49 Hoaxes People Actually Believed - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.12)

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024

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  • @MentalFloss
    @MentalFloss  4 года назад +11

    Check out more things people believed, despite evidence to the contrary, in our episode about conspiracy theories (including which band people claim Kurt Cobain played in after his untimely passing): ruclips.net/video/nzB-jcYMN0I/видео.html

  • @xxtina00
    @xxtina00 11 лет назад +35

    Sleep deprivation is causing me to hear "menopause" each time John says "mental floss". I'm also not too sure I'd hear any differently if I weren't sleep deprived.

  • @MommaShakespeare
    @MommaShakespeare 11 лет назад +38

    My favorite hoax- the DVD rewinder.

    • @tiggetty
      @tiggetty 3 года назад +1

      If you rewind the dvd of the wizard of oz while holding "play" it plays a pink floyd album.

    • @atrailerinthewoods
      @atrailerinthewoods Год назад +1

      From the future... Is your favorite hoax the LGBTQ+ cult that's says sex isn't real and it's interchangable or are you in the cult too?

  • @OrAngeAnArchy
    @OrAngeAnArchy 8 лет назад +39

    I like the Green colored CGP grey logo in the back :)

  • @classiccarsclassicrock9433
    @classiccarsclassicrock9433 10 лет назад +12

    I love your stuff on the shelves to go with your list stuff.

  • @JustHANO
    @JustHANO 11 лет назад +24

    that screamer wasn't cool, but still best episode.

  • @chloer.5366
    @chloer.5366 10 лет назад +37

    Don't call me an idiot but is the same John Greene that wrote THE FAULT IN OUR STARS?

    • @TheQuantumSpark
      @TheQuantumSpark 10 лет назад +6

      Yes, he is.

    • @Scoinsoffaterocks
      @Scoinsoffaterocks 10 лет назад +14

      Yes, he and his brother have a whole damn NETWORK of RUclips channels, each one about a different thing. Although I lost count, Crash Course and vlogbrothers are the most popular.

    • @AuroDHikoshi
      @AuroDHikoshi 10 лет назад +3

      Yup I only found out they are the same John Greene

    • @Quadsie
      @Quadsie 10 лет назад +4

      I know him as John Green, host of MentalFloss and part of Crash Course.

    • @thanksking4372
      @thanksking4372 10 лет назад +3

      Yes. And his name is John *Green*.

  • @angeluscorpius
    @angeluscorpius 11 лет назад +89

    When he says "mental floss", I hear "menopause". Anyone else?

    • @charmcrafter7587
      @charmcrafter7587 4 года назад

      Ok. No... 1st one it was actual.footage they used that was not complete so some shots are real footage they were given

    • @CloneDaddy
      @CloneDaddy 4 года назад +1

      No. Do you suddenly start to feel warm, too? :)

    • @CloneDaddy
      @CloneDaddy 4 года назад

      @Hand Made Human Hmm, I think my dog's a member.

    • @CloneDaddy
      @CloneDaddy 4 года назад

      @Hand Made Human What gave me away?
      Was it barking at the postman, or crapping in the garden?

    • @CloneDaddy
      @CloneDaddy 4 года назад

      @Hand Made Human Charming.

  • @gestaposantaclaus
    @gestaposantaclaus 10 лет назад +16

    "49 Hoaxes People Actually Believed"
    Do not scroll down. DO NOT SCROLL DOWN!

  • @blqhk942
    @blqhk942 10 лет назад +6

    LMAO!!! "The same 28% currently yelling at me for the crop circles comment" so true lol

  • @alannar.5520
    @alannar.5520 11 лет назад +29

    So guess who believed the cardboard cutout fairies? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who later went on to write a completely serious, non-fiction book about fairies, elves, etc.

    • @komninosm
      @komninosm 11 лет назад +4

      Do you know how hard it was not to have fairies help Sherlock Holmes solve mysteries for him? :p

    • @alannar.5520
      @alannar.5520 11 лет назад +5

      I know. He actually hated Sherlock Holmes, and tried to kill him off. After fans protested so much, he brought him back to life.

    • @candycechristensen410
      @candycechristensen410 4 года назад

      There's a movie about that. Very fictional, but interesting. I was expecting them to talk about this but they didn't and I'm kind of surprised.

    • @gritsonamission
      @gritsonamission 7 месяцев назад

      If I remember correctly, he also spent quite a bit of time and money on figuring out if you could communicate with people after their death. I do believe he felt we could communicate with the living after we died. Unless I am mistaken, he even tried to convince Houdini.

  • @Dr_Do-Little
    @Dr_Do-Little 4 года назад +5

    "The same 28% yelling about my crop circle comment." 😅😂🤣

  • @TheBlueQuasar
    @TheBlueQuasar 4 года назад +1

    Six years later and everyone on the they are not really dead list is still alive. I guess the best way to live forever is to have John mentioned you on an episode of mental floss

  • @coolionotcool
    @coolionotcool 10 лет назад +12

    My favorite "hoax" if you could call it that is the lady who said all of her babies were just dying and scientists were taking research about the babies' behaviors and everything and it turns out she was just killing them for attention

    • @fizbanic2903
      @fizbanic2903 10 лет назад +1

      If you are talking about Munchhausen by proxy syndrome, that is not a hoax although the hoax was what she was stating.

    • @coolionotcool
      @coolionotcool 10 лет назад +1

      ***** I just meant that she was performing a hoax, not that the situation was a hoax.

    • @fizbanic2903
      @fizbanic2903 10 лет назад +1

      Official-Mashed-Potatoes
      Thank you for clarifying.

  • @MiloBoz
    @MiloBoz 10 лет назад +13

    49 Crazy Hoaxes People Actually Believed...
    A reminder to never allow ourselves to become too gullible : )

    • @ThekiBoran
      @ThekiBoran 4 года назад +1

      "Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts."
      Richard P. Feynman

  • @LauraLou122
    @LauraLou122 9 лет назад +4

    I can kind of understand how people were fooled by "War of the Worlds". We listened to it in middle school, and I remember it being pretty frightening and believable. They did repeat several times that it wasn't really happening, however.

  • @MarielleMae123
    @MarielleMae123 10 лет назад +22

    OMG his pronunciation of 'Derbyshire' is hilarious!!

    • @cevichegrace
      @cevichegrace 4 года назад

      he said "derby shire" lmao

    • @seanmalloy7249
      @seanmalloy7249 3 года назад

      @@cevichegrace He probably doesn't pronounce "Featherstone-Hough" properly, either.

  • @Porkytool5
    @Porkytool5 10 лет назад +17

    :20 secs scared the shit outta me.. Jesus Christ

  • @regular-joe
    @regular-joe 4 года назад +1

    Every time John says, "Mental Floss", my ears hear "menopause", and sometimes "mental pause". Just adds to the quirky humor, far as I'm concerned.

  • @QuikVidGuy
    @QuikVidGuy 9 лет назад +69

    Is it possible to have one yt comment section where people don't start flame wars about religion? Like not on every video is it relevant to say "lol fairy tales"

    • @Hubs88
      @Hubs88 9 лет назад +3

      Won't happen here on RUclips. lol
      #ExterminateISIS

    • @Onion_Wolf
      @Onion_Wolf 9 лет назад +5

      QuikVidGuy It's probably because it's the biggest factor of hate which most people can relate to. And people get very passionate when it comes to hate.

    • @legendary176
      @legendary176 7 лет назад +1

      Flame wars about politics.

    • @thisguyy
      @thisguyy 4 года назад +1

      Religion is brainwash material.

    • @CloneDaddy
      @CloneDaddy 4 года назад

      Satan told you to right that. :)

  • @emmaklein3041
    @emmaklein3041 10 лет назад +11

    Great, but every time he says "mental floss" I think John's saying "menopause."
    "Thank you for watching menopause..."

  • @NickRoman
    @NickRoman 4 года назад

    28% of Americans (and probably 98% of people of certain other countries) need a new video like this to watch every week.

  • @MyLameAnimations
    @MyLameAnimations 11 лет назад +6

    I laughed out loud at the home LASIK kit list of things that should shoot you in the eye with lasers. Very funny.

    • @bettyhouk8727
      @bettyhouk8727 4 года назад

      MyLameAnimations unfortunately some dimwits would actually do that ! My rule to avoiding stupid things is if my pets (5 dogs,3 cats !) don’t like it neither do I ! So where the treats ! We got to wait till we get the stimulus check ! Or is that a myth too 🤨🧐🤓😎🤩🥳

  • @TheBuddsO
    @TheBuddsO 11 лет назад +3

    Omg Captain America. All I could think about. Sorry I'm a bit obsessed. But hilarious video! Was this perhaps inspired by Hank's Top Ten Hoaxes video? :)

  • @SirShwibert
    @SirShwibert 11 лет назад +2

    I think you guys should make a video about weird micro-nations.

  • @kang1599
    @kang1599 4 года назад +16

    Mocumenty about mermaids,,, I never laughed sofa king hard

  • @AndyHoward
    @AndyHoward 10 лет назад +4

    Couple of other Death Hoaxes: Jackie Chan and John Bon Jovi

  • @frogbear02
    @frogbear02 Год назад +1

    9:44 i for sure heard this as "thanks for watching menopause" at first xD

  • @ryangowing7576
    @ryangowing7576 10 лет назад +6

    #4 this reminds me of the Simpsons episode where they find the bones of what they thought was an angel

  • @wozzupgamer
    @wozzupgamer 11 лет назад +8

    Btw Derbyshire is pronounced 'Darbyshire'.

  • @cbgreiwe
    @cbgreiwe 7 лет назад

    You did good picking those celebrities, John. Three and a half years later and they're all still alive.

  • @MegRay
    @MegRay 11 лет назад +20

    At first I thought this said 49 Horcruxes o.0

    • @captainpete6
      @captainpete6 11 лет назад +5

      i wish
      btw avada kadavra

    • @ShadowWolf66105
      @ShadowWolf66105 11 лет назад +1

      captainpete6
      I'll get the ministry of magic on your case
      ((I mean a man lost a finger and they declared him so obliterated that the rest of him was gone so I think you'll be good))

    • @killmenow4761
      @killmenow4761 5 лет назад

      No one cares you Harry Potter homosexuals

  • @BasisForToday
    @BasisForToday 11 лет назад +4

    I like the CGP Gray thingy on the wall!

  • @danielthomas5515
    @danielthomas5515 4 года назад +1

    7 years later and all those people are still living

  • @maniacpwnageking
    @maniacpwnageking 11 лет назад +4

    9:45
    Sounded like "Thanks for watching menopause."

  • @littlefurnace
    @littlefurnace 8 лет назад +15

    Derbyshire is pronounced dar - buh - sheer.

    • @abirobins608
      @abirobins608 8 лет назад +1

      First thing I picked up on! It just sounds so wrong the way he says it! (Not his fault but still cringy)

    • @maiacotovan2421
      @maiacotovan2421 6 лет назад +2

      littlefurnace I thought it was dar-bee-shur

    • @caseypomeroy
      @caseypomeroy 4 года назад

      Or just Dah-bee

    • @y_fam_goeglyd
      @y_fam_goeglyd 4 года назад +2

      Closer to Dar-bee-shuh. Berkshire is not burk-shier, either, it's bark-shuh. Added only because I've heard it lots of times.

    • @northernric81
      @northernric81 4 года назад +1

      Hopefully he didn't need to say Leicestershire, that would have been calamitous!

  • @buckminsterfullerenecoraxp5995
    @buckminsterfullerenecoraxp5995 9 лет назад

    This is yes!
    Your commentary on Lonelygirl15 was awesome!
    Get this, I never knew until right now what that was even about. My shallow allegiance to, "That looks like it's probably very annoying based on the people who won't shut up about it" kept me from saying, "If this is real, why aren't all of you calling the police to help?"
    Boom.
    Is it worth it to watch this now, knowing that it is purely fictional, for entertainment?
    Your RUclips videos are watched with more excitement and allegiance than anything we watch on Netflix! Thank you, and keep up the excellent work!

  • @leeolsson5271
    @leeolsson5271 8 лет назад +4

    I am so jealous of that wall full of fun figures!

  • @Awesome1Enderman
    @Awesome1Enderman 11 лет назад +4

    I am to busy looking at the background to listen to what he is saying...
    Why is hello kitty in a jar?

  • @oddamerica
    @oddamerica 10 лет назад +1

    Could probably watch this all day

  • @JuniperAbaddon
    @JuniperAbaddon 9 лет назад +11

    "Balloon Boy"
    Hey, remember when this didn't mean a character from a shitty game?

  • @camcroney7965
    @camcroney7965 4 года назад +24

    all still alive as of 2019. yay science.

  • @ffanddcondragh2911
    @ffanddcondragh2911 4 года назад +1

    I feel like @mental_floss should do an updated version of this for just 2016-2020

  • @Vercalos
    @Vercalos 9 лет назад +5

    #16 isn't true at all. The number of people who thought War of the Worlds was actually happening is greatly exaggerated on this list...

    • @brandonbuchner1771
      @brandonbuchner1771 9 лет назад

      +Vercalos al'Corlin Maybe so, but I just listened to it. It's friggin' terrifying. It feels like a real news broadcast. There are breaks in the newscast that make it feel so realistic

    • @jamespatton8201
      @jamespatton8201 9 лет назад +1

      +Vercalos al'Corlin Yes. In fact, very few people believed it was an ALIEN invasion. This was in 1938, remember: most of the people who were scared by the broadcast thought that the chaos being reported was due to an invasion BY A FOREIGN COUNTRY, which actually makes a lot more sense.

  • @GrandmaRazzle
    @GrandmaRazzle 10 лет назад +7

    Did anybody else see the mini TARDIS in the back? The FEELZ

  • @Kiinzernamestealers
    @Kiinzernamestealers 10 лет назад +1

    That noise after the 1st one scared my so much

  • @Ananchel27
    @Ananchel27 10 лет назад +3

    Dude, Elvis Presley IS alive! :) The King of Rock N' Roll is definitely alive! He just has his hair white because obviously, he's old!

  • @joelfahlberg2679
    @joelfahlberg2679 4 года назад +3

    Still amazes me that creationists trot out piltdown man as proof that science is fraudulent when it was indeed scientists that uncovered the hoax and none in academia held it to be real :p

  • @clydedenby1436
    @clydedenby1436 4 года назад

    The ad proceeding this video was a Bloomberg ad proclaiming how great he is. Perfect placement.

  • @JasonHalversonjaydog
    @JasonHalversonjaydog 8 лет назад +15

    everybody's talking about a jumpscare, but either i've got iron nerves or i didn't see one anywhere in the video. what am i missing?

    • @skelevibes
      @skelevibes 8 лет назад +2

      +Jason Halverson I didn't see a jumpscare either....

    • @yunejeebang4907
      @yunejeebang4907 8 лет назад +3

      +Jason Halverson The beginning? She killed her sister

  • @Atka59
    @Atka59 11 лет назад +22

    I beg to differ, Miley Cyrus is dead, at least her career is since her occult freak show at the awards.

    • @moviemaestro800
      @moviemaestro800 11 лет назад +1

      It is very much alive if the music videos still get millions of views. If anything, the racy act got people talking about her again for the entirely wrong reasons, which was the whole point of the act. The celebrity industry is indeed despicable.

    • @moviemaestro800
      @moviemaestro800 11 лет назад

      Probably the latter.

    • @evilsonicgoomba
      @evilsonicgoomba 10 лет назад

      At what point did the occult come in to her dance? It was racy as all hell, but she didn't stop half way through and sacrifice a goat.

    • @Atka59
      @Atka59 10 лет назад

      To begin with read about the god Kali and the meaning of the outstretched tongue. Then notice the obvious reference to sexual child abuse, a technique used by occult groups to break down a young mind and prepare it for programming. Search the net for info on these subjects and inform yourself. There is weird stuff going on in our world, especially in the entertainment business and media in general. Good luck Evil.

    • @Atka59
      @Atka59 10 лет назад

      Leif Bradshaw
      Yeah, but look at all the "Artists" that take that path, most don't stay on top for long. We seem to strongly agree on the despicable part though.

  • @JoeKarpinski3
    @JoeKarpinski3 8 лет назад

    John, I can't watch that damned all state commercial even one more time. Thanks for the entertainment.

  • @meagantate1826
    @meagantate1826 11 лет назад +4

    Where did Santa come from

    • @shadegreen5351
      @shadegreen5351 4 года назад

      the north pole, just like he does every year

  • @thibautvdp2308
    @thibautvdp2308 10 лет назад +4

    0:23 not appreciated, dude

  • @worcestershirey
    @worcestershirey 10 лет назад +4

    I like how CGPGrey's logo is on the wall.

  • @sussekind9717
    @sussekind9717 4 года назад +3

    The boundary of people's gullibility, has yet to be seen, much less reached.

  • @Correctrix
    @Correctrix 10 лет назад +4

    4:05 Drrby-shier??

  • @Chaggit
    @Chaggit 7 лет назад

    My favorite part of John hosting these are the Meredith scoldings. KEEP HIM ON HIS TOES, MEREDITH.

  • @krystaljones4151
    @krystaljones4151 4 года назад +3

    My favorite hoax of all time was y2k. The whole world fell for it!

  • @TheZoeBig
    @TheZoeBig 10 лет назад +3

    Wow, people are so stupid! btw awesome video.

  • @ponyote
    @ponyote 4 месяца назад

    Um, Facebook premium? Now a thing. Love you John.

  • @paulspydar
    @paulspydar 11 лет назад +5

    RE the female pope,,,however it is true that when a new pope is chosen,He is carried held high enough for a Vatican/church official to check that the new pope is indeed a male,

    • @fast84gti
      @fast84gti 11 лет назад +1

      Or they just kiss one of the alter boys to taste it.

    • @paulspydar
      @paulspydar 11 лет назад

      Guero Loco
      & You thought of that...ewww...:-(

    • @fast84gti
      @fast84gti 11 лет назад

      eeew is right.
      I wouldn't have had that thought, if it had not happened before. I didn't invent catholic preist man boy love. And I don't promote it. Hence, the mocking, sarcastic tone.

    • @bobtheduck
      @bobtheduck 10 лет назад +2

      Guero Loco Except that was a VERY small number of priests. The reason it got such wide coverage was because of the contrast between the supposedly pure, chaste priests and the heinous crime of child molestation, as well as the Church's tendency to protect their own, particularly from accusations that MAY just be an attempt to gain notoriety (but no, I'm not saying they were)
      I'd venture to say that a similar or even greater percentage of people in other occupations could be found to be Child molesters, but they won't create the press that a priest would. Not even teachers and coaches, which causes press for the SCHOOL and for that specific teacher / coach, but not for ALL TEACHERS or ALL COACHES everywhere.

    • @paulspydar
      @paulspydar 10 лет назад

      bobtheduck Oh , well now that you have _explained_ it to us , that makes it all alright then,,,Phew! What a relief,,C`mon people leave those poor Priest`s alone cos they don't fuck nearly as many young boys ass`s as the _other_ professions & its all *_exaggerated_* . Thankyou for being you.

  • @TheSquidly1
    @TheSquidly1 11 лет назад +3

    8:17 actually, this one does happen,(albeit very rare.) i was in Key West Florida several years ago, and saw his phenomenon. at the time there ware actually FIVE!!

  • @InfernoHawk
    @InfernoHawk 2 года назад +1

    All of the people on the list are still alive on 2/1/22.

  • @ScreamingAllTheTime
    @ScreamingAllTheTime 10 лет назад +5

    Justin beiber will die under my hands.

    • @m1k3y48
      @m1k3y48 10 лет назад +2

      *****
      He bought his way out, same as all the previous failing starlets.

    • @il_veltro
      @il_veltro 4 года назад +1

      Its 2020 and I'm missing all the justin bieber hate/murder plots

    • @ScreamingAllTheTime
      @ScreamingAllTheTime 4 года назад

      jlucas bro thanks for reminding about the weird shit I did when I was 11. Thanks for the cursed memory

  • @evanrhodes9229
    @evanrhodes9229 8 лет назад

    how did I not find your channel until now?? Ure awesome btw!

    • @SS-qn9qz
      @SS-qn9qz 8 лет назад

      YEAH, UMMMM, DID YOU JUST USE THE WORD AWESOME?ARE YOU LIKE A 12 YEAR OLD SKATER DUDE FROM L.A.?THAT WORD IS SO NON-OF-THAT.HOW ABOUT USING OLD SCHOOL WORDS LIKE; FAR OUT, OUT OF SITE, DYNOMITE, GROOVY, MAIN, DIG-IT, BITCH IN A BUZZ SAW, KEWL & THE GANG, WITH IT, AND LOVELY. PLEASE, NO MORE, AWESOME. SERIOUSLY GAY.

    • @SS-qn9qz
      @SS-qn9qz 8 лет назад

      MY FAMILY SEX COULN NOT BE BETTER, AND YOU ARE VERY ANGRY AT LIFE. YOU DIG. SHEEP.

  • @josejuan6585
    @josejuan6585 4 года назад +3

    I lost interest in this right at 1 minute. He talks way to fast and is uninteresting.

  • @TheGamer201291
    @TheGamer201291 10 лет назад +5

    What if crop circles are gallifreyan text. #gallyfreystands

    • @zammm
      @zammm 10 лет назад

      eehhhh no

    • @TheGamer201291
      @TheGamer201291 10 лет назад +1

      come on a bit of hope.(you know i was kidding right?)

    • @danlomax4671
      @danlomax4671 10 лет назад +2

      Jose Carlos
      There is NO kidding on the internet.

  • @jacobmorganian
    @jacobmorganian 10 лет назад +2

    Just a tip, every year Google pulls a April fool's joke. most are very convincing. But if its ridiculous and Google is doing it in April, don't get your hopes up.

  • @mrmacc1312
    @mrmacc1312 4 года назад +3

    Why do these people have to talk so fast?? Makes it really hard to follow and I give up

    • @darrylgibson3575
      @darrylgibson3575 4 года назад +2

      Try reading the comments at the same time...Lol :-D

  • @Freeze-O
    @Freeze-O 11 лет назад +5

    I've tried to watch a few of these but I'm sorry I can't get into them. It's mostly because the way the hosts talks, waaaay to scripted and fake sounding. Wish he would speak more naturally.

    • @meganld1729
      @meganld1729 11 лет назад

      I do have to agree that he does sound fake when speaking, but I think some people like how it sounds and/or the effect it has on the video and what he's talking about. : )

    • @TheCurtisValentine
      @TheCurtisValentine 11 лет назад

      Loui D also I'm willing to bet the people that like it also like vlogbrothers.

  • @Cat_Stevens
    @Cat_Stevens 10 лет назад +2

    I DIDN'T KNOW JOHN GREEN HAD A SHOW
    I'm content now.

  • @iichthus5760
    @iichthus5760 4 года назад +5

    How did “climate change” NOT make this list?

  • @valuabledoodles
    @valuabledoodles 10 лет назад +4

    But man, don't we wish Miley was dead now...

  • @puppetmazter4718
    @puppetmazter4718 7 лет назад +1

    The 1904 Olympic marathon is actually a very interesting story. Jon Bois made a great video about it that's definitely worth checking out

  • @nkznkz3800
    @nkznkz3800 3 года назад +6

    Why isn't God at the top of the list

    • @Heartwing37
      @Heartwing37 6 месяцев назад +1

      Ah, a provocateur. One day you can ask Him in person why He isn’t sitting at the top of this RUclipsr’s list. Good luck with that!

  • @AndyX
    @AndyX 10 лет назад +4

    ok after watching 2 random videos...your channel leaves me cold ... I don't go away satisfied at all ... one thing is you talk so fast it's like a mosquito buzzing around my head. very irritating

  • @loganperry6407
    @loganperry6407 11 лет назад +1

    I'm watching this in the middle of the night and that first thing made my heart stop

  • @beaurrakbeaubama8962
    @beaurrakbeaubama8962 9 лет назад +66

    #1. the bible
    #2. the torah
    #3. the Quran
    #4. Yawah.... or whatever
    #5. Creationism
    #6. Nibiru (planet X)
    #7. 2K bug
    and everything else here....

  • @megganking2595
    @megganking2595 10 лет назад +41

    I have a mind blowing question.
    How in the world did Obama win a Nobel Peace Prize?

    • @megganking2595
      @megganking2595 10 лет назад +3

      Vertikarl I'm sorry, but you believe that crap?!? Maybe you're not American. He's a tyrannical douche-bag who could care less about the rights of people....unless of course it makes for good international press.

    • @DiscoKalle
      @DiscoKalle 10 лет назад

      ***** ok.
      And you're right I'm not american, I'm swedish

    • @megganking2595
      @megganking2595 10 лет назад +1

      Vertikarl thought so, or else you would have known better about him. Hello Sweden.

    • @megganking2595
      @megganking2595 10 лет назад

      ***** if you really think he's innocent, you don't understand the problem

    • @megganking2595
      @megganking2595 10 лет назад

      Saurav Pandey I don't think it I know it, along with many other Americans. I would ask you and others to do your own research and enlighten yourselves. I had to....why do we live in a time when everyone wants everyone else to do the research for them?

  • @QuikVidGuy
    @QuikVidGuy 9 лет назад +1

    Wasn't Frederick Lorz' story adapted by Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? I remember that happening to Geoffrey.

  • @kaitlyngardner4478
    @kaitlyngardner4478 8 лет назад +2

    9/11

  • @fredrechid3754
    @fredrechid3754 8 лет назад +6

    #50 religion

    • @RPPIII13
      @RPPIII13 8 лет назад

      We get it your atheist. Stop thinking you are better then everyone else.

    • @fredrechid3754
      @fredrechid3754 8 лет назад

      James P. Sullivan never claimed to be better than everyone else...

    • @SherbertHusky
      @SherbertHusky 8 лет назад

      +PROBLEMATIC DUCK! Saying religion is a hoax and anyone who believes in it is gullable is saying you are better then those who are religous.

    • @fredrechid3754
      @fredrechid3754 8 лет назад

      TheSkyHadAWeegee i said i never claimed to be better than everyone else. everyone isn't religious. religious people on the other hand, most of them aren't super bad. Actually the thing i like about religion is that many people need it to guide them in life. i'm not one of them. i just find the idea of a man walking on water, turning water into wine or another man riding on a flying donkey into the heavens ridiculous and crazy. That's just what i believe and i've never witnessed it and just because a book claims that it happened doesn't convince me. and its many religious people who feel as if just because you aren't part of a religion you have no morals or are satanic which in reality morals comes from your brain and studying what certain acts are positive and how it affects society. You don't need a book to tell you that.

    • @SherbertHusky
      @SherbertHusky 8 лет назад

      Your blanket statements make you seem ignorant, so don't make them.

  • @SilentWisdomReborn
    @SilentWisdomReborn 10 лет назад

    I squeed at your Captain America shield! XD

  • @catgrin
    @catgrin 9 лет назад

    In 1957, the BBC managed to pull off a fantastic April Fool's Day gag. They aired footage that supposedly showed Italian women "harvesting" spaghetti from trees, and then made the claim that it was, in fact, where the food comes from. They were convincing enough that they had to retract the claim!

  • @amyturtles
    @amyturtles 6 лет назад

    John your pronunciation of Derbyshire is brilliant 😂 I live here, it's Dar-bee-sha :)

  • @JouvaMoufette
    @JouvaMoufette 4 года назад +1

    To be fair about the 1904 Olympics, it was a huge clusterfuck of a very poorly planned marathon and even was part of an experiment to prove that runners didn't need things like WATER to finish. Jon Bois has a good video talking about it. It's... scary. I too would have said "fuck it" and just got in a car

  • @tiggetty
    @tiggetty 3 года назад

    It's 2021, almost eight years after this was made, and all of the people on the "people who are still living" list are still alive.
    Incredible.

    • @ravenmathuse1516
      @ravenmathuse1516 3 года назад

      Thank you! I was literally scrolling through the comments for this!

    • @babsbylow6869
      @babsbylow6869 2 года назад

      Update April 2022
      All still kicking.

  • @codextraordinary
    @codextraordinary 11 лет назад +2

    The fairy girls were actually Cicely M. Barker and Dulcie. Cicely M. Barker went on to make pretty awesome art of fairies. The two girl's stories have been made into a children's book trilogy, beginning with Fairyopolis. (I own all of them.)

  • @_Niko11001
    @_Niko11001 10 лет назад

    Just as he said "Paul" and didn't say McCartney, I was like "Don't say Paul Walker!".

  • @privatenoneofyourbusiness5292
    @privatenoneofyourbusiness5292 2 года назад +1

    I'm from The Netherlands and you pronounced his name fine 👍🏻.

  • @AaYy0o
    @AaYy0o 7 лет назад

    The War of the Worlds 'hysteria' was greatly overstated for publicity. They started and ended each segment with a disclaimer that it was not a news cast.

  • @davie8906
    @davie8906 4 года назад +2

    This guy says "ayyy" more often than the fonze did!

  • @rebecaflores4871
    @rebecaflores4871 7 лет назад

    I love how most arguments tend to resort to statements containing ad hominem.

  • @MoneybagsMelbs
    @MoneybagsMelbs Год назад

    "Facebook is not considering charging, because who would pay for that?" The answer is depressingly high.

  • @frenchfries8287
    @frenchfries8287 8 лет назад +1

    almost pissed my pants because of that jumpscare

  • @HarryMudd
    @HarryMudd 11 лет назад +3

    personally I don't care wether the crop circles are man made or not. I like them for the esthetics...

  • @MenchieExtrakt
    @MenchieExtrakt 9 лет назад +1

    OMG the flashes literally scared me! I might have a nightmare

  • @RuthandKenzie
    @RuthandKenzie 11 лет назад

    At 3:18 John, you had an spectacular opportunity. You could have taken that spider out of it's case for the next frame, but alas, you did not.

  • @TheLollipopWorld
    @TheLollipopWorld 10 лет назад +1

    For the first question at the beginning, I answered "to get the inheritance and hoping the man would show up at the funeral"....