The Why Files
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Play S1 E1A weekly YouTube video podcast that explores the strange and weird of this world and beyond.
Cast: Andrew Gentile
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10 episodes
- 1. Mind Blowing Math FactsDid you know there are more ways to shuffle a deck of cards than there are atoms in the universe? Seems crazy, but it's true. Today The Why Files covers amazing math facts (and tricks) that will convince your friends you have super powers. Math is everywhere. It's the source code of the universe. Most of the time math makes perfect sense. But sometimes math just gets.... weird. These math facts that will blow your mind.TV-14CC22minMay 10, 2020
- 2. Top Terrifying Animals That Actually ExistTop 10 Terrifying Animals that actually exist. Have a high IQ and great sense of humor? You're home. Werewolves, zombies, Chupacabra and Bigfoot (bigfeet?) aren't real (or are they) but there actually is a very real and common lizard that squirts poisonous blood from its eye sockets. (We'll show you this!) Through the amazing and bizarre process of evolution - nature has created thousands of truly terrifying animals that actually exist. They exist right now. A couple of them might be living in your garage.TV-14CC12minOct 13, 2020
- 3. Top Scariest Places You Can Actually VisitThe Top10 Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit. Do you love scary places, haunted houses, abandoned mines and ghost towns? Have you ever noticed that every list for "Scariest Places in the World" or "Creepiest Locations in the US" contain places that you can't really visit? We're going to fix that.TV-14CC25minOct 22, 2020
- 4. What Is ASMR?The science behind behind ASMR is still new but research is underway. Though ASMR is a relatively new phenomenon, the online ASMR community is vibrant and growing rapidly.TV-14CC8minOct 27, 2020
- 5. Raining Fish, Frogs, Spider and Meat.A rain of animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals fall from the sky. Such occurrences have been reported in many countries throughout history. Is the phenomenon due to waterspouts? Predatory birds? Or something... else?TV-14CC19minOct 29, 2020
- 6. Why Doesn't the US Use Metric? Pirates.When the US was still brand new, the states were using their own systems of weights and measures. Thomas Jefferson requested an expert in the new Metric system travel from France, but pirates changed the course of US history forever. EnglishTV-14CC7minNov 17, 2020
- 7. The Most Secret Places in the WorldYou may not have ever heard of a few of these places. In fact, there are government facilities in the United States -- and around the world -- that are unknown to people even in the highest levels of government.TV-14CC19minDec 10, 2020
- 8. The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Day The Dinousaurs DiedOne of the deepest scars on our planet is hidden beneath the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. The buried crater, over 90 miles in diameter, was created when a massive asteroid struck the planet 66 million years ago and brought a calamitous end to the reign of dinosaurs.TV-14CC11minDec 13, 2020
- 9. Uncanny Valley: Why Robots Creep Us OutThe Uncanny Valley is a common unsettling, anxious, creepy feeling people experience when androids, robots, dolls, mannequins, video games and animations closely resemble humans but are not quite realistic enough.TV-14CC12minDec 20, 2020
- 10. Nanorobotics: Cure For... Everything?Nanotech innovation is world-changing and should be encouraged. But, we also have to acknowledge the risks.TV-14CC11minDec 29, 2020
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The Why Files
★ 9.5/1020207 seasons155 episodesReturning Series
A weekly YouTube video podcast that explores the strange and weird of this world and beyond.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Andrew Gentile
- Cast
- Andrew Gentile
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Audio languages
English
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