The Why Files

Season 2020

A weekly YouTube video podcast that explores the strange and weird of this world and beyond.

Where to Watch Season 2020

10 Episodes

  • 15 Mind Blowing Math Facts | Insane but True
    E1
    15 Mind Blowing Math Facts | Insane but TrueToday The Why Files covers amazing math facts (and tricks) that will convince your friends you have super powers
  • Top 10 Terrifying Animals That Actually Exist
    E2
    Top 10 Terrifying Animals That Actually Exist 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. Today we cover ten animals that we thought were scary, interesting or just plain ole amusing
  • Top 10 Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit Right Now. IF YOU DARE.
    E3
    Top 10 Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit Right Now. IF YOU DARE. Here are the top 10 spookiest places in the United States that you can actually visit -- right now, today
  • ASMR: What it is, what it stands for and how it works
    E4
    ASMR: What it is, what it stands for and how it worksThe 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
  • Raining spiders, frogs, fish and ... meat. Yes, meat.
    E5
    Raining spiders, frogs, fish and ... meat. Yes, 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?
  • Why doesn't the US use Metric? Pirates. Yes, pirates.
    E6
    Why doesn't the US use Metric? Pirates. Yes, 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.
  • OFF LIMITS: The Most Secret Places in the World
    E7
    OFF LIMITS: 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.
  • Why The Dinosaurs Died | The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact
    E8
    Why The Dinosaurs Died | The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact One 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
  • Uncanny Valley Explained | Why Robots, Dolls and Mannequins are Creepy
    E9
    Uncanny Valley Explained | Why Robots, Dolls and Mannequins are Creepy The 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
  • Nanorobotics & Nanotechnology | Changes Our Lives Forever
    E10
    Nanorobotics & Nanotechnology | Changes Our Lives ForeverNanotech innovation is world-changing and should be encouraged. But, we also have to acknowledge the risks

 

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