Karl in 2017: We're too small to start shit with bigger RUclipsrs Karl in 2019: That plagerising knobhead Santoro??? Not saying he's a thief but he's a thief.
I don't know how you guys are not the top channel for this. I have an extremely short attention span and can watch any of your videos and enjoy every second because its original and you can tell you're passionate.
Yea I’m the same way, hardly ever finishes the videos I start, but when I found this channel I watched their videos one after another and was super sad when I didn’t have any more to watch
I love this channel because you guys aren't just spitting random facts at our faces just for the sake of doing it,you guys actually have a conversation about random stuff and start talking about stuff that aren't even related to the video and instead of making me feel like i'm just watching a guy reading a script,you guys make me feel like i'm watching a normal conversation between friends
Honestly I used to watch Matthew Santoro a few years ago, but stopped. Afterwards I headd some shady stuff but never in this much detail. Thank you for making this clearer!
Weirdly enough I learned about today I found out from you guys. And I've never heard of this Matt guy or whatever his name was. You guys are the face of this genre for me
yeah I stopped watching Matthew Santoro, because it was obvious that he didn't fact-check, or research anything. The video that was the turning point for me, was the one where he said, that scientists were baffled, by Plankton because they didn't know what they ate, and how they are alive. It took me about 2 seconds with Google to figure out, that was just wrong.
In this vid dude says the surgically implanted pad is an inch thick when clearly you can see in the picture he shows that it is at least a few inches thick.
I'm really thankful I found your channel and the Today I Found Out/all the various channels they work on or with. I genuinely enjoy sharing facts, and a lot of times even use this kind of random useless knowledge to try and build friendships. And I'm glad that channels like these are all about actually just putting new information out into the world instead of doing the Matt Santoro strategy of coughing up the partially digested version of someone else's idea.
@@marcusmarcus4514 actually i did! It kinda looks like a sawmill: they take a little bit with every teeth, making a mouthfull pretty efficient... but if my memory not fails me it is actually harmless as they don't (or can't) use it as to atack or to defend itself
I've seen videos from him, but yours are WAY more fun and the viewer can tell that you have fun doing this, which, to me, contributes to the entertainment factor. Keep doing what you do.
They mentioned this guy in one of the bonus sections from the Full Metal Alchemist manga, I think, where they were joking about ways to make Ed taller.
I personally have never heard of fact maniac before now, because I watch things that make me laugh and you make me learn, so I guess it’s the best of both worlds. You guys Karl and company (I can’t remember any of your names I’m horrible with them) are one of my favorite channels. Thank you for filling the silence which is my brain with knowledge.
As much as I genuinely love the fact parts of the content fact fiend makes, listening to Karl and Brad just discuss random RUclips or Twitter things at the end of the videos are sometimes my favourite parts.
hi, a teacher here, and no, they don't. those are lazy teachers with lazy students. I've never given a revision booklet, that's called the textbook. if you read the book, paid attention in class, you will have no problem passing.
Im also that one person who’s always sharing next level facts out of no where, and honestly you channel has helped greatly with this, thanks guys ! Keep at it !
Your talk of weight limits being needed in martial arts reminds me of Jeff Jarrett, Pro Wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who, in TNA, wanted to show off his MMA skills in the buildup to a match with Kurt Angle by tapping out a bunch of kids in a judo class. No follow up to this, just wanted to talk about a grown man tapping out kids.
This is my favorite fact channel on RUclips, not only because the stuff on this channel is genuinely interesting, but mostly because of the format. They can take the facts, but they can never take Karl's personality or his chemistry with Brad.
Hey Karl just wanted to let you know Great video. You got all the facts correct. Just letting you know because I am a professional sumo wrestler and it’s nice having sumo being shown in a positive light opposed to the contrary stereotype.
That whole bit about Santoro and research and all, that made me actually consider how good this channel is at not making videos on stuff I already knew. Looking back a few months (to Superman BDE specifically), the only video I entirely knew was the Thatcher SAS one, which ofc I watched anyway. I did know bits about some videos, but about half of that was from that amazing man Simon Whistler. Part of it I think is that, while there is a formula, it's such a natural and flexible one that makes it both genuinely interesting and varied. This is a channel that went from Renaissance artist, to 2006 video game, to King Kong and Godzilla, and I love it.
Over the last few weeks ive realised this is the best channel to watch with a strong drink or a cuppa in the morning!! Keep it up karl and lads. Thanks
I don't even care about the topic at hand most of the time, but your enthusiasm for the subject (and the hilarious tangents) are what keep me watching. Keep up the good work :)
Honestly, I hate the was Santoro sounds and I remember watching a slow decline in his quality as time went on. On the upside, his channel did end up linking me to yours so at least some good came from it. But that is depressing. Knowledge is awesome and it should be shared with zeal. I'm glad you have a passion for what you (and Brad, our faceless recorder of the antics) do.
Been a new fan of you guys for a few months now and this is the first time I've ever watch this particular video and had no idea there was something called, "Fact Maniac."
crazy how quickly this became my favorite channel. I live for useless facts. I'm constantly dropping useless facts on my friends and they're always like "how the fuck do you find this shit?" as well, and now I have more ammo. I also share your videos, but they won't watch them >:(
You're pronunciation is pretty much spot on for someone who doesn't speak any Japanese at all. As you said, it's not a 100% correct (probalby), but it's still great
So I watched to the end cuz you know I am a chad... anyways I love your content and will fight to the death with anyone that say you are not the top dog, love the work and thank you for the glorious information that you give me every day! :)
I love knowing random facts about everything and I have came across Santoro a lot of times and the couple of times I've watched his videos they were so boring and he read the facts like he was dead now that I know the steals other people's work I see why. No clue why he has a big audience
He probably has a big audience for the same reason there is a greater % of people alive today who believe the Earth is flat than in any of the previous 2000 years (and a lot of change, I forgot the confirmed year), even though we have way better tools to check it for ourselves that it is an spheroid: we are surrounded by idiots.
@@Quintonias He is... if you haven't watched anything similar or too much of youtube. If you have, you realize it is just the bare minimum to not be someone robotically reading their lines. Per se it is not horrible, it is a super basic but valid method to have some minimal camera presence, but that is all he has going for him Better than someone with a shitty phone camera with zero camera presence saying some lines, but that is a very very _very_ low bar.
Daven seems like the real deal and that is why I'll wait as patiently as possible for my question to TIFO to be selected. It intrigues me and hopefully one day I'll know the history of it. ^_^
Just another person who has never heard of fact maniac guy, even though fact videos are the main thing i watch on youtube. I looked him up, and he's Canadian, which makes it even more funny. I tend to favour Canadian content both by choice and subconsciously, and yet this is my first time hearing of this guy.
There's other youtubers that do vids like this? Dont even care I'm not going to look at them. I never sub ppl. You earned my sub a month ago or so and i find myself watching all of ever video. Swell on yuh
I was a Santoro fan until I learned of his plagiarism. Then I found Fact Fiend and the quality difference shows when someone has passion for their work.
As long as you're doing your best to accurately pronounce words using sounds that exist in English I don't really care all that much. I don't think anyone else should either. I could easily see someone mispronouncing that as "May-now-my Shuh-high" so your pronunciation was pretty good all things considered. Shuhei was spot on. Normally people would try to pronounce "hei" like it's German (like ein, zwei, drei). So good on you, Karl. I'm not quite sure how you wound up with an extra "a" sound and dropped an "o" in Mainoumi, but you're forgiven. (To those of you saying it's a long "o" sound in "MainOUmi", I almost did the same thing. But it's actually 舞の海秀平, Mai-no-umi. I had to look it up to be sure, though.)
How you could watch all of Black Panther and come out pronouncing Wakanda wrong even though they say it at least once every minute of the film is beyond me though. =/ (But it's fictional, so who really gives a shit.)
The like to dislike ratio suggests that people might actually be glad that you called out Matt on his bs. Good to see that the community that enjoys facts isn't rejecting them out of blatant favoritism.
I'm 3/4 of the way through a history degree right now, and even though what we do is essentially synthesize data and other people's interpretations to back up our own claims, citing our sources is a huge deal in all our work because its the only thing that gives your claims credibility.
I noticed that with Santoro a while ago. His videos come out about a week after today I found out with the same subject and facts. Name and shame bro good on you! Fact fiend videos are great, it's like you give a shit but don't at the same time. Keep it up!
I'm someone who started watching (i don't anymore) Matthew Santoro before he got somewhat popular. Early on you could tell he made videos because genuinely liked learning and sharing facts but at a point, you can tell he was getting tired of finding random new facts. Eventually, he even admitted to being done with the fact videos and that he wanted to start making his own original skits(he made a video on it but idk if it's still up). Fans of the facts didn't like what he wanted to do and bullied him into continuing the facts. So yes Karl, he is just doing it for the money now.
Yes, your facts are good, but honestly you earned my sub by 1. having great humor and 2. the meh, just fuck it production value. Its not there there is no production or effort, Brad clearly cares and is a skilled editor, just that you reject so many of the monetization tropes you see everywhere. Next level shit-posting so to speak.
I have never heard of "Fact Maniac" until just now
Me too
same
Me neither. And I do not care about what he posts either way because Karl is our savior. Our light and hope. But Brad is the best anyway.
What's your point I have never heard of you before this comment don't hear me going on about it (until now)
@@silentgolden8507 His point is that he's never heard of an endeavor taken on by a youtuber with a significant following.
Karl in 2017: We're too small to start shit with bigger RUclipsrs
Karl in 2019: That plagerising knobhead Santoro??? Not saying he's a thief but he's a thief.
You mean, he is just sharing some facts.
I'm happy to know this about Santoro. I feel cheated. :/ It's a shame when people don't do their own research. Glad I found you guys :)
Tom Ives it’s Karl Bigwood now
He's called mathew out plenty of times
He's not wrong
I don't know how you guys are not the top channel for this. I have an extremely short attention span and can watch any of your videos and enjoy every second because its original and you can tell you're passionate.
Blair Peron it's just that they've not been around for as long...
Yea I’m the same way, hardly ever finishes the videos I start, but when I found this channel I watched their videos one after another and was super sad when I didn’t have any more to watch
I just enjoy the lack of fucks he gives and I don't have to watch a ad every 3 seconds
@@sintraficusgeneralof5thbat922 Yeah one of the few youtubers that hasn't sold out
@@BlairPeron a rare specimen indeed
I love this channel because you guys aren't just spitting random facts at our faces just for the sake of doing it,you guys actually have a conversation about random stuff and start talking about stuff that aren't even related to the video and instead of making me feel like i'm just watching a guy reading a script,you guys make me feel like i'm watching a normal conversation between friends
I 100% agree with this statement
Big part of why I like this channel
Honestly I used to watch Matthew Santoro a few years ago, but stopped. Afterwards I headd some shady stuff but never in this much detail. Thank you for making this clearer!
Ultra Crap Used to watch him as well stopped after some channel posted about him a few years ago and switched to top tens/today I found out
What was wrong with him? What channel is he on?
@@geekdivaherself His channel name is literally "Mathew Santoro".
That vodka guy was just trying to read his mind in brail.
Weirdly enough I learned about today I found out from you guys. And I've never heard of this Matt guy or whatever his name was. You guys are the face of this genre for me
Matthew santoro used to be a gem
Same
yeah I stopped watching Matthew Santoro, because it was obvious that he didn't fact-check, or research anything.
The video that was the turning point for me, was the one where he said, that scientists were baffled, by Plankton because they didn't know what they ate, and how they are alive.
It took me about 2 seconds with Google to figure out, that was just wrong.
In this vid dude says the surgically implanted pad is an inch thick when clearly you can see in the picture he shows that it is at least a few inches thick.
I'm really thankful I found your channel and the Today I Found Out/all the various channels they work on or with. I genuinely enjoy sharing facts, and a lot of times even use this kind of random useless knowledge to try and build friendships. And I'm glad that channels like these are all about actually just putting new information out into the world instead of doing the Matt Santoro strategy of coughing up the partially digested version of someone else's idea.
I think the "your daily dose of internet" is also a really good one
Did you know snails have more teeth than most living things
@@marcusmarcus4514 I didn't, but I'm not excited to look up more about this and incorporate it into future conversation. Thank you.
@@marcusmarcus4514 actually i did! It kinda looks like a sawmill: they take a little bit with every teeth, making a mouthfull pretty efficient... but if my memory not fails me it is actually harmless as they don't (or can't) use it as to atack or to defend itself
Can't remember how I found them all, but here, Today I Found Out, Real Life Lore and Half As Interesting are some of my favorite channels
He seems a little big headed tbh
Ba dun Tsss
@@VikingTeddy WOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHH
@@youngdolo8 hello my son
Big brain
Get out
I've seen videos from him, but yours are WAY more fun and the viewer can tell that you have fun doing this, which, to me, contributes to the entertainment factor. Keep doing what you do.
I watched this video twice just to hear that bit about Matthew Santoro
They mentioned this guy in one of the bonus sections from the Full Metal Alchemist manga, I think, where they were joking about ways to make Ed taller.
I think I've only seen two Santoro videos (as opposed to EVERY Fact Fiend video).
As a Canadian, I find myself both embarrassed for him and by him.
I lived around 10 minutes from the city he was from till I was 18 I am more shamed
We respect you Coral and Brad, and all the work you two put into your passion. Thanks guys!
I personally have never heard of fact maniac before now, because I watch things that make me laugh and you make me learn, so I guess it’s the best of both worlds. You guys Karl and company (I can’t remember any of your names I’m horrible with them) are one of my favorite channels. Thank you for filling the silence which is my brain with knowledge.
As much as I genuinely love the fact parts of the content fact fiend makes, listening to Karl and Brad just discuss random RUclips or Twitter things at the end of the videos are sometimes my favourite parts.
Karl, do teachers who make revision booklets that are the exact same as the test get into ultra heaven?
Y e s
Thats up to karl but *Y E S*
Does he get in to ultra heaven
Why did you steal this from r/teenagers.
hi, a teacher here, and no, they don't. those are lazy teachers with lazy students. I've never given a revision booklet, that's called the textbook. if you read the book, paid attention in class, you will have no problem passing.
I was watching Matt but now it's all about the Smallwood 😂
Im also that one person who’s always sharing next level facts out of no where, and honestly you channel has helped greatly with this, thanks guys ! Keep at it !
been a fan of TIFO for years and became a newly minted fan of yours through recommendations. I love the no frills, no bullshit format.
It’s Friday and your not drinking .... me and my mate are fuming sort your head out Karl 😡
Karl doesn’t live in the real world... he just lives in his videos and the internet.
"Everybody at the head enhancement clinic said nobody would notice."
The thing I really love about this channel and today I found out is 9 times in 10 in learn something new.
Love the channel Karl and keep it up mate, your enthusiasm and passion are what keep me coming back every vid.
This is why I watch you guys. You're more or less reliable in your own facts. MS is just, as you said, a verbatim account.
Your talk of weight limits being needed in martial arts reminds me of Jeff Jarrett, Pro Wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who, in TNA, wanted to show off his MMA skills in the buildup to a match with Kurt Angle by tapping out a bunch of kids in a judo class. No follow up to this, just wanted to talk about a grown man tapping out kids.
My favorite part of that was Angle not being allowed to wrestle at the time, then signing up for one of Jeff's exhibitions.
Been waiting on this since 8 am est
Nah, you said the name right. Weebs are calm.
This is my favorite fact channel on RUclips, not only because the stuff on this channel is genuinely interesting, but mostly because of the format. They can take the facts, but they can never take Karl's personality or his chemistry with Brad.
Finally I completely agree. Santoro is a hack
I was subbed to Santoro a while back and for some reason, I always thought his face was like computer generated lmao
The genuine passion and enthusiasm for the topic at hand is the reason why I am subscribed to, and enjoy, this channel.
Hey Karl just wanted to let you know Great video. You got all the facts correct. Just letting you know because I am a professional sumo wrestler and it’s nice having sumo being shown in a positive light opposed to the contrary stereotype.
The mountain has Thor twice in his name
No man has more man in them than him
Dunno seen some weird shit on pornhub...
Daniel Seelye slipped my mind
@@vrenfield or heavy bubbles.
Someone named Adam Mann would technically be named Man Man
That whole bit about Santoro and research and all, that made me actually consider how good this channel is at not making videos on stuff I already knew.
Looking back a few months (to Superman BDE specifically), the only video I entirely knew was the Thatcher SAS one, which ofc I watched anyway. I did know bits about some videos, but about half of that was from that amazing man Simon Whistler.
Part of it I think is that, while there is a formula, it's such a natural and flexible one that makes it both genuinely interesting and varied. This is a channel that went from Renaissance artist, to 2006 video game, to King Kong and Godzilla, and I love it.
Over the last few weeks ive realised this is the best channel to watch with a strong drink or a cuppa in the morning!! Keep it up karl and lads. Thanks
I don't even care about the topic at hand most of the time, but your enthusiasm for the subject (and the hilarious tangents) are what keep me watching. Keep up the good work :)
you should talk about McDonalds losing the rights to the BigMac
Brief explanation plis?
They tried to sue a smaller restaurant called supermacs that's been around longer then them and McDonald's lost
Why did this make me laugh?
Honestly, I hate the was Santoro sounds and I remember watching a slow decline in his quality as time went on. On the upside, his channel did end up linking me to yours so at least some good came from it. But that is depressing. Knowledge is awesome and it should be shared with zeal. I'm glad you have a passion for what you (and Brad, our faceless recorder of the antics) do.
Top 10 best RUclips channel, love this channel so much.
Take a drink every time Karl says "SUPERIOR SUMO!" love it
You guy's are awesome! Keep up the good work. Cheers from Finland
Never heard of Santoro before. Good, I suppose:P
Man. Real tone shift at the end of the video there from the deep sigh to the cheery end card music.
Found Yesterday. Loving every bit of this channel
This channel is genius, so British and so similar to my comedic humour, and so fucking genuine. I love it.
0:06 that beer belly tho.
Been a new fan of you guys for a few months now and this is the first time I've ever watch this particular video and had no idea there was something called, "Fact Maniac."
Now you get to switch from the educational genre to drama.
Karl: "Matt Santoro's the biggest fact icon on RUclips"
V-Sauce Michael: am I a joke to you?
Love the irony of the size matters mug
You two should start a podcast
Holy shit, yes, this. Why didn't I think of saying that... I would genuinely love to hear these two talk about facts and other stuff as well!
I would miss Brad's awesome edits tho
Dude, you guys are the shit! Stupid hilarious. Keep pumpin' it out!
crazy how quickly this became my favorite channel. I live for useless facts. I'm constantly dropping useless facts on my friends and they're always like "how the fuck do you find this shit?" as well, and now I have more ammo. I also share your videos, but they won't watch them >:(
I'm enjoying your videos, thank you Brad and Karl.
I enjoy this channel more then his and now I know why it shows which one puts more heart in to their work
I never found Mathews content as entertaining as this content and now I finally realize why that is
You're pronunciation is pretty much spot on for someone who doesn't speak any Japanese at all. As you said, it's not a 100% correct (probalby), but it's still great
That's the reason I unsubscribed to Matthew Santoro a few years ago.
I haven't usually heard about most of your stories. I like sumo so I already knew this one ^-^
They do something very similar to that surgery to create extra skin to harvest for grafts
Or larger pockets for breast implants
A shock your channel isn’t more popular. Never heard of this Fact Maniac lol
Love your work and the end of the vid speak the truth the work of the passionate is always better
So I watched to the end cuz you know I am a chad... anyways I love your content and will fight to the death with anyone that say you are not the top dog, love the work and thank you for the glorious information that you give me every day! :)
In the spirit of 'Fact Fiend' and 'Today, I found out', how about the OG Robert Ripley? (unless you already did. I'm not going to do the research)
I love your channel
Much respect
karl your face is so sweet and honest
I love knowing random facts about everything and I have came across Santoro a lot of times and the couple of times I've watched his videos they were so boring and he read the facts like he was dead now that I know the steals other people's work I see why. No clue why he has a big audience
He probably has a big audience for the same reason there is a greater % of people alive today who believe the Earth is flat than in any of the previous 2000 years (and a lot of change, I forgot the confirmed year), even though we have way better tools to check it for ourselves that it is an spheroid: we are surrounded by idiots.
I haven't watched a video of his in years but, I /do/ remember him being relatively enthusiastic in his delivery. That may've changed, though.
@@Quintonias He is... if you haven't watched anything similar or too much of youtube. If you have, you realize it is just the bare minimum to not be someone robotically reading their lines. Per se it is not horrible, it is a super basic but valid method to have some minimal camera presence, but that is all he has going for him Better than someone with a shitty phone camera with zero camera presence saying some lines, but that is a very very _very_ low bar.
Honestly, I didn't even know who Santoro was until this video. This channel is the only of it's kind that I actually watch. :p
Daven seems like the real deal and that is why I'll wait as patiently as possible for my question to TIFO to be selected. It intrigues me and hopefully one day I'll know the history of it. ^_^
This channel is the hero we need, but don’t deserve for fact content.
Thank you for bringing that to light.
Just another person who has never heard of fact maniac guy, even though fact videos are the main thing i watch on youtube.
I looked him up, and he's Canadian, which makes it even more funny. I tend to favour Canadian content both by choice and subconsciously, and yet this is my first time hearing of this guy.
Ayyyy wassup, been loving this channel.
There's other youtubers that do vids like this? Dont even care I'm not going to look at them. I never sub ppl. You earned my sub a month ago or so and i find myself watching all of ever video.
Swell on yuh
My personal why i stopped watching Matt story is that I loved him as a youtuber (I was like
I love you for 2 reasons Karl,
1. Wholesome genuinely funny content
2. Scunthorpe!
Just wanna say, Karl pronounced Mayanumi Shuhei correctly, I’m impressed!
I never heard of the fact maniac guy before you talked about him
Real talk. Mahalo for condemning plagiarism!
I was a Santoro fan until I learned of his plagiarism. Then I found Fact Fiend and the quality difference shows when someone has passion for their work.
I think the subgenre you fit into is best called "FactTube"
As long as you're doing your best to accurately pronounce words using sounds that exist in English I don't really care all that much. I don't think anyone else should either.
I could easily see someone mispronouncing that as "May-now-my Shuh-high" so your pronunciation was pretty good all things considered. Shuhei was spot on. Normally people would try to pronounce "hei" like it's German (like ein, zwei, drei). So good on you, Karl.
I'm not quite sure how you wound up with an extra "a" sound and dropped an "o" in Mainoumi, but you're forgiven.
(To those of you saying it's a long "o" sound in "MainOUmi", I almost did the same thing. But it's actually 舞の海秀平, Mai-no-umi. I had to look it up to be sure, though.)
How you could watch all of Black Panther and come out pronouncing Wakanda wrong even though they say it at least once every minute of the film is beyond me though. =/
(But it's fictional, so who really gives a shit.)
I've found 2 people quoting your stuff at me in school so congrats you're teaching highschoolers better than the teachers
Best fact channel hands down.
The like to dislike ratio suggests that people might actually be glad that you called out Matt on his bs. Good to see that the community that enjoys facts isn't rejecting them out of blatant favoritism.
This, this... just where do you find this, please let me know
Purwin Rommel hehe watch the end
I'm 3/4 of the way through a history degree right now, and even though what we do is essentially synthesize data and other people's interpretations to back up our own claims, citing our sources is a huge deal in all our work because its the only thing that gives your claims credibility.
Fact fiend for life!!
I noticed that with Santoro a while ago. His videos come out about a week after today I found out with the same subject and facts. Name and shame bro good on you!
Fact fiend videos are great, it's like you give a shit but don't at the same time. Keep it up!
I'm someone who started watching (i don't anymore) Matthew Santoro before he got somewhat popular. Early on you could tell he made videos because genuinely liked learning and sharing facts but at a point, you can tell he was getting tired of finding random new facts. Eventually, he even admitted to being done with the fact videos and that he wanted to start making his own original skits(he made a video on it but idk if it's still up). Fans of the facts didn't like what he wanted to do and bullied him into continuing the facts. So yes Karl, he is just doing it for the money now.
I had heard about this in my Yr 6 japanese class while covering the culture behind sumo wrestling
I literally just watched the Apple video with the aluminum joke
What luck
Didn’t realize it was a new video till I saw your right arm
Jesus Christ this channel is brilliant
My excuse is "I played a lot of RPGs so I like helping random people in hopes of treasures or new paths" and that thinking helped so mucj in life ^_^
Yes, your facts are good, but honestly you earned my sub by 1. having great humor and 2. the meh, just fuck it production value. Its not there there is no production or effort, Brad clearly cares and is a skilled editor, just that you reject so many of the monetization tropes you see everywhere. Next level shit-posting so to speak.
Just woke up, satisfied to know you expect me to screech over pronunciation