mental_floss: The Big Question

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  • Release year: 2014

Original Release

09/01/2014

US Release

09/01/2014

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 How Do They Make Decaf Coffee? Monday, 01 September 2014
2 Who Invented the Hot Dog? Monday, 08 September 2014
3 How Does Deodorant Work? Monday, 15 September 2014
4 How Did April Fools Day Come About? Monday, 22 September 2014
5 Where Does the $ Sign Come From? Monday, 29 September 2014
6 Why Are Tortoises Slow? Monday, 06 October 2014
7 Is It Unhealthy to Stand in Front of a Microwave While It Is Cooking? Monday, 13 October 2014
8 Where Did Last Names Come From? Monday, 20 October 2014
9 Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Own Webs? Monday, 27 October 2014
10 Why Are White Diamonds So Expensive? Monday, 03 November 2014
11 Why Does Your Voice Get Higher When You Inhale Helium? Monday, 10 November 2014
12 Why Do They Dye Cheese Yellow? Monday, 17 November 2014
13 Why Are Butterflies Called "Butterflies"? Monday, 24 November 2014
14 Why Do Our Teeth Chatter When We're Cold? Monday, 15 December 2014
15 What Is Dirt Made Out of? Monday, 29 December 2014
16 Where Did Saying a Guy Was "Hot" Originate? Monday, 05 January 2015
17 Is Blood Ever Blue? Monday, 12 January 2015
18 How Far Can I See on a Clear Day? Monday, 19 January 2015
19 Why Are My Ears Ringing? Monday, 26 January 2015
20 Do Your Organs Grow with You? Monday, 02 February 2015
21 Why Is the Heart Associated with Love? Monday, 09 February 2015
22 Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell? Monday, 16 February 2015
23 Why Don't Humans Have a Mating Season? Monday, 23 February 2015
24 How Does a Two-way Mirror Work? Monday, 02 March 2015
25 Why Do We Get Dark Bags Under Our Eyes? Monday, 09 March 2015
26 Why Do Mosquitoes Prefer Biting Some People Over Others? Monday, 16 March 2015
27 What Is the Origin of the High Five? Monday, 06 April 2015
28 What Makes a Permanent Marker Permanent? Monday, 13 April 2015
29 Why Is 301 Used in YouTube for View Count? Monday, 20 April 2015
30 Why Doesn't Glue Stick to the Inside of the Container? Monday, 27 April 2015
31 Why Do Things Taste Bad After You Brush Your Teeth? - Feat. The Muppets! Monday, 04 May 2015
32 Why Are the Numbers on Calculators and Phones Opposite? Monday, 11 May 2015
33 Why Does 98 Degrees Feel Hot If That's Your Body Temperature? Monday, 18 May 2015
34 Why Do You See Better When You Squint? Monday, 25 May 2015
35 Does Hitting the Snooze Button Help? Monday, 08 June 2015
36 Why Do We Blush When We're Embarrassed? Monday, 15 June 2015
37 What Did the Original Colonists Sound Like? Monday, 22 June 2015
38 Why Do Americans Use Fahrenheit? Monday, 29 June 2015
39 Why Is Ginger a Palate Cleanser? Monday, 06 July 2015
40 Why Are People Ticklish? Monday, 13 July 2015
41 Why Does Your Nose Get Runny When It's Cold? Monday, 20 July 2015

Directors

Mark Olsen

Writers

Meredith Danko, Jim Lewis, Elise Lockwood

Cast

Producers

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