
The Shortest-Lived Independent Country in History
In a rather manic video essay on Half as Interesting, narrator Sam from Wendover talks about which nation has had the shortest lifespan of them…
In a rather manic video essay on Half as Interesting, narrator Sam from Wendover talks about which nation has had the shortest lifespan of them…
As part of his ongoing series about geographical trivia, Sam from Half as Interesting takes a look at the furthest distance a “regular person” can…
Sam from Half as Interesting, who is a big fan of winter sports, explains the conditions that make Oymyakon, Siberia the coldest permanently inhabited city…
In 2014, Oakhurst Dairy in Portland, Maine was named a defendant in a class-action lawsuit brought by their drivers, who claimed that they were due…
In a promontory episode of Half As Interesting, fast talking narrator Sam from Wendover explains how the shortest international border in the world is an…
Half as Interesting explains how fake neighborhoods and mistaken border designations as they appear on Google Maps can have real life consequences. In one extreme…
Half as Interesting shares the bizarre story of Sir Alfred Mehran, an Iranian national who was rendered stateless due to his participation in protests against…
In a locomotive episode of Half As Interesting, the seemingly manic narrator Sam from Wendover explains why The Vatican has a railroad, despite its diminutive…
In a mercurial episode of Half as Interesting, Sam from Wendover called attention to a pair of islands that sit between the United States and…