (video description)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — John thanks Rosianna Halse Rojas, whose data-gathering and fact-checking made the video possible. (video description)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — After thousands of refugees died this year (2015) trying to reach Europe, three-year-old Aylan Kurdi's body washed ashore in Turkey; he drowned with his five-year-old brother and mother heading for Greece. (00:00:25)
    • thousands (people) — refugee deaths while trying to reach Europe · for refugees · in routes to Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • three year old — age of Aylan Kurdi at his death · in Turkey · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • five year old — age of Aylan Kurdi's brother at his death · in Turkey · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Aylan's father Abdullah survived and has returned to Syria to bury his wife and children; offered resettlement elsewhere, he said he now wants nothing, since what was precious is gone. (00:00:37)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Syria's horrific civil war, four and a half years old, began with the hope of the 2011 Arab Spring, which toppled several dictatorships, some since replaced by new dictators. (00:00:54)
    • four and a half years — duration of the Syrian civil war · in Syria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 2011 (year) — start of the Arab Spring protests · in Syria · as of 2015-09-08 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Long-reigning dictator Bashar al-Assad refuses to give up power and has fought the rebellion with astonishing violence, including torturing children and gassing his own people with chemical weapons. (00:01:06)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Syria had 22.4 million people in 2011; now over 250,000 have been killed, about 10.6 million (under half) remain home, 7.6 million are internally displaced and 4 million have left. (00:01:18)
    • 22.4 million (people) — population of Syria · in Syria · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
    • More than 250,000 (people) — people killed in the Syrian civil war · in Syria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • about 10.6 million (people) — Syrians still living in their homes · in Syria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • less than half (share of population) — share of Syrians still living in their homes · in Syria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 7.6 million (people) — internally displaced people in Syria · in Syria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 4 million (people) — Syrians who have left the country · in Syria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — About 1.6 million Syrian refugees are in Turkey, about a million each in Lebanon and Jordan, a few hundred thousand in Iraq and Egypt; these stretched countries host 95%. (00:01:41)
    • about 1.6 million (people) — Syrian refugees living in Turkey · for Syrian refugees · in Turkey · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • about a million (people) — Syrian refugees living in Lebanon · for Syrian refugees · in Lebanon · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • about a million (people) — Syrian refugees living in Jordan · for Syrian refugees · in Jordan · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • a few hundred thousand (people) — Syrian refugees living in Iraq and Egypt · for Syrian refugees · in Iraq and Egypt · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • Ninety-five percent (%) — share of Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt · for Syrian refugees · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Jordan's population is now 25% refugees. (00:01:56)
    • 25% — share of Jordan's population who are refugees · in Jordan · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — The sprawling camps in Jordan and Lebanon are completely underfunded because the UN's refugee agency lacks nearly enough money for this many refugees. (00:01:59)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — In Turkey most refugees live in legal limbo outside camps, not expelled but barred from work, so many educated, skilled Syrians can't earn a living; thousands have turned to Europe. (00:02:11)
    • thousands (people) — Syrian refugees in Turkey who have turned to Europe · for Syrian refugees · in Turkey · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Refugees pay smugglers thousands of euros for boat passage from Turkey, Morocco or Egypt to Malta, southern Italy or Greece's southern islands. (00:02:27)
    • thousands of Euros — price refugees pay smugglers for boat passage to Europe · for refugees · in Mediterranean routes · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Since the 1951 refugee agreement (John says 'Commission'), refugees have rights under international law: no return to unsafe countries, no penalty for illegal entry when seeking asylum, and basic rights. (00:03:23)
    • 1951 (year) — year refugees' rights under international law were established · for refugees · as of 2015-09-08 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Illegally arriving migrants can be sent home fairly quickly from most EU countries, but most arrivals now are refugees, with rights basically the whole world has accepted for 65 years. (00:03:43)
    • most (share of arrivals) — share of people arriving in Europe who are refugees · for people arriving in Europe · in Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 65 years — how long the world has agreed to refugees' rights under international law · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — John quotes the UNHCR: thousands of refugee parents risk their children's lives on unsafe smuggling boats primarily because they have no other choice. (00:04:39)
    • Thousands (people) — refugee parents risking their children's lives on smuggling boats · for refugee parents · in routes to Europe · as of 2015 · source: UNHCR · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — About half of sea-route asylum seekers are Syrian, 12% Afghan (Afghanistan led the world in refugees for 30 years until Syria) and 8% Eritrean: about 70% from three countries. (00:04:48)
    • about half (share) — share of sea-route asylum seekers to Europe from Syria · for asylum seekers on sea routes to Europe · in Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 12% — share of sea-route asylum seekers to Europe from Afghanistan · for asylum seekers on sea routes to Europe · in Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 30 years — period Afghanistan was the world's leading producer of refugees · in Afghanistan · as of 2015-09-08 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 8% — share of sea-route asylum seekers to Europe from Eritrea · for asylum seekers on sea routes to Europe · in Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • about 70% — share of people trying to reach Europe from Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea · for people trying to get to Europe · in Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Eritrea has one of the worst human rights records on Earth; the UN has cited its government for executions, torture, forced labor and systemic rape by officials. (00:04:59)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — The Arab states of the Gulf have pledged financial support to Syrian refugees but accepted zero refugees from Syria. (00:05:41)
    • zero (people) — Syrian refugees accepted by the Arab states of the Gulf · for Syrian refugees · in Arab states of the Gulf · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — Canada is accepting 30% fewer refugees than a decade ago. (00:05:55)
    • 30% fewer — change in refugees accepted by Canada over a decade · for refugees · in Canada · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — The United States is to blame too: it has accepted a tiny number of Syrian refugees, fewer than Brazil. (00:05:59)
    • tiny number (people) — Syrian refugees accepted by the United States · for Syrian refugees · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • fewer for instance than Brazil (comparison) — Syrian refugees accepted, US vs Brazil · for Syrian refugees · in United States; Brazil · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — John says the common claim that immigrants disproportionately commit crimes is untrue: a huge body of data shows US refugees and first-generation immigrants commit crimes far less than other Americans. (00:06:11)
    • a much lower rate (comparison) — crime rate of refugees and first-generation immigrants vs other Americans · for refugees and first-generation immigrants · in United States · as of 2015 · source: a huge body of data · unchecked
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — The Syrian civil war has led to the growth of ISIS, a terrorist organization that kills not only Syrians and Iraqis but Ethiopians, Americans, Brazilians, Koreans and Turks. (00:08:02)
  • 2015-09-08 · Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World — We also must financially support the less developed countries, from Jordan to Pakistan to Iraq, that shoulder 90% of the world's refugee burden. (00:09:05)
    • 90% — share of the world's refugee burden carried by less developed countries · for refugees worldwide · in less developed countries · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — John says that later this week (week of 21 September 2015), at a big meeting in New York City, 193 world leaders will agree to global goals for humans to achieve by 2030. (00:00:13)
    • 193 (leaders) — number of world leaders agreeing to the new global goals · for world leaders · in New York City · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — Goal one, halving extreme poverty and hunger between 1990 and 2015, seemed impossible but was done: 1.9 billion people lived on under $1.25 a day in 1990, now over a billion fewer. (00:00:38)
    • about 1.9 billion (people) — people living on less than $1.25 per day · for world population · in the world · as of 1990 · no source named · unchecked
    • $1.25 per day (USD/day) — extreme poverty line used · for world population · in the world · as of 1990 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than a billion (people) — fall in the number of people living in extreme poverty since 1990, inflation-adjusted · for world population · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — Most of the fall in poverty came from China, South Asia and South America, but the poverty rate in sub-Saharan Africa has also fallen since 1990. (00:01:01)
    • 1990 (year) — baseline year since which the poverty rate has fallen · for population · in sub-Saharan Africa · as of 2015-09-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — John says the goal of halving hunger will probably be missed, but barely: 23% of the developing world was undernourished in 1990, under 13% today. — hedged: “probably” (00:01:09)
    • 50% (percent) — MDG target reduction in hunger, 1990-2015 · for developing world · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 23% (percent) — share of people undernourished · for people in the developing world · in developing world · as of 1990 · no source named · unchecked
    • under 13% (percent) — share of people undernourished · for people in the developing world · in developing world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — Universal primary education is not reached but progress is impressive: primary enrolment in the developing world is over 90%, and youth literacy rose from 83% to 91% in 25 years. (00:01:19)
    • over 90% (percent) — primary school enrollment · for children in the developing world · in developing world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 83% (percent) — literacy rate among young people · for young people · in the world · as of 1990 · no source named · unchecked
    • 91% (percent) — literacy rate among young people · for young people · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — On gender equality: South Asia went from 75 to 103 girls in school per 100 boys since 1990, and women's share of non-agricultural work rose from 35% to 41%. (00:01:36)
    • 75 (girls) — girls in school per 100 boys · for schoolchildren · in South Asia · as of 1990 · no source named · unchecked
    • 103 (girls) — girls in school per 100 boys · for schoolchildren · in South Asia · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 41% (percent) — women's share of the non-agricultural workforce · for non-agricultural workforce · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 35% (percent) — women's share of the non-agricultural workforce · for non-agricultural workforce · in the world · as of 1990 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — The 66% child-mortality target will be missed, but global child mortality has more than halved since 1990; for example, measles vaccinations prevented about 15 million child deaths. (00:02:02)
    • about 15 million (deaths) — child deaths prevented by measles vaccination over 25 years · for children · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 66% (percent) — MDG target reduction in childhood mortality, 1990-2015 · for children under five · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than half (fraction) — fall in global childhood mortality since 1990 · for children under five · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — On the goal of cutting maternal mortality by 75%, a Gates Foundation chart shows little progress until 2005, then a dramatic fall once worldwide investment in maternal health rose. (00:02:34)
    • 75% (percent) — MDG target reduction in maternal mortality · for mothers · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 2005 (year) — year until which maternal mortality saw very little progress · for mothers · in the world · as of 2015-09-22 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-22 · Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals — Halting HIV/AIDS and malaria has been a huge success: HIV deaths fell once investment in prevention and treatment rose, and global malaria deaths fell about 20% since 2000. (00:02:50)
    • about 20% (percent) — fall in global malaria deaths since 2000 · for world population · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-25 · Pissed Off for a Better World — Hank wants to be angry that children are dying, that gender inequality exists nearly everywhere, and that 6 million people will die this year (2015) without access to clean water. (00:00:46)
    • 6 million (deaths) — deaths in one year from lack of access to clean water · for world population · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-09-25 · Pissed Off for a Better World — There are 17 Global Goals, each with distinct targets, that the UN asks every nation on Earth to help achieve by 2030. (00:00:58)
    • 17 (goals) — number of UN Global Goals · for UN member nations · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 2030 (year) — target year for achieving the Global Goals · for UN member nations · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-09 · Enjoy My Stupid Dancing! (Pizzamas Day 1) — Hank says voting influences where the pot of money goes, which in the last few years has been more than a million dollars. (00:02:30)
    • more than a million dollars (USD) — money raised by the Project for Awesome (pot distributed by vote) · as of in the last few years (resolved: up to 2015, from the upload date 2015-11-09) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-27 · Never Satisfied: The Story of Humans ¦-/ — Hank says antibiotics and vaccines have saved billions of lives, yet people treat them as merely nice rather than being emotionally moved by no longer dying as humans used to. (00:01:04)
    • billions (lives) — lives saved by antibiotics and vaccines · for humans · as of 2015-11-26 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-27 · Never Satisfied: The Story of Humans ¦-/ — Hank says that during his grandmother's lifetime a war killed 60 million people. (00:02:05)
    • 60 million (people) — death toll of the war · in worldwide · as of during Hank's grandmother's life · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-27 · Never Satisfied: The Story of Humans ¦-/ — Hank says his mother was born into an America where black people had separate schools and bathrooms. (00:02:10)
  • 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — John says more than 49,000 members of the Nerdfighter Kiva group have loaned more than $6.3 million to developing-world entrepreneurs, the second largest group of all time on Kiva. (00:00:18)
    • More than 49,000 (members) — members of the Nerdfighter Kiva group · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than 6.3 million dollars (US dollars) — total loaned by the Nerdfighter Kiva group · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
    • second largest group of all time — rank of the Nerdfighter Kiva group among Kiva lending groups · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — John says Crash Course and SciShow are primarily supported not by advertising but by voluntary Patreon subscriptions from those who can afford it, so others watch free. (00:00:41)
  • 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — John says the Foundation to Decrease World Suck has no overhead: everyone volunteers, and it only distributes money raised during the P4A and the rest of the year to charities. (00:01:32)
    • no overhead — overhead costs of the Foundation to Decrease World Suck · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — John says the Foundation already has $80,000 before P4A starts, mostly from Nerdcrafteria and Vlogbrothers ad revenue, half of which sponsors online educational projects and half goes to the Foundation. (00:02:42)
    • $80,000 (US dollars) — Foundation to Decrease World Suck funds before P4A 2015 starts · as of 2015-12-08 · no source named · unchecked
    • half — share of Vlogbrothers ad revenue sponsoring online educational projects · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
    • half — share of Vlogbrothers ad revenue going to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says millions of people have been forced to flee Syria because of its civil war. (00:00:20)
    • Millions (people) — people forced to flee Syria · in Syria · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says Save the Children and the UNHCR massively support refugee camps from Turkey to Jordan to Lebanon, where more than a quarter of current residents are refugees. (00:00:24)
    • more than a quarter (share of population) — share of people living in Lebanon who are refugees · in Lebanon · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says that since 2013 conflict in South Sudan has forced more than 250,000 South Sudanese to flee to Ethiopia's Gambella region, most carrying only what they can and often crossing the river in canoes. (00:00:42)
    • more than 250,000 (people) — South Sudanese people who fled to the Gambella region of Ethiopia · for South Sudanese · in Gambella region, Ethiopia · as of 2013-2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says more than 60% of refugees arriving in Gambella are children, many of them unaccompanied minors separated from their families. (00:01:08)
    • More than 60% (percent) — share of refugees arriving in Gambella who are children · for refugees arriving in Gambella · in Gambella region, Ethiopia · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says a Save the Children child protection officer helps unaccompanied boys and keeps safe spaces, while camp care includes growth checks hoping to limit disabling stunting, plus play and learning. — hedged: “hopefully” (00:01:24)
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says the perennially underfunded UNHCR provides food and shelter; a mother says the camps lack firewood and grain mills and that returning to South Sudan is too dangerous. (00:01:48)
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says infant mortality has halved in the last 25 years, the share of kids in school has skyrocketed, and global poverty has diminished. (00:03:00)
    • down by half in the last 25 years — infant mortality rate · in the world · as of 1990-2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • skyrocketed — percentage of kids in school · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • diminished — overall global poverty · in the world · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-11 · The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 — John says the global refugee population is the highest since World War II and more than half of refugees are children. (00:03:04)
    • hasn't been this high since World War II — global refugee population · in the world · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than half — share of refugees who are children · in the world · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-15 · P4A 2015 - Condensed Soup — a guest: A P4A video clip says the world is reaching the highest levels of displacement since World War II. (00:00:44)
    • highest levels of displacement since World War II — number of displaced people · in the world · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-15 · P4A 2015 - Condensed Soup — a guest: A Project for Awesome video clip says Re-Cycle takes unwanted bikes from the UK to where they are most needed in Africa. (00:00:54)
  • 2015-12-29 · How to Give Away Over a Million Dollars — John says the 2015 Project for Awesome raised more than 1.5 million dollars in total. (00:00:08)
    • more than 1.5 million (USD) — total money raised by the 2015 Project for Awesome · as of 2015-12 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2015-12-29 · How to Give Away Over a Million Dollars — John says the first half of the Project for Awesome raised more than a million dollars, with matching donors, to be split between Save the Children and the UN Refugee Agency. (00:00:34)
    • more than a million (USD) — money raised in the first half of the 2015 Project for Awesome, including matching, to be split between Save the Children and UNHCR · as of 2015-12 · source: John · unchecked

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  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says leaders in what is now northern Nigeria began converting to Islam around 1100 while trading with North African Berbers; by the 18th century most people in the north and southwest were Muslim. (00:00:18)
    • 1100-ish (year) — start of conversion to Islam by leaders in what is now northern Nigeria · in northern Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 18th century — time by which most people in what is now northern and southwestern Nigeria were Muslims · in northern and southwestern Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says the Muslim empires never reached the rest of southern Nigeria; there, many people became Christians when European missionaries arrived in the 19th century. (00:00:31)
    • 19th century — time when many people in the rest of southern Nigeria became Christians after European missionaries arrived · in southern Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says the British colonised what is now Nigeria for much of the 20th century, ruling the north indirectly through local emirs who pledged allegiance and paid them part of their money. (00:00:43)
    • much of the 20th century (period) — duration of British colonial rule over what is now Nigeria · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John cautions that this is oversimplified: Nigeria has hundreds of languages and ethnic groups and mixed religious communities, so it is not simply north versus south, though the gap is big. (00:01:13)
    • hundreds (languages) — number of languages spoken in Nigeria · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • hundreds (ethnic groups) — number of ethnic groups in Nigeria · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Nigeria won independence in 1960, which he calls awesome, but it had never been a unified political entity. (00:01:39)
    • 1960 (year) — year of Nigerian independence · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says the 1967 civil war began when parts of southern Nigeria seceded as the Republic of Biafra; it lasted two and a half years, killed more than a million, and ended with Nigeria reunited. (00:02:00)
    • 1967 (year) — start of the Nigerian civil war · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • two and a half years — duration of the Nigerian civil war · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • More than a million (people) — deaths in the Nigerian civil war · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Nigeria today is split almost evenly between Christians and Muslims. (00:02:23)
    • almost evenly (share) — religious split between Christians and Muslims · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Nigeria has one of the world's fastest-growing economies and very little national debt, and is the largest economy in Africa and the 20th largest in the world. (00:02:25)
    • the largest (rank) — size of national economy among African countries · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 20th largest (rank) — size of national economy worldwide · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Nigeria's film industry generates 10 billion dollars in sales a year. (00:02:32)
    • 10 billion dollars (US dollars per year) — annual sales of the Nigerian film industry · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Nigeria is Africa's last nation with polio, found only in the north, and that its life expectancy of 52 is lower than Somalia's, which he says has no government. (00:02:35)
    • the last nation in Africa (rank) — African countries where polio is still found · in Nigeria (north only) · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 52 (years) — life expectancy · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • lower than it is in Somalia (comparison) — life expectancy, Nigeria vs Somalia · in Nigeria; Somalia · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • doesn't even have a government (state) — existence of a government in Somalia · in Somalia · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says that in much of northern Nigeria fewer than half of children attend elementary school, and gives a female (il)literacy figure of over 50% (the two sources disagree on the word). (00:02:46)
    • fewer than half (share of children) — elementary school attendance · for children · in much of northern Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • over 50% (percent) — female literacy · for women · in northern Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says that while Nigeria's overall economy grows over 8% a year, absolute poverty in the north is actually increasing. (00:02:50)
    • over 8% (percent per year) — growth of the Nigerian economy · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • increasing (trend) — absolute poverty · in northern Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram emerged in 2002 in a northern Nigeria that was disproportionately impoverished, uneducated and poorly governed. (00:03:24)
    • 2002 (year) — founding of Boko Haram · in northern Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says the words Boko Haram literally mean 'Western education is forbidden'. (00:03:32)
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says founder Mohammed Yusuf had a Western-style education and spoke English, yet believed the earth is flat and that rain is not caused by evaporation. (00:03:37)
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says that from 2002 Yusuf recruited unemployed young people, railing against rampant official corruption and calling for an Islamist state. (00:03:48)
    • 2002 (year) — start of Mohammed Yusuf's recruitment for his movement · in northern Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram became a military organisation only after Yusuf was arrested and executed in 2009; over a thousand people were killed in the riots that followed. (00:03:59)
    • 2009 (year) — Mohammed Yusuf's arrest and execution · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • Over a thousand (people) — deaths in the riots after Yusuf's execution · in Nigeria · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram claims to want to restore righteousness and justice to Nigeria but funds itself mainly through drug trafficking and bank robbery. (00:04:13)
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram carried out Nigeria's first suicide bombing in 2011, killed 41 people at churches that Christmas, and killed at least 792 people in 2012. (00:04:22)
    • 2011 (year) — Nigeria's first suicide bombing (by Boko Haram) · in Nigeria · as of 2015-02-10 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 41 (people) — killed in Boko Haram church bombings and shootings, Christmas 2011 · in Nigeria · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
    • at least 792 (people) — killed by Boko Haram in 2012 · in Nigeria · as of 2012 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says that in 2013 Boko Haram murdered nine women distributing polio vaccines and 54 mostly Muslim college students asleep in their dorms. (00:04:35)
    • 9 (women) — polio-vaccine workers murdered by Boko Haram · in Nigeria · as of 2013 · no source named · unchecked
    • 54 (students) — mostly Muslim college students murdered by Boko Haram in their dorms · in Nigeria · as of 2013 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram drew worldwide attention in 2014 by kidnapping 276 girls from their classrooms. (00:04:45)
    • 276 (girls) — girls kidnapped from classrooms by Boko Haram · in Nigeria · as of 2014 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says attacks have since worsened: on January 3 this year (2015) Boko Haram seized Baga, burned it to the ground and murdered as many as 2,000 people. (00:04:52)
    • as many as 2,000 (people) — killed by Boko Haram at Baga · in Baga, Nigeria · as of 2015-01-03 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram now controls Nigeria's northeastern corner under a Sharia regime more extreme than anything seen in sub-Saharan Africa, 'like too extreme for al-Qaeda'. (00:05:00)
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram regularly massacres people who won't fight for it and has begun attacks in Niger, Chad and Cameroon. (00:05:12)
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says Boko Haram still has an army of between seven and ten thousand. (00:05:18)
    • 7,000-10,000 (fighters) — size of the Boko Haram army · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says it is also important to understand that literally 99.9% of Nigerians do not support Boko Haram. (00:05:56)
    • 99.9% (percent) — share of Nigerians who do not support Boko Haram · for Nigerians · in Nigeria · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-10 · Understanding Boko Haram — John says that a few days ago two Muslim volunteers in a northern town gave their lives to stop a Boko Haram suicide bomber from entering a market where she would have killed hundreds. (00:06:04)
    • two (people) — Muslim volunteers killed stopping a Boko Haram suicide bomber · in a town in northern Nigeria · as of early February 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • hundreds (people) — people the bomber would have killed in the market (counterfactual) · in a town in northern Nigeria · as of early February 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Greece used the drachma until 2001; on independence in 1832 it brought the drachma back, and in 2001 it joined the Eurozone and adopted the euro. (00:00:35)
    • 1832 (year) — year Greece became an independent nation and brought back the drachma · in Greece · as of 2015-07-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 2001 (year) — year Greece joined the Eurozone and began using the euro · in Greece · as of 2015-07-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — John says 'drachma' probably meant 'handful', because three thousand years ago a drachma was a handful of six metal sticks used as currency. — hedged: “probably” (00:00:35)
    • three thousand years ago (years before present) — age of the drachma as a handful of metal sticks used as currency · in Ancient Greece · as of 2015-07-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • six (metal sticks) — number of metal sticks in a drachma handful · in Ancient Greece · as of 2015-07-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — The euro helps trade, but nineteen countries share it: the European Central Bank controls Greece's monetary policy while the Greek government mostly controls its fiscal policy. (00:00:58)
    • nineteen (countries) — number of countries sharing the euro · in Eurozone · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Eurozone countries are supposed to keep annual budget deficits under three percent, but many, including Greece, have broken those rules. (00:01:17)
    • three percent — maximum annual budget deficit under Eurozone fiscal rules · for Eurozone member governments · in Eurozone · as of 2015-07-07 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Since the mid-1990s Greek governments under-reported deficits and debts; in 2009 a new government announced a deficit of 13.9% of output and admitted earlier numbers were fudged. (00:01:27)
    • 13.9% (percent of total economic output) — Greek government budget deficit · in Greece · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Explanations differ: some point to higher labor costs after joining the Eurozone, too much debt from the start, tax evasion, and the 2008 recession hitting Greek shipping and tourism. — hedged: “probably” (00:01:57)
    • two (industries) — number of Greece's biggest industries hit by the recession (shipping and tourism) · in Greece · as of 2008 · source: some people · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — As an example, John says the United States has a strong economy and has run a deficit quite consistently for fifty years. (00:02:29)
    • fifty years — span of near-continuous US federal budget deficits · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Greece borrowed cheaply after adopting the euro, but the deficit revelations made investors demand higher interest rates, which worsened the deficit and raised rates further: a vicious cycle. (00:02:36)
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — By spring 2010 the European Commission and the IMF gave Greece a 110 billion euro bailout, and the ECB bought Greek debt; the three became known as 'the troika'. (00:03:09)
    • 110 billion euro — size of the first bailout for Greece by the European Commission and IMF · in Greece · as of spring 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — The bailout was a loan, not a gift, made amid contagion fears as interest rates crept up in Portugal, Ireland and Spain and the Eurozone risked falling apart. (00:03:25)
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — In exchange Greece adopted austerity, raising taxes and cutting pensions; the deficit fell from 25 billion euro in 2009 to 5.2 billion in 2011, but the economy contracted and tax revenues shrank. (00:03:57)
    • 25 billion euro — Greek government budget deficit · in Greece · as of 2009 · no source named · unchecked
    • 5.2 billion euro — Greek government budget deficit · in Greece · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — With no sustainable economy, Greece got another 130 billion euro loan from the troika in 2012. (00:04:30)
    • 130 billion euro — size of the second troika loan to Greece · in Greece · as of 2012 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Despite signs of recovery, Greek unemployment is over 25 percent, 30 percent live in poverty, almost one in five cannot afford adequate food, and the depression matches the US Great Depression. (00:04:41)
    • over 25 percent — unemployment rate · for labour force · in Greece · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 30 percent — share of people living in poverty · for people in Greece · in Greece · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • almost one in five (share of people) — share without enough money for food meeting daily nutritional needs · for people in Greece · in Greece · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • as deep as the United States' Great Depression (comparison) — depth of the Greek depression · in Greece · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — For Europe things are better than in 2010: private European banks hold much less Greek debt and Ireland and Portugal are healthier, so a Greek collapse or exit would be less catastrophic. (00:05:00)
    • much less Greek debt than they did in 2010 (comparison) — Greek debt held by private European banks · in Europe · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — A new leftist Greek government elected at the end of last year (2014) rejected austerity, arguing, as John says many economists would, that it fails because the economy shrinks as fast as the deficit. (00:05:17)
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — The troika stopped loan payments; after negotiations a referendum on continuing austerity was held, and on July 5th Greeks voted overwhelmingly no, symbolically, as the offer was withdrawn on June 30th. (00:05:33)
    • July 5th (date) — date of the Greek austerity referendum · in Greece · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • overwhelmingly (vote share) — referendum result for "no" · for Greek voters · in Greece · as of 2015-07-05 · no source named · unchecked
    • June 30th (date) — date the troika withdrew its offer · in Greece · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Without payments Greek banks face a liquidity crisis: they may have only 500 million euro left, about 45 euro per person; many ATMs are empty and others give only 10 euro notes. — hedged: “may” (00:05:57)
    • 500 million euro — cash left in Greek banks · in Greece · as of July 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 45 euro per person — cash left in Greek banks per person · for people in Greece · in Greece · as of July 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 10 euro notes — only note some ATMs can dispense · in Greece · as of July 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-07 · Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece — Germany does not want to print money or send more to Greece, seeing the debts as not its fault; many Greeks feel the bailouts only bought time for other nations and banks. (00:06:54)
  • 2015-11-13 · Feeling About Paris — Hank says that as he makes the video, lots of people are killing lots of people in France, in Paris. (00:00:01)

Science & nature (44)

  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank qualifies his last video's claim that the alphabet's order is older than any English word: no word sounds the same, but some predate writing and agriculture. (00:00:01)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says 'fart' is a hyper-conserved word found in Norse, Slavic, Sanskrit and Greek, and one of the oldest words in English. (00:00:25)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the Royal Society, 'Fart Proudly', calling for a prize for a scientist who could make farts smell good. (00:00:43)
    • Royal Society — addressee of Benjamin Franklin's 'Fart Proudly' letter · as of 2015-01-09 (implied: upload date) · source: Hank · doubtful
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says more than 99% of fart gas is odorless; farts are mainly carbon dioxide, hydrogen, sometimes nitrogen and oxygen, and methane. (00:00:58)
    • More than 99% (percent) — share of fart gas that is odorless · for human flatulence · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says about half of people have no methane in their farts, depending on the organisms living in their intestines. (00:01:11)
    • About half (share of people) — share of people with no methane in their farts · for people · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says methane (natural gas) is odorless, so an odorant, most commonly the sulfur compound tert-butylthiol, is added so leaks can be smelled. (00:01:20)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, in that remaining one percent, make farts stinky; hydrogen sulfide smells terrible because it is very toxic. (00:01:42)
    • one percent — share of fart gas containing smelly compounds such as hydrogen sulfide · for human flatulence · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says medicines now exist that bind to sulfur compounds so farts smell less bad. (00:01:53)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says cows contribute a massive amount of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere, but mostly through burps rather than farts. (00:02:01)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says the first audible fart in a movie was in 1974's Blazing Saddles. (00:02:19)
    • 1974 (year) — year of the first audible fart in a movie (Blazing Saddles) · for films · as of 2015-01-09 (implied: upload date) · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says James Joyce, Shakespeare, Dante, Chaucer and the Arabian Nights all contain fart jokes. (00:02:36)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says the earliest recorded joke, written about 4,000 years ago, is a fart joke, which he loosely translates: a young lady never farted in her new husband's lap. (00:02:42)
    • 4,000 years — age of the earliest recorded joke (a fart joke) · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says some people can take air into the rectum at will, the trick behind Le Pétomane, a 19th-century performer who played popular melodies with his butt for royalty and Freud. (00:03:02)
    • 19th century — when Le Pétomane performed · as of 2015-01-09 (implied: upload date) · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says Le Pétomane was not the first flatulist: Augustine recorded being entertained by one in the 5th century. (00:03:14)
    • 5th century — when Augustine recorded being entertained by a flatulist · as of 2015-01-09 (implied: upload date) · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says 'blowing a raspberry' comes from British rhyming slang, in which farts were 'raspberry tarts'. (00:03:27)
  • 2015-01-09 · 14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends — Hank says the average person farts over ten times a day, about a liter of gas, around 25% hydrogen; by his own math two million people's farts over a year would fill the Hindenburg. (00:03:35)
    • over ten times (farts per day) — number of times the average person farts per day · for average person · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
    • about a liter (liters per day) — total daily fart gas volume of the average person · for average person · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
    • around 25% (percent) — share of fart gas that is hydrogen · for human flatulence · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank · unchecked
    • two million (people (over a full year)) — number of people whose farts over a year would fill the Hindenburg with hydrogen · as of 2015-01 · source: Hank (own calculation) · unchecked
  • 2015-02-27 · In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd — Hank says the machine weighs at least 25 pounds, is made entirely of metal and can add and subtract, and only sort of multiply. (00:00:12)
    • at least 25 pounds — weight · for the mechanical adding machine Hank bought · as of 2015-02-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-27 · In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd — Hank says that when it was purchased the machine probably cost about as much as a really nice laptop today. — hedged: “probably” (00:00:25)
    • around as much as a really nice laptop today (price comparison) — original purchase price · for the mechanical adding machine Hank bought · as of 2015-02-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-27 · In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd — Hank explains that pressing a key pushes a lever that frees the gear turning the number wheel, and the pressed key blocks it at a point, so the wheel moves by that key's value. (00:02:37)
  • 2015-02-27 · In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd — Hank says the oil on his fingers was put on the machine by someone in a factory in the 1930s. (00:03:06)
    • 1930s (decade) — date of manufacture · for the mechanical adding machine Hank bought · as of 2015-02-27 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-27 · In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd — Hank explains the carry: at zero a notch holds a pin, and when the pin is moved out of the way the next wheel automatically advances; 'that pin is the secret'. (00:03:18)
  • 2015-05-01 · A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone — Emily Graslie: Emily says a tapeworm's sexual reproductive organs are all in its head, so breaking off a segment does not stop it reproducing; you have to get the head out. (00:00:48)
    • all of the sexual reproductive organs are located in the head — location of a tapeworm's reproductive organs · for tapeworms · as of 2015-05-01 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-05-01 · A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone — Emily Graslie: Emily shows a fossilized pine cone whose organic material was all replaced by limestone, a couple hundred million years old. (00:01:41)
    • Couple hundred million years old — age of the fossilized pine cone at the Field Museum · in Field Museum · as of 2015-05-01 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-05-01 · A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone — Emily Graslie: Emily shows an egg of the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar, next to an ostrich egg for scale, and says the museum's is a real one where many museums have a replica. (00:01:59)
  • 2015-05-01 · A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone — Emily Graslie: Emily guesses there are fewer than half a dozen elephant bird eggs in any museum collection in the world, and asks not to be quoted on it. — hedged: “I don't know, there's probably” (00:02:17)
    • less than half a dozen (eggs) — number of elephant bird eggs in museum collections · for museum collections · in the world · as of 2015-05-01 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-02 · Let's Go Outside — John says politicians sited Indianapolis in the geographic middle of Indiana on the White River, but the river is in many places about six inches deep, making it the largest American city not on a navigable waterway. (00:00:39)
    • six inches — depth of the White River in many places · in White River, Indiana · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • early nineteenth century (period) — when Indianapolis was sited as Indiana capital · in Indianapolis, Indiana · as of 2015-06-02 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • largest American city not on a navigable waterway (rank) — rank of Indianapolis among US cities not on a navigable waterway · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — Hank says that very soon there will be, for the first time, pictures of Pluto that are not horribly blurry. (00:00:06)
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — New Horizons, launched in 2006, has traveled for nine years; besides instruments like spectrographs and cameras it carries the ashes of Pluto's discoverer Clyde Tombaugh. (00:00:14)
    • nine years — travel time of New Horizons so far · as of 2015-07 · no source named · unchecked
    • 2006 (year) — launch year of New Horizons · as of 2015-07-10 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — The Kuiper belt is a ring of loosely packed icy, rocky worlds beyond Neptune, Pluto is its largest object, and Neptune's moon Triton, slightly bigger than Pluto, is similar in makeup. (00:00:45)
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — Triton, which was visited, orbits Neptune backwards, so it was probably captured from the Kuiper belt about 4 billion years ago when Neptune and Uranus switched places, possibly destroying thousands of Pluto-sized bodies. — hedged: “probably” (00:01:11)
    • like 4 billion years ago (years before present) — time of the Solar-System-changing event in which Neptune and Uranus switched places · in Solar System · as of 2015-07-10 (implied: upload date) · source: people · unchecked
    • like thousands (Pluto-sized bodies) — number of Pluto-sized bodies possibly destroyed in that event · in Solar System · as of 2015-07-10 (implied: upload date) · source: people · unchecked
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — Pluto has 5 moons, among the weirdest in the Solar System; 2 were unknown before New Horizons launched, and unknown moons could crash the probe, ending the mission without data. (00:01:35)
    • 5 (moons) — number of known moons of Pluto · in Pluto · as of 2015-07 · no source named · unchecked
    • 2 (moons) — number of Pluto moons unknown before New Horizons launched · in Pluto · as of 2006 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — Pluto's moons were probably collected from the Kuiper belt; some have wobbly orbits, so on their surface sunrise would be unpredictable, rising in the east and setting in the north. — hedged: “probably” (00:02:04)
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — New Horizons is over 4.5 billion km away; it left Earth's orbit faster than any object before, got a speed boost from Jupiter, and cannot slow down, so it will fly past Pluto into the Kuiper belt. (00:02:16)
    • more than 4.5 billion kilometers — distance of New Horizons from Earth · as of 2015-07 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-07-10 · How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark — New Horizons cannot take pictures and transmit at once, so it will photograph during next week's (week of 13 July 2015) approach; transmission slower than an early-90s modem means months to receive all the data. (00:02:37)
    • slower than, like, an early 90s modem (comparison) — New Horizons data transmission speed · as of 2015-07-10 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • months (time) — time to receive all New Horizons flyby data · as of 2015-07-10 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-28 · ALL of Wikipedia in One QR Code? — Hank notes that he did not correct for the distortion at the edge of the wide-angle shot, but he and Henry went through the calculation and found it did not affect the overall result. (video description)
  • 2015-08-28 · ALL of Wikipedia in One QR Code? — Hank says a QR code visually represents data, like barcodes, snapcodes, facial expressions or writing, and each block of 2 by 4 squares codes one byte, one character. (00:00:02)
    • 2 by 4 (squares) — squares per byte in a QR code · as of 2015-08-28 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-28 · ALL of Wikipedia in One QR Code? — Hank says just the text of just the English Wikipedia is about 24 terabytes, 24 trillion bytes. (00:00:42)
    • about 24 terabytes (TB) — size of the text of English Wikipedia · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
    • 24 trillion (bytes) — size of the text of English Wikipedia · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-08-28 · ALL of Wikipedia in One QR Code? — Hank explains the diffraction limit: when light passes through a camera's aperture, the ratio of aperture size to wavelength blurs anything below a certain size; the fix is a bigger aperture or shorter wavelength. (00:01:49)
  • 2015-08-28 · ALL of Wikipedia in One QR Code? — Gamma rays have a very small wavelength but very high energy, so a phone camera would need to detect them and the code would need special gamma-absorbing ink, since they fly through normal ink. (00:02:22)
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — Hank says Yellowstone was the first national park ever created, and is one of the most dangerous things on the planet, to the whole world rather than to visitors. (00:00:12)
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — Yellowstone is a very big volcano: 3 times in the last 2 million years the supervolcano erupted, spewing tens or hundreds of cubic miles of debris, affecting global weather and laying ash as far as Texas. (00:00:23)
    • 3 (eruptions) — number of Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions in the last 2 million years · in Yellowstone · as of 2015-09-11 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • 2 million (years) — time window of the counted Yellowstone eruptions · in Yellowstone · as of 2015-09-11 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
    • tens or even hundreds (cubic miles) — volume of debris spewed by a Yellowstone supervolcano eruption · in Yellowstone · as of 2015-09-11 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — Hank says another eruption won't happen anytime soon but will happen someday, and the park will then basically be gone. (00:00:40)
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — The last eruption was 600,000 years ago; visitors drive over the rim of the caldera it formed, yet its desolation is pretty much invisible because life rushed back in. (00:00:48)
    • 600,000 (years ago) — time since the Yellowstone eruption that formed the caldera · in Yellowstone · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — Yellowstone's most famous landmark, Old Faithful, is a geyser that erupts every 70 minutes or so with remarkable regularity. (00:01:52)
    • 70 minutes or so — interval between Old Faithful eruptions · in Yellowstone · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked

History & curiosities (37)

  • 2015-01-02 · Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things — Hank says names like Allison, Hazel, Ashley and Carol seem like girl names, but 100 years ago they were more commonly used for boys. (00:00:32)
    • 100 years ago — time since the names Allison, Hazel, Ashley and Carol were more commonly used for boys · for given names Allison, Hazel, Ashley, Carol · as of 2015 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-02 · Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things — Hank says the alphabet's order is seemingly random (U, V and W sit together because they were once one letter), yet it has been used roughly unchanged for over 3,000 years, and no one knows why. (00:00:41)
    • over 3,000 years — how long the order of the alphabet has been used roughly unchanged · as of 2015 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-02 · Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things — Hank says we probably use base 10 just because we have 10 fingers. — hedged: “Probably” (00:01:33)
    • 10 (fingers) — number of human fingers, proposed as the reason for base 10 · for humans · as of 2015-01-02 (implied: upload date) · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-02 · Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things — Hank says that although eating grubs seems nauseating to us, 80% of studied cultures eat insects, so we are the weird ones. (00:01:38)
    • 80% (percent) — share of studied cultures that eat insects · for studied cultures · as of 2015-01-02 (implied: upload date) · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-01-02 · Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things — Hank says lots of cultures think we are crazy for letting animals live inside our houses. (00:01:53)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John says 'paper towns' means different things to Q in the book, but in real life is about copyright: mapmakers plant fictitious entries so copying can be detected. (00:00:49)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John says every map company does this, usually with paper streets or bridges; Google Maps probably created a paper town called Argleton in England. — hedged: “probably” (00:01:07)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John's favourite map examples: Agloe, New York, used in Paper Towns, and Beatosu, Ohio, invented by mapmakers who were University of Michigan football fans ('beat OSU'). (00:01:16)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John says copyright traps are not limited to maps: they appear in encyclopedias, dictionaries and paleontology textbooks. (00:01:29)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John says Margo's dog in Paper Towns, Myrna Mountweazel, honours a fictitious New Columbia Encyclopedia entry on Lillian Virginia Mountweazel, a fountain designer and photographer killed in an explosion on assignment. (00:01:36)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John says Google recently used fictitious entries against Bing, and the Billboard charts have used them too. (00:01:57)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John's favourite example is the New Oxford American Dictionary's invented word 'esquivalience', defined as avoiding one's official responsibilities; he is unsure how to pronounce it. (00:01:59)
  • 2015-03-17 · What Are Paper Towns? — John says that, like Agloe, esquivalience has kind of become real: it is now in a bunch of dictionaries, and the Apple dictionary even gives it a fictional etymology. (00:02:19)
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says the two actors who played Ferris Bueller's parents in Ferris Bueller's Day Off met on set and married, and had kids, none named Ferris. (00:01:51)
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says none of the 19 couples brought together by the TV show The Bachelor are still together. (00:02:02)
    • 19 (couples) — couples brought together by The Bachelor · for The Bachelor couples · as of 2015-04-17 · no source named · unchecked
    • none (couples) — couples from The Bachelor still together · for The Bachelor couples · as of 2015-04-17 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says that in the Crimean War a British sailor threw a live shell overboard; his captain promoted him to lieutenant on the spot, recommended him for the Victoria Cross and introduced him to his daughter, whom he married. (00:02:12)
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says a girl and a boy in a photograph taken at Walt Disney World married 30 years later; when it was taken they did not even live in the same country. (00:02:35)
    • Thirty years — time between a Walt Disney World photograph of two children and their marriage · as of 2015-04-17 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says the man who was the voice of Mickey Mouse for 36 years was married to the woman who voiced Minnie Mouse. (00:02:46)
    • thirty-six years — time one man voiced Mickey Mouse · as of 2015-04-17 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says David Tennant married an actress who played his daughter in Doctor Who, and she was the real daughter of a man who played the Doctor. (00:02:54)
  • 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — Hank says Carey Mulligan and the man from Mumford and Sons were childhood pen pals who both became famous independently, reconnected and married. (00:03:12)
  • 2015-08-07 · Is This Video Cool? — Hank says it is widely accepted that 'drunk' is the English word with the most synonyms, first proposed, he thinks, by Benjamin Franklin — hard to argue with mainly because slang is hard to measure. — hedged: “I think” (00:00:38)
  • 2015-08-07 · Is This Video Cool? — Hank says 1960s focus on space exploration and drug culture gave words like 'far out', 'out of this world' and 'gone'; surfer culture, about enthusiasm rather than aloofness, gave 'mondo', 'bodacious' and 'radical'. (00:02:10)
    • 60s (decade) — era of the slang words 'far out', 'out of this world', 'gone' for cool · in United States (implied) · as of 2015-08-07 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-08-07 · Is This Video Cool? — Hank says these words almost always reach the mainstream from a subculture — rock and roll, punk, beat poets — but most commonly from marginalized cultures. (00:02:24)
  • 2015-08-07 · Is This Video Cool? — Hank says the first use of 'cool' for the concept of coolness has been traced to the 1880s in African-American English. (00:02:33)
    • 1880s (decade) — first use of 'cool' for coolness · as of 2015-08-07 (implied: date said in the video) · source: traced back (unnamed source) · unchecked
  • 2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — Hank had said most Muslims live in Asia, not the Middle East, which makes no sense since most of the Middle East is in Asia; still, excluding it, far more Muslims live in Asia. (00:00:07)
  • 2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — The real problem with his statement, Hank says, is that Asia holds most people: more than half of the world's people live there. (00:00:25)
    • more than half (fraction) — share of the world's people living in Asia · for world population · in Asia · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — In America, at least, people are taught there are seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and Antarctica. — hedged: “I don't know what everybody else is taught” (00:00:38)
    • seven (continents) — number of continents taught in school · for American schoolchildren · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — A continent is supposed to be a large contiguous landmass defined by ocean borders, but that breaks down: North and South America are connected, and Africa is connected to Asia. (00:00:56)
  • 2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — Antarctica is an archipelago under the ice, and its biggest island is smaller than Australia. (00:01:23)
  • 2015-09-24 · Continents are Dumb — Indonesia seemed small to Hank, but moved onto Europe it stretches from Northern Ireland to Kazakhstan; it has the land area of the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy combined. (00:02:11)
    • the same land area as the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy combined — land area of Indonesia · for Indonesia · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-03 · Monkey Hangers — John says AFC Wimbledon have won three straight games, most recently a two-nil defeat of Hartlepool. (00:00:24)
    • three straight games — AFC Wimbledon consecutive wins · as of 2015-11 · no source named · unchecked
    • two-nil (goals) — score of AFC Wimbledon v Hartlepool United · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-03 · Monkey Hangers — John says Napoleon started the 13-year Napoleonic Wars, conquering and then losing most of Europe, but never conquered Great Britain or Russia. (00:00:56)
    • 13 year — duration of the Napoleonic Wars · as of 2015-11-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-03 · Monkey Hangers — John says Hartlepool is a city in north-east England of about 93,000 people. (00:01:18)
    • 93,000 (citizens) — population of Hartlepool · in Hartlepool, England · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-03 · Monkey Hangers — John says what probably actually happened is that an old folk song was adapted into history. — hedged: “probably” (00:01:56)
  • 2015-11-03 · Monkey Hangers — John says Hartlepool embraced the legend: since 1999 its football team's mascot has been a monkey named H'Angus, a pun on Angus and hanging. (00:02:00)
    • 1999 (year) — year H'Angus the Monkey became Hartlepool's football mascot · in Hartlepool · as of 2015-11-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-03 · Monkey Hangers — John says in 2002 Stuart Drummond, the man in the H'Angus costume, ran for mayor as a team-backed stunt promising free bananas for schoolchildren, beat the real parties, and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. (00:02:18)
    • 2002 (year) — year Stuart Drummond (H'Angus) ran for and won Hartlepool mayoralty · in Hartlepool · as of 2015-11-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 2005 (year) — year Stuart Drummond was re-elected mayor of Hartlepool · in Hartlepool · as of 2015-11-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 2009 (year) — year Stuart Drummond was elected mayor of Hartlepool a third time · in Hartlepool · as of 2015-11-03 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-16 · On Our Way to the Dance (Pizzamas Day 6) — John says 17 million people died in World War I. (00:01:10)
    • 17 million (people) — deaths in World War I · for all people killed in the war · in the world · as of 1914-1918 · no source named · unchecked

Internet & YouTube (26)

  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John says the Paper Towns line 'I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met' has been quoted a lot, pops up all the time on Tumblr and has over 1,700 likes on Goodreads. (00:00:15)
    • over seventeen hundred (likes) — Goodreads likes of the quote 'I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met' · in Goodreads · as of 2015-02 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John corrects the record: the line was written several years ago by a 13-year-old Nerdfighter, Melody, who often quoted his books and made art on her Tumblr; someone assumed he wrote it. (00:01:44)
    • thirteen-year-old (years of age) — age of the Nerdfighter who wrote the line when she wrote it · as of several years before 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-24 · From the Main Stage of VidCon! — John says eight years is a lot of time by some measures, most of YouTube's ten-year history, but also short, only two presidential terms. (00:00:21)
    • ten-year — age of YouTube · for YouTube · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-16 · Post-NerdCon Haze — Hank says short fiction was hard to ship, poor value for readers and hard for publishers to make money on, so most short-form media people took in was video or non-fiction magazine articles. (video description)
  • 2015-10-16 · Post-NerdCon Haze — Showing Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker, Hank says it won a staff pick and may have won a Printz or been a Printz honoree, but he isn't sure. — explicitly uncertain: “I'm not sure” (00:01:58)
  • 2015-10-16 · Post-NerdCon Haze — Hank says that for ages the only video formats were the thirty-minute episode, the sixty-minute episode and the movie-length thing. (00:03:02)
    • thirty minute — standard TV episode length · for video formats · as of before YouTube · no source named · unchecked
    • sixty minute — standard TV episode length · for video formats · as of before YouTube · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-27 · Understanding YouTube Red: Paid Subscriptions and the Future of Online Video — John says YouTube Red launches the next day, which may or may not change online video forever. — hedged: “may or may not” (00:00:01)
  • 2015-10-27 · Understanding YouTube Red: Paid Subscriptions and the Future of Online Video — John says YouTube has always been ad-supported like network TV and radio: creators get paid, unlike on most social media, and it is free for viewers. (00:00:15)
  • 2015-10-27 · Understanding YouTube Red: Paid Subscriptions and the Future of Online Video — John explains YouTube Red: ten dollars a month for ad-free YouTube, offline watching and all the music you want, 'like Spotify plus ad-free YouTube', plus subscriber-only originals. (00:01:14)
    • ten dollars a month (US dollars per month) — YouTube Red subscription price · as of 2015-10 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-10-27 · Understanding YouTube Red: Paid Subscriptions and the Future of Online Video — John says non-subscribers keep the same YouTube except the new high-budget originals, such as PewDiePie's horror show with The Walking Dead's producers, impossible on ads alone. (00:02:31)
  • 2015-10-30 · Feeling Thankful in Portland — Hank says the Welcome to Night Vale creators' book just came out and debuted at number four on the NYT list, number four because Sparks, Rowling and Grisham had new books. (00:00:38)
    • number four (rank) — debut rank of the Welcome to Night Vale novel on the New York Times best-seller list · as of 2015-10 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — John notes that the drug whose price Warner Chilcott raised 1,200% overnight is one Hank needs to survive. (video description)
    • 1,200% (percent) — overnight price increase of a drug Hank needs · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — John says the US violent crime rate has fallen dramatically since 1990: there are about half as many violent crimes per 1,000 Americans as 25 years ago. (00:00:01)
    • about half as many violent crimes (violent crimes per 1,000 Americans) — US violent crime rate compared with 25 years earlier · for Americans · in United States · as of 2015 vs 1990 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — Overall crime rates are also down dramatically, yet every year since 2006 at least 60% of Americans polled have said they feel crime is going up. (00:00:16)
    • at least 60 percent (percent of Americans polled) — share of Americans who feel crime is going up · for Americans polled · in United States · as of every year since 2006 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — On a chart of US causes of death, interpersonal violence (war, terrorism, murder) is small; measured in disability-adjusted life years it grows because victims are disproportionately young, but stays smaller than suicide, drug overdoses, asthma, preterm-birth complications or traffic accidents. (00:00:32)
    • a relatively small public health problem (comparative burden (DALYs)) — burden of interpersonal violence relative to other causes of death and disability · in United States · as of 2015 · source: data visualisation shown (GBD Compare, per description) · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — Violence is shrinking faster as a cause of death and disability in the US than any other major cause except HIV. (00:01:01)
    • shrinking faster as a cause of death and disability in the United States than any other major cause except for HIV (rank of rate of decline) — rate of decline of violence as a cause of death and disability · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — John says several studies show we like to share what outrages us online, which pushes media companies, even small ones making videos in basements, to find outrageous stories. (00:01:09)
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — The US government could save far more by passing a long-term highway funding bill, which Congress has failed to do for six years, but that is not narratively simple or easy to get outraged about. (00:01:33)
    • the last six years — time since Congress last passed a long-term highway funding bill · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — Martin Shkreli's company acquired a drug treating toxoplasmosis and raised its price from $13.50 to $750 a pill; after outrage it promised a cut, and two months later announced $375 a pill for some customers. (00:01:45)
    • 13 dollars and 50 cents a pill (US dollars per pill) — price of the toxoplasmosis drug before the hike · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 750 dollars a pill (US dollars per pill) — price of the toxoplasmosis drug after the hike · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 375 dollars a pill (US dollars per pill) — announced reduced price for some customers · for some customers · in United States · as of November 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — Even before the price hike, the drug cost 30 times more in the US than in the UK. (00:02:13)
    • 30 times more (price ratio) — price of the toxoplasmosis drug in the US relative to the UK before the hike · in United States vs United Kingdom · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — Such price hikes are neither new nor rare: in 2011 Warner Chilcott raised the price of Asacol 1200% overnight, and there are dozens of similar examples. (00:02:19)
    • 1200 percent — overnight price increase of Asacol · in United States · as of 2011 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-24 · Crime and Outrage — Since January 2010 crime is down, US joblessness has fallen dramatically, the economy has grown and people report being happier than five years ago; yet every month more than two-thirds of Americans have felt the US is headed the wrong way. (00:03:13)
    • crime is down (trend) — US crime rate since January 2010 · in United States · as of since January 2010 · no source named · unchecked
    • fallen dramatically (trend) — US joblessness rate since January 2010 · in United States · as of since January 2010 · no source named · unchecked
    • The economy has grown (trend) — US economic growth since January 2010 · in United States · as of since January 2010 · no source named · unchecked
    • happier on average than we were five years ago (self-reported happiness) — average reported happiness of Americans vs five years earlier · for Americans · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than two-thirds (share of Americans) — share of Americans who feel the US is headed in the wrong direction · for Americans · in United States · as of every month since January 2010 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-04 · The Explain The 2008 Financial Crisis CHALLENGE! (and 7 other challenges) — Hank says interest rates in 2008 were super low, so banks could borrow almost free and needed things to buy; the key new purchase was mortgages, of which there were more than $13 trillion. (00:00:10)
    • super low — interest rates · as of 2008 · no source named · doubtful
    • more than thirteen trillion dollars (US dollars) — total value of mortgages · as of 2008 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-04 · The Explain The 2008 Financial Crisis CHALLENGE! (and 7 other challenges) — Hank says that because lenders could sell loans off, they stopped caring whether loans would be repaid and, to meet demand, made manipulative loans to people who could never pay them off. (00:00:34)
  • 2015-12-04 · The Explain The 2008 Financial Crisis CHALLENGE! (and 7 other challenges) — Hank says investment banks bought the subprime loans and duplicitously got ratings agencies to treat them as not subprime; rated AAA, they were bought by investors who thought them safe. (00:00:42)
  • 2015-12-04 · The Explain The 2008 Financial Crisis CHALLENGE! (and 7 other challenges) — Hank says that when borrowers inevitably could not pay, the whole "house of lies" collapsed and took a good portion of the global economy with it. (00:00:51)

Economics (16)

  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — Pointing to a graph, John says that since World War II wages and productivity were closely correlated until about 2000, when they decoupled: productivity surged while wages stayed stagnant. (00:01:49)
    • about 2000 (year) — year US wages and productivity decoupled · in United States · as of 2015-06-08 (implied: upload date) · source: graph shown on screen · doubtful
    • World War II (period) — start of the period of close wage-productivity correlation · in United States · as of 2015-06-08 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — John says the decoupling is a big part of the dramatic rise in US wealth disparity over about the last 20 years; the richest 1% of Americans control about 40% of total wealth. (00:02:02)
    • about 40% (percent of total wealth) — share of America's total wealth controlled by the richest 1% of Americans · for richest 1% of Americans · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • like 20 years — period of dramatic increase in US wealth disparity · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — John notes the graph only goes back to 1947; going back to the Industrial Revolution shows a similar decoupling, which economist Robert Allen calls the Engels pause, lasting several decades until wages shot up. (00:02:28)
    • 1947 (year) — start year of the wage-productivity graph shown · in United States · as of 2015-06-08 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • several decades (duration) — length of the Engels pause · as of Industrial Revolution · source: Robert C. Allen · unchecked
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — John says for almost all of the last 10,000 years nearly everyone was a farmer or hunter-gatherer; only in about the last 300 years have many people had non-farm wage jobs. (00:02:55)
    • 10,000 years — period in which nearly everyone was a farmer or hunter-gatherer · for humans · in the world · as of 2015-06-08 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • like the last 300 years — period in which many people have had non-farm wage jobs · for humans · in the world · as of 2015-06-08 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — The description says rising US higher-education costs have priced some people out of an education and built over a trillion dollars in student loan debt. (video description)
    • over a trillion dollars (US dollars) — total student loan debt · for US student borrowers · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — Hank says US college costs have more than tripled since 1980, rising faster even than the cost of medical care. (00:00:01)
    • more than tripled (ratio) — increase in the cost of college since 1980 · in United States · as of 1980 to 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • faster even than the cost of medical care (comparison) — growth of college cost relative to medical care cost · in United States · as of 1980 to 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — About 70% of US students graduate with debt, averaging $29,000, which Hank says means $312 a month for ten years of loan payments. (00:00:07)
    • Around 70% (percent) — share of students graduating with debt · for US college students · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • $29,000 (US dollars) — average student debt at graduation · for US college graduates with debt · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • $312 a month for ten years (US dollars per month) — monthly student loan payment on average debt over ten years · for US college graduates with debt · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — Since 2008 colleges have spent less per student while students pay more, because the financial crisis shrank state budgets and some endowments; state funding per student peaked in 2001. (00:00:32)
    • since 2008 (year) — start of declining college spending per student while student payments rose · for US colleges · in United States · as of 2015-06-12 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 2001 (year) — peak year of state funding per student · for US state funding of colleges · in United States · as of 2015-06-12 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — Hank says academic instruction is still colleges' biggest spending category; some professors could earn millions in the private sector; the average is about $150,000 and some earn over half a million. (00:01:03)
    • around $150,000 (US dollars per year) — average college professor salary · for US college professors · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • upwards of a half a million dollars a year (US dollars per year) — top college professor salaries · for some US college professors · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • millions of dollars a year (US dollars per year) — private-sector pay available to some professors (pharmaceutical companies, investment banks) · for some professors · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — Over the last 10 or 15 years college costs doubled while the cost of instruction kept pace with inflation, partly through fewer tenure-track hires and more poorly paid part-time, grad student and adjunct teachers. (00:01:29)
    • literally doubled (ratio) — increase in college costs over the last 10 or 15 years · in United States · as of 2000 to 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • kept pace with inflation (comparison) — growth of the cost of instruction over the last 10 or 15 years · in United States · as of 2000 to 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — Hank says the costs that rose most are hard-to-separate categories: operations and groundskeeping, room and board, general administration, academic support, and above all student services. (00:01:50)
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — Over the last 10 years non-academic employees were hired 50% faster than academic ones, and top administrators' pay raises were more than double academic employees'. (00:03:11)
    • 50% faster (percent) — hiring rate of non-academic vs academic employees over the last 10 years · for US colleges and universities · in United States · as of 2005 to 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • more than double (ratio) — pay raises of top-level administrators vs academic employees · for US colleges and universities · in United States · as of 2005 to 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — The average school now has about one non-academic employee per 10 students; some private schools are closer to one per three. (00:03:27)
    • one non-academic employee for every 10 students (ratio) — non-academic employees per student at the average school · for US colleges · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • 1 to 3 (ratio) — non-academic employees per student at some private schools · for some US private colleges · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-12 · Why is College So Expensive? — A bachelor's, associate's or professional degree yields a higher return than the stock market; even dropping out after 18 months does, though less than graduating. (00:03:42)
    • higher return than the stock market (comparison) — return on money spent on a degree vs the stock market · for degree holders · in United States · as of 2015-06-12 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 18 months — college attendance before dropping out that still beats the stock market · for college dropouts · in United States · as of 2015-06-12 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-03 · Thoughts from Yachts — The description says Hank has more money than 50% of Americans just by not having any debt. (video description)
    • 50% (percent) — share of Americans with less money (net worth) than a person with no debt · for Americans · in United States · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-07-03 · Thoughts from Yachts — Hank says the yacht has a crew of 12 who live and work aboard, a 24-hour diner, and costs $250,000 to fill its gas tank. (00:00:34)
    • 12 (people) — crew size of the yacht Hank visited · in south of France · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
    • $250,000 (US dollars) — cost to fill the gas tank of the yacht Hank visited · in south of France · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked

Nerdfighteria (15)

  • 2015-02-03 · Beards, Birds, and the Paper Towns Release Date: Question Tuesday! — John says it takes between 150 and 500 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, and that there are studies about this (links in the description). (00:01:11)
    • Between 150 and 500 (licks) — licks needed to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop · as of 2015-01-30 (implied: date said in the video) · source: studies linked in the description · doubtful
  • 2015-02-13 · Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions — Hank explains that Keystone XL would extend the existing Keystone Pipeline from Alberta to Louisiana, carrying tar sands oil to ports for shipping worldwide. (00:01:52)
  • 2015-02-13 · Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions — Hank says the tar sands are the second biggest carbon sink in the world, and that turning them into usable oil takes so much energy it releases a ton of CO2 before burning. (00:02:06)
    • second biggest (rank) — size of the tar sands as a carbon sink among the world's carbon sinks · in Alberta tar sands · as of 2015 · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-04-03 · Snap Questions: On the Set of Titansgrave! — Hank explains dogs get eye boogers as humans do: rheum, dissolved in tears, holds blood cells, epithelial cells and mucus, leaving gummy mucin proteins when the water goes. (00:02:13)
  • 2015-04-03 · Snap Questions: On the Set of Titansgrave! — Hank says dogs have as much of this as humans, and he thinks most or all mammals get it. — hedged: “I think” (00:02:34)
  • 2015-06-05 · Just for Nerdfighters — Hank defines productivity as all the benefits the economy creates for humans and wages as the money people make, and says the two used to be closely tied but no longer are. (00:01:37)
  • 2015-06-05 · Just for Nerdfighters — Hank says only about half of VidCon registrants have signed up for the lottery so far, which terrifies him; he worries people will arrive and be disappointed. (00:02:33)
    • about half (share of registrants) — share of VidCon 2015 registrants signed up for the meet-and-greet lottery · for VidCon 2015 registrants · as of 2015-06 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-23 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff — John says the band Haim is on the Paper Towns soundtrack. (00:01:05)
  • 2015-08-25 · Question Tuesday: The Goat Edition — John says goats have rectangular pupils. (00:00:55)
  • 2015-08-25 · Question Tuesday: The Goat Edition — Asked where the word 'goat' comes from, John says it comes from Old English. (00:02:32)
  • 2015-09-29 · Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling — John notes there is, apparently, occasionally flowing water on Mars; the SciShow people got so excited they made shirts and posters. — hedged: “apparently” (00:01:03)
  • 2015-11-12 · Cheez Doodles Guy, Ringo Silver, and Dad Jokes (Pizzamas Day 4) — John reports the World Health Organization announced that day that maternal death worldwide has fallen 44% over the last 25 years. (00:00:26)
    • 44% (percent decline) — maternal deaths (decline) · for maternal deaths · in worldwide · as of over the last 25 years (announced 2015-11-12) · source: World Health Organization · verified
  • 2015-11-18 · SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8) — Asked to impersonate his favourite dinosaur, John objects that we don't know what dinosaurs sounded like. (00:01:09)
  • 2015-11-18 · SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8) — Hank says 99.9% of species that have ever existed no longer exist, though usually they didn't vanish so rapidly. (00:02:47)
    • 99.9% (percent) — share of all species that ever existed now extinct · for species that have existed · in the world · as of 2015-11-18 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-11-18 · SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8) — John says humans have eliminated more species in the last 400 years than in the previous million. (00:02:54)
    • more in the last 400 years than in the previous million — species extinctions caused in a period compared with the prior million years · for species · in the world · as of last 400 years vs previous million (resolved: 1615–2015, from the upload date 2015-11-18) · no source named · unchecked

Philosophy & meaning (15)

  • 2015-02-06 · You Will Be Forgotten ...And That's OK — Hank quotes a text post about being terrified of an ordinary, routine life and not doing anything different to be remembered by, and says it has around half a million notes. (00:00:36)
    • around half a million (notes) — Tumblr notes on the text post fearing an average, ordinary life · in Tumblr · as of 2015 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-03-20 · A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets — Hank says humans name groups by size and activity (crew, congregation, army, mob), and the most general term is a crowd. — hedged: “I think” (00:00:31)
  • 2015-03-20 · A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets — Hank says the internet enabled crowdfunding (Patreon, Indiegogo, Kickstarter), crowdsourcing that built Wikipedia, and the wisdom of the crowd: upvotes on Reddit and choices on YouTube and Facebook that help curate content. (00:01:01)
  • 2015-03-20 · A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets — Hank thanks Patreon patrons funding SciShow and Crash Course; they are almost two-thirds of the way to pre-Patreon-switch funding levels. (00:01:33)
    • two-thirds (fraction) — Patreon funding of SciShow and Crash Course relative to funding levels before the switch to Patreon · for SciShow and Crash Course patrons · as of 2015-03 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-03-20 · A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets — Hank says Crash Course raises over $18,000 a month to fund free educational video, which our brains attribute to 'the crowd'. (00:01:46)
    • $18,000 (US dollars per month) — Crash Course monthly funding from patrons · for Crash Course patrons · as of 2015-03 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-03-20 · A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets — Hank says about 200,000 people will watch this video, an audience many would call 'the crowd'. (00:02:15)
    • 200,000-some (people) — expected viewers of this vlogbrothers video · for vlogbrothers viewers · as of 2015-03 · source: Hank · unchecked
  • 2015-03-27 · Announcing NerdCon: Stories — Hank says many organisms excel at one thing: giraffes are tall, cheetahs and antelope fast, and some methanogens (he says eukaryotes) thrive in boiling water. (00:00:25)
    • some methanogen eukaryotes (organisms) — organisms that thrive in boiling water · as of 2015-03-27 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · doubtful
  • 2015-03-27 · Announcing NerdCon: Stories — Hank says that before writing, stories were the vehicle by which humanity passed large amounts of information from generation to generation. (00:01:37)
  • 2015-03-31 · Hank's Haircut and Related Existential Crises — John says AFC Wimbledon is a real professional team in England that started 13 years ago from nothing but fans who had the idea to make a team. (00:02:38)
    • 13 years ago — time since AFC Wimbledon was started · in England · as of 2015-03-31 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-05-15 · Happy Graduation, Future Dead People — Hank says you can write something or make a video that potentially affects millions of people, which is not normal and is lots of power. (00:00:59)
    • millions — people potentially affected by one person's writing or video · for individuals today · as of 2015-05-15 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-05-15 · Happy Graduation, Future Dead People — Hank describes EVE Online as a massively multiplayer space capitalism game set in the fictional galaxy of New Eden, spanning more than 7,800 star systems. (00:01:58)
    • more than 7,800 (star systems) — star systems in EVE Online's galaxy · for EVE Online's New Eden · as of 2015-05-15 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-05-15 · Happy Graduation, Future Dead People — Hank says EVE's developers did not build that culture in; individual players taking individual actions defined it. (00:02:16)
  • 2015-12-18 · We're All Gonna Die - A Song — Hank reports that scheduled flights between the US and Cuba are to resume for the first time in 50 years. (00:02:52)
    • 50 years — time since scheduled US-Cuba flights last operated · in United States, Cuba · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-18 · We're All Gonna Die - A Song — Hank reports the world just had its first year in which the global economy grew while global carbon emissions did not. (00:02:56)
    • first year — global economic growth without growth in global carbon emissions · in the world · as of 2015-12 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-12-18 · We're All Gonna Die - A Song — Hank reports that women just voted for the first time in Saudi Arabia and some were elected; he says it is late but at least it happened. (00:03:02)

Everyday life (8)

  • 2015-01-16 · Is School Broken? (Also...ANNOUNCEMENTS OF IMPORT) — Hank says President Obama just announced he will try to make two years of community college free for all students. (00:02:48)
    • two years (years of community college) — length of community college Obama proposed to make free · for all students · in United States · as of 2015-01 · source: Barack Obama (announcement, as reported by Hank) · unchecked
  • 2015-02-20 · Why Are Fewer People Studying Science and Engineering? — Hank says SciShow's ads with Emerson are not about selling its products, which ordinary people would never buy; Emerson needs scientists and engineers to solve big problems. (00:00:23)
  • 2015-02-20 · Why Are Fewer People Studying Science and Engineering? — Hank says Emerson is worried because fewer people graduate with STEM degrees and more of them go to work for big new companies like Google, SpaceX and Tesla. (00:00:40)
  • 2015-03-10 · Travel Tips (and Paper Towns Movie Updates) — John says almost every airport in the United States has a gate that is empty all the time; in Indianapolis he makes vlogs at that empty gate. (00:00:32)
  • 2015-06-26 · How to Get Good at Everything — Hank says many books are much longer than 50,000 words; some of his favorites run to about 400,000-500,000 words. — hedged: “like” (00:00:26)
    • 50,000 (words) — length that a lot of books are much longer than · for books · as of 2015-06-26 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
    • 4/500,000 (words) — length of some of the books Hank likes most · for Hank's favorite books · as of 2015-06-26 (implied: upload date) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-06-26 · How to Get Good at Everything — Hank says psychologist Carol Dweck has studied these two mindsets for over 30 years, calling the belief in innate talent the fixed mindset and the belief in acquired skill the growth mindset. (00:01:42)
    • over 30 (years) — duration of Carol Dweck's research on fixed and growth mindsets · as of 2015-06-26 (implied: upload date) · source: Carol Dweck · unchecked
  • 2015-06-26 · How to Get Good at Everything — Hank says people with the growth mindset show a measurable increase in their ability to acquire new skills, while believing skill is innate keeps people from ever getting good. (00:02:37)
  • 2015-06-26 · How to Get Good at Everything — Hank says skills are made of things like self-control, empathy and reinforced neural pathways, which psychology has proven are malleable, so we can change them. (00:03:04)

Books & writing (7)

  • 2015-01-13 · On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome — John says the endpapers carry 'I go to seek a great perhaps', François Rabelais's last words, and 'How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?', Simón Bolívar's last words. (00:01:48)
  • 2015-01-13 · On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome — John says the half of the 2014 Project for Awesome that raised money for Save the Children and Partners in Health raised over $700,000. (00:02:22)
    • over $700,000 (USD) — money raised by the first half of the 2014 Project for Awesome · for Save the Children and Partners In Health · as of 2015-01 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2015-07-31 · Why Paper Towns is Awesome — Hank says The Fault in Our Stars film was the number one movie in America, beating a Tom Cruise movie. (00:00:18)
    • number one (rank) — US box-office rank of The Fault in Our Stars film · for films in US release · in United States · as of 2015-07-31 (implied: date said in the video) · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-07-31 · Why Paper Towns is Awesome — Hank says Paper Towns has been, by most measures, less successful than The Fault in Our Stars. (00:00:49)
  • 2015-09-01 · The Road Less Traveled By — Frost was inspired by many walks with his friend the English poet Edward Thomas, an obsessive, indecisive man who could never choose at a fork in the road. (00:00:43)
  • 2015-09-01 · The Road Less Traveled By — In Frost's mind the poem gently mocked people who obsess over the importance of tiny decisions, but Thomas didn't get the joke and took it very seriously. (00:01:04)
  • 2015-09-01 · The Road Less Traveled By — Though too old to be expected to enlist, Thomas 'took the road less traveled', joined the British army to fight in World War I, and was shot through the chest and killed. (00:01:19)
    • shot through the chest — cause of Edward Thomas's death · as of World War I · no source named · doubtful

Projects (6)

  • 2015-04-10 · This Video Makes No Sense — Hank says caterpillars do not just get modified into butterflies: inside the cocoon they turn into a liquid, soupy organic goop and then reform entirely. (00:01:10)
  • 2015-04-10 · This Video Makes No Sense — Hank says caterpillars can be taught to fear smells, and after turning into goop and then butterflies, the butterflies remain afraid of those smells. (00:01:23)
  • 2015-04-10 · This Video Makes No Sense — Hank says many US presidents have killed people, mostly in combat, but only two definitely killed people outside combat. (00:02:52)
    • two (presidents) — US presidents who definitely killed people outside combat · for US presidents · in United States · as of 2015-04-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-04-10 · This Video Makes No Sense — Hank says Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel, but only after the man shot him in the chest, leaving a bullet near his heart for the rest of his life. (00:02:59)
  • 2015-04-10 · This Video Makes No Sense — Hank says Grover Cleveland, as sheriff of Erie County, personally carried out two executions of murderers, though he could have paid a deputy ten dollars apiece to do it. (00:03:07)
    • two (executions) — executions personally carried out by Grover Cleveland as sheriff · in Erie County · as of 2015-04-11 · no source named · unchecked
    • ten dollars (US dollars per execution) — fee Cleveland could have paid a deputy to carry out an execution · in Erie County · as of 2015-04-11 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-05-26 · Sixteen Parts — Nerdfighteria-sponsored AFC Wimbledon will stay in League Two after finishing the season 15th, so they remain a full-time professional team, playable in the next FIFA game. (00:01:24)
    • 15th (league position) — AFC Wimbledon final league position · in League Two · as of the season ending May 2015 · no source named · unchecked

Pop culture (4)

  • 2015-04-07 · John Reviews Kids Movies — John says that for at least the last 60 years we have lived in a new geological period, the Anthropocene, in which humans radically reshape the planet's atmosphere, sea levels and biodiversity. (00:02:51)
    • at least the last 60 years — duration of the Anthropocene · in Earth · as of 2015-04-07 · no source named · unchecked
  • 2015-04-14 · A Long Good Day — John says LA's famous palm trees are not native to Los Angeles and cannot survive there without copious watering. (00:02:58)
  • 2015-12-22 · The Myth Reawakens — John introduces Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, a famous book about shared mythologies across cultures and historical eras. (00:00:31)
  • 2015-12-22 · The Myth Reawakens — John says Campbell's writing on shared mythologies strongly influenced George Lucas writing the original Star Wars, and Luke Skywalker follows the hero's journey step by step. (00:00:59)

Sports (4)

  • 2015-01-04 · The Best Worst Thing — John says AFC Wimbledon play in League Two, the fourth tier; they are fan-owned, were England's first club to take a stand against homophobia, and rose from the ninth tier. (00:00:07)
    • fourth (tier) — tier of League Two in English football · in England · as of 2015 · source: John · unchecked
    • ninth (tier) — tier from which AFC Wimbledon started (bottom of the amateur ranks) · in England · as of 2015-01-04 (implied: upload date) · source: John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-04 · The Best Worst Thing — John says AFC Wimbledon are 12th in their league, excellent for a club owned by regular people, and for the first time reached FA Cup round three, when the big teams enter. (00:00:59)
    • 12th (league position) — AFC Wimbledon's position in League Two · as of 2015-01-04 · source: John · unchecked
    • round three — furthest FA Cup round AFC Wimbledon has reached (first time) · as of 2015-01-04 · source: John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-04 · The Best Worst Thing — John says a draw against Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea could have earned Wimbledon more from one game than 20 years of Nerdfighter sponsorship. — hedged: “could have” (00:01:14)
    • 20 years — years of Nerdfighter sponsorship equal to AFC Wimbledon's income from one FA Cup game against a big club · as of 2015-01-04 (implied: upload date) · source: John · unchecked
  • 2015-01-06 · AFC Wimbledon v. Liverpool: Thoughts from the Greatest Game on Earth — John shows the actual gloves Seb Brown used to save two penalties against Luton Town, the saves that sent Wimbledon back into the league. (00:00:54)
    • two (penalties) — penalties saved by Seb Brown against Luton Town to send Wimbledon back into the league · as of 2015-01-05 (implied: date said in the video) · source: John · unchecked

Personal life (1)

  • 2015-01-23 · Interviewing the President — Steve Grove: A Google employee, Steve Grove, assures Hank that nobody in the White House, not even the President's staff, will see his questions beforehand. (00:00:18)