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Lateral with Tom Scott

@lateralcast

577 videos · 1 short · 3x a week

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A punch-up at the beach

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A life-saving piggy-back

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Sweden's lasting influence on Argentina

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India's traffic signal that backfired

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A weirdly popular medical exam

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The birds with aromatic butts

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A very unwanted saddle

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Japan's cutest dog story

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The war of the Soups and Sparks

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The Internet's run by... humming!?

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The lookalikes on your high street

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Beware: 250kg of polystyrene!

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Who points at a green carpet?

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The effects of Krakatoa are on your phone

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Use just one toothbrush? Try two!

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This car ad made other cars look good

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What are 'hockey pucks' and 'battery acid'?

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Please DON'T buy our product!

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The 'immoral' thing you use every day

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Why counting lines can save your life

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The short story involving 553 people

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When happiness becomes amazement

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This vodka company advertised yachts

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The upside-down volume control

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Banning LUT and HAG

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The strangest job in a theme park

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How dish soap helped commuters get home

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Why emojis address the elephant in the room

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An ingenious hole in the ground

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What connects Boris Becker and rats?

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A very expensive axolotl

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How cassettes and detergent help a voyage

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The song about buying some antlers

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Don't press this key... or else!

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Stolen art by someone you've never heard of

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Why it's hard to count beyond 20 in India

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The Gen Z actress in a 1959 film

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Buying a newspaper you can't read

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Why eat 24 rings?

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The building with a 'goal' in it

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The online magazine that helps divorcees

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Archaeology's 400% price rise

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Learning music backwards

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Why K-pop idols count on their fingers

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Unusual uses for a stethoscope

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The upside-down advert

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Ice creams in back pockets: an illegal combo

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The amazing origin of rear-view mirrors

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Putting a button in your mouth can help

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A devious driver's F1 helmet

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Chicken stew? Yes! Beef stew? No....

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Why Elvis resprayed his car

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Why a submarine is safer on the way home

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This sci-fi anime stunned academics

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Sheep, Toilet, Cow, Toilet

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Why put a kayak on a billboard?

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How not to clean a 'Rembrandt'

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A Belgium–Luxembourg mix-up

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Who gets told to do "hips and lips"?

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An unusual effect of the placebo effect

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Lost bags? Hooray!

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A uniquely interactive game

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How pig hair confused ants

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Why Malaysia banned the Power Rangers

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The painting contest with only one artist

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He changed clothes to be understood

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What connects Quakers and the Big Bang?

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No one notices if you pull this ring

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Why bellows were used in childbirth

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Coral and the number 420

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The man who dressed in the dark

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The tram with a 'Particular' destination

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The tortoise with 11 markings

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Who would do a '41236'?

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A 'Black Swan' injury

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How medical reps used hammers

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Wiggle before you get warm

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Why put an anvil on a pole?

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When Prince Harvey worked at Apple

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How engineers used a missing '16'

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The country that banned trucks

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A three-pronged shoe mystery

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The car on the wall

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An unbelievable jet fighter failure

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Which song starts with an ox's head?

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The piano keys that make no sound

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The NFL sponsorship that backfired

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How a submarine can help your memory

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Don't touch the pig!

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Australia can't ever win this again

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The most 'empty' place in England

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Denmark's exceedingly tall benches

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A surprisingly rare synthesizer

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When Lars von Trier was a pie

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Why Austrians washed their bull

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Who would reply '=6'?

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The weirdest supermarket bags in the world

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An innovative way to enjoy opera

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Mercury before barium, lithium, and zinc – why?

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A disgusting phone call