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2014-09-01 How Do They Make Decaf Coffee? - Big Questions - (Ep.1) 02:58 736,127 Play
2014-09-08 Who Invented the Hot Dog? - Big Questions (Ep.2) 02:48 196,346 Play
2014-09-15 How Does Deodorant Work? - Big Questions (Ep.3) 02:35 236,587 Play
2014-09-22 How Did April Fools Day Come About? - Big Questions (Ep.4) 02:35 183,362 Play
2014-09-29 Where Does the $ Sign Come From? - Big Questions (Ep.5) 02:56 327,834 Play
2014-10-06 Why Are Tortoises Slow? - Big Questions (Ep.6) 02:21 189,679 Play
2014-10-13 Is it Unhealthy to Stand in Front of a Microwave While it is Cooking? - Big Questions (Ep. 7) 02:57 264,816 Play
2014-10-20 Where Did Last Names Come From? - Big Questions (Ep. 8) 02:42 315,855 Play
2014-10-27 Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Own Web? - Big Questions (Ep. 9) 02:28 171,811 Play
2014-11-03 Why Are White Diamonds So Expensive? - Big Questions (Ep. 10) 02:25 263,313 Play
2014-11-10 Why Does Your Voice Get Higher When You Inhale Helium? - Big Questions (Ep. 11) 02:20 151,168 Play
2014-11-17 Why do they dye cheese yellow? - Big Questions (Ep. 12) 02:34 225,554 Play
2014-11-24 Why are butterflies called "butterflies"? - Big Questions (Ep. 13) 02:04 200,088 Play
2014-12-15 Why do our teeth chatter when we're cold? - Big Questions (Ep. 14) 02:21 167,143 Play
2014-12-29 What is dirt made out of? - Big Questions (Ep. 15) 02:37 184,915 Play
2015-01-05 Where did saying a guy was "hot" originate? - Big Questions (Ep. 16) 03:11 178,581 Play
2015-01-12 Is blood ever blue? - Big Questions (Ep. 17) 02:24 155,187 Play
2015-01-19 How far can I see on a clear day? - Big Questions (Ep. 18) 02:26 167,562 Play
2015-01-26 Why are my ears ringing? - Big Questions - (Ep. 19) 02:37 202,550 Play
2015-02-02 Do your organs grow with you? - Big Questions - (Ep. 20) 02:35 251,688 Play
2015-02-09 Why is the heart associated with love? - Big Questions - (Ep. 21) 02:13 167,971 Play
2015-02-16 Why does asparagus make your pee smell? - Big Questions - (Ep. 22) 02:28 128,126 Play
2015-02-23 Why don't humans have a mating season? - Big Questions - (Ep. 23) 02:31 429,575 Play
2015-03-02 How does a two-way mirror work? - Big Questions - (Ep. 24) 02:18 284,526 Play
2015-03-09 Why do we get dark bags under our eyes? - Big Questions - (Ep. 25) 02:15 397,981 Play
2015-03-16 Why do mosquitoes prefer biting some people to others? - Big Questions - (Ep. 26) 02:26 259,310 Play
2015-04-06 What is the origin of the high five? - Big Questions - (Ep. 27) 02:14 177,869 Play
2015-04-13 What makes a permanent marker permanent? - Big Questions - (Ep. 28) 02:34 144,026 Play
2015-04-20 Why is 301 used in YouTube for view count? - Big Questions - (Ep. 28) 02:47 233,837 Play
2015-05-04 Why do things taste bad after you brush your teeth? - feat. The Muppets! - Big Questions - (Ep. 30) 02:34 147,484 Play
2015-05-11 Why are the numbers on calculators and phones opposite? - Big Questions - (Ep. 31) 02:52 210,336 Play
2015-05-18 Why does 98 degrees feel hot if that's your body temperature? - Big Questions - (Ep. 32) 02:00 223,919 Play
2015-05-25 Why do you see better when you squint? - Big Questions - (Ep. 33) 02:11 220,824 Play
2015-06-08 Does hitting the snooze button help? - Big Questions - (Ep. 34) 02:31 166,044 Play
2015-06-15 Why do we blush when we're embarrassed? - Big Questions - (Ep. 35) 02:35 120,181 Play
2015-06-22 What did the original colonists sound like? - Big Questions - (Ep. 36) 02:25 512,520 Play
2015-07-06 Why is ginger a palate cleanser? - Big Questions - (Ep. 38) 02:25 111,931 Play
2015-07-13 Why are people ticklish? - Big Questions - (Ep. 39) 02:29 130,762 Play
2015-07-20 Why does your nose get runny when it's cold? - Big Questions - (Ep. 40) 02:12 121,635 Play
2015-07-27 Bloopers! - Big Questions - (Ep. 40.5) 01:58 63,795 Play
2015-08-03 Why do bees die after they sting you? - Big Questions - (Ep. 41) 02:25 237,141 Play
2015-08-10 Why are there silent letters in English words? - Big Questions - (Ep. 42) 02:45 179,172 Play
2015-08-17 Why do people and animals tilt their heads when confused? - Big Questions - (Ep. 43) 02:22 164,250 Play
2015-08-24 Does ginger ale really help with stomach aches? - Big Questions - (Ep. 44) 02:35 154,240 Play
2015-08-31 Can you be tired from sleeping too much? - Big Questions - (Ep. 45) 02:37 169,135 Play
2015-09-07 Where did we get the name America? - Big Questions - (Ep. 201) 03:03 131,436 Play
2015-09-14 Why do we cry? - Big Questions - (Ep. 202) 02:46 116,324 Play
2015-09-21 Why do my joints hurt more when it rains? - Big Questions - (Ep. 203) 02:27 120,962 Play
2015-09-28 Are there good viruses? - Big Questions - (Ep. 204) 02:28 113,853 Play
2015-10-05 Why does my hair feel dry from chlorine? - Big Questions - (Ep. 205) 02:39 93,183 Play
2015-10-12 Why are blueprints blue? - Big Questions - (Ep. 206) 02:18 156,493 Play
2015-10-19 Why is my voice different when I hear a recording? - Big Questions - (Ep. 207) 02:21 293,064 Play
2015-10-26 Why is there a joker in playing card decks? - Big Questions - (Ep. 208) 02:31 230,275 Play
2015-11-02 Why does daylight saving time vary by country? - Big Questions - (Ep. 209) 02:49 112,037 Play
2015-11-09 What causes motion sickness? - Big Questions - (Ep. 210) 02:31 98,740 Play
2015-11-16 Why do babies' eyes change color? - Big Questions - (Ep. 211) 02:22 124,277 Play
2015-11-23 What's the difference between American and Canadian Thanksgiving? - Big Questions - (Ep. 212) 02:42 141,275 Play
2015-11-30 How did eating popcorn become a custom at movie theaters? - Big Questions - (Ep. 213) 02:44 315,943 Play
2015-12-07 Does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? - Big Questions - (Ep. 214) 02:15 107,089 Play
2015-12-14 Why do we get songs stuck in our heads? - Big Questions - (Ep. 215) 02:44 95,162 Play
2016-01-04 Why does sudden exposure to the sun cause sneezing? - Big Questions - (Ep. 216) 02:30 107,362 Play
2016-02-01 Why do people have birthmarks? - Big Questions - (Ep. 217) 02:09 161,950 Play
2016-03-07 What makes hair naturally straight or curly? - Big Questions - (Ep. 218) 02:07 126,024 Play
2016-04-04 Where did emojis come from? - Big Questions - (Ep. 219) 03:02 105,006 Play
2016-05-02 Why do some countries drive on the left and some on the right? - Big Questions - (Ep. 220) 02:34 161,134 Play
2016-06-06 What's a brain freeze? - Big Questions - (Ep. 221) 02:19 83,776 Play
2016-07-01 What's the origin of fireworks? - Big Questions - (Ep. 222) 02:35 56,811 Play
2016-08-08 Why are there 24 hours in a day? - Big Questions - (Ep. 223) 02:16 102,311 Play
2016-09-05 Why do traffic jams occur? - Big Questions - (Ep. 224) 03:06 81,138 Play
2016-10-03 How does ghost hunting technology work? - Big Questions - (Ep. 225) 02:48 76,004 Play
2016-11-07 Why aren't there "B" batteries? - Big Questions - (Ep. 226) 02:25 122,831 Play
2016-12-05 Do hats cause balding? - Big Questions - (Ep. 227) 02:00 97,943 Play
2017-01-09 Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze? - Big Questions - (Ep. 228) 02:35 73,361 Play
2017-02-06 Is there an explanation for déjà vu? - Big Questions - (Ep. 229) 02:40 78,265 Play
2017-03-06 Do you need to wash food before eating it? - Big Questions - (Ep. 230) 03:02 74,755 Play
2017-04-03 Why did we stop going to the moon? - Big Questions - (Ep. 231) 03:23 126,646 Play
2017-05-01 What's the history of lawn mowing? - Big Questions - (Ep. 232) 02:39 70,867 Play
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