The Clever Design of the World’s Last Turntable Ferry
In a nautical episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott (previously) visits the west coast of Scotland to see the Skye Ferry…
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Why Real Explosions Don’t Look Like Those in Movies
In a fiery episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott examines why explosions in real life don’t look as big as the…
How the Use of a Green Screen Can Go Wrong
In a cloaking episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott and series animator William Marler amusingly demonstrate the many ways in which…
How a Crowdfunding Project Is Trying to Save the Footpaths of the Oldest Road in Britain
In a historical episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott (previously) explained the history of The Icknield Way, the oldest known road…
How an Antiquated Danish Law Keeps the Country Lagging Behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
In a ticking episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott visits the island town of Gudhjem, Denmark to explain why the Nordic…
Tom Scott Explains Why the Manholes of London Explode by Creating a Big Explosion of His Own
In a conflagrant episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott explains exactly why fairly regular explosions occur underneath the manhole covers in…
How Wing Walking Safety Has Evolved Over the Years
In a spiring episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott takes to the sky, strapped to the top of a small propeller…
The Ecological Benefits of Letting Wildfires Burn
In a combustible episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott flew above the forests of British Columbia in a helicopter piloted by…
The Sourtoe Cocktail, A Quirky Yukon Hotel Drink That Contains a Severed, Preserved Human Toe
In a dactylic episode of Things You Might Not Know, the rather adventurous host Tom Scott travelled to Dawson City in Yukon, Canada, where he…
Members of the Royal Air Force Red Arrows Share How They Fly in Formation With Such Precision
In a lofty episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott went up in the air with members of the Red Arrows, the…