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Half as Interesting

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Half as Interesting is an entertaining, fact-based, educational series covering diverse topics of general interest presented in a somewhat humorous, quirky style. Topics range from curious to weird and are rarely important to know unless you're looking for some lunch room or coffee break conversation starters.

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Sam Denby

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Seasons

Season 2017

18 episodes

Premiered Aug 31, 2017

Season 2018

53 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2018

Season 2019

58 episodes

Premiered Jan 3, 2019

Season 2020

77 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2020

Season 2021

81 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 2021

Season 2022

76 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2022

Season 2023

76 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2023

Season 2024

56 episodes

Premiered Jan 4, 2024

Season 2025

52 episodes

Premiered Jan 14, 2025

Season 2026

26 episodes

Premiered Jan 14, 2026

Episodes

1–6 of 18

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Ep 1

What's the Longest Drivable Distance on Earth?

Aug 31, 2017

What is the single longest drivable distance between two points on Earth? Find out in this episode of Half as Interesting.

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Ep 2

Why You Can Claim Islands for the US if They Have Bird Poop

Sep 7, 2017

What is the connection between a bunch of islands, the United States of America and bird poop? This episode will answer this question.

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Ep 3

The 64 Day Longest Flight in History

Sep 14, 2017

As long as an early flight to Orlando with 10 screaming babies behind you might seem, it's not the longest flight in history.

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Ep 4

The $40 Internationally Standard Cup of Tea

Sep 21, 2017

Let's see, guidelines for information and communication technology supply chain securty, preparation and characterization of Charpy V-notcj test pieces for indirect verification of pendulum impact machines, methods for the assessment of departure from roundness, this is going to be a good episode because it's about standardization, or rather, more specifically, ISO standard 3103, the internationally standard way of preparing a cup of tea.

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Ep 5

What's the Northernmost Town in the world?

Sep 28, 2017

If you ask an American, the northernmost town in the world is probably Toronto, Canada. If you ask a Brit, it's Edinburgh, Scotland, but for everyone else, the northernmost town is not these places. Sticka round so you will find out on this episode of Half as Interesting.

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Ep 6