Andrew Gentile
Director
The Why Files (2020)
Season 2020
A weekly YouTube video podcast that explores the strange and weird of this world and beyond.
Released May 10, 2020
Episode 13 min
14+
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Short
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.comedy, tmdb.crime, imdb.conspiracy
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Mind Blowing Math Facts
Did you know there are more ways to shuffle a deck of cards than there are atoms in the universe? Seems crazy, but it's true. Today The Why Files covers amazing math facts (and tricks) that will convince your friends you have super powers. Math is everywhere. It's the source code of the universe. Most of the time math makes perfect sense. But sometimes math just gets.... weird. These math facts that will blow your mind.
May 10, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - Top Terrifying Animals That Actually Exist
Top 10 Terrifying Animals that actually exist. Have a high IQ and great sense of humor? You're home. Werewolves, zombies, Chupacabra and Bigfoot (bigfeet?) aren't real (or are they) but there actually is a very real and common lizard that squirts poisonous blood from its eye sockets. (We'll show you this!) 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.
Oct. 13, 2020, midnight
S1E3 - Top Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit
The Top10 Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit. Do you love scary places, haunted houses, abandoned mines and ghost towns? Have you ever noticed that every list for "Scariest Places in the World" or "Creepiest Locations in the US" contain places that you can't really visit? We're going to fix that.
Oct. 22, 2020, midnight
S1E4 - What Is ASMR?
The 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.
Oct. 27, 2020, midnight
S1E5 - Raining Fish, Frogs, Spider and 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?
Oct. 29, 2020, midnight
S1E6 - Why Doesn't the US Use Metric? 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.
English
Nov. 17, 2020, midnight
S1E7 - The Most Secret Places in the World
You 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.
Dec. 10, 2020, midnight
S1E8 - The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Day The Dinousaurs Died
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.
Dec. 13, 2020, midnight
S1E9 - Uncanny Valley: Why Robots Creep Us Out
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.
Dec. 20, 2020, midnight
S1E10 - Nanorobotics: Cure For... Everything?
Nanotech innovation is world-changing and should be encouraged. But, we also have to acknowledge the risks.
Dec. 29, 2020, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 13 min.
Season Runtime: 428 min.
Released: May 10, 2020
Last Air Date: Aug. 3, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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