Lateral with Tom Scott

6:31

How Pikachu handles his darts

8:31

A barista's mission: impossible

8:50

Why fire stations used spiral staircases

9:31

Missing from the Michelangelo masterpiece

7:32

A year with six characters

8:07

Holding a frog to your face

6:21

How the radar station got out of a jam

7:44

The helicopter with two extra blades

7:16

The bizarrely popular Xavier tattoo

6:35

This app broke users' phones

4:41

The booklet you can't open

7:25

How the Beatles changed policing

8:28

How to outsmart a sniper

7:32

This fighter jet is like a snake

7:23

Monsieur Litre: a fake biography

9:11

Why Gauss wanted to sow three fields of wheat

6:32

The 5,000-mile detour

5:52

Confusing your arm with your hand

8:34

Sleeve-length orange gloves

6:19

Danish school grades are weird

6:51

The upside-down glasses hack

6:39

A late-night UNIX feature

9:02

A very popular finger massage

8:32

The brilliant, chilling magazine stunt

7:14

A tragic pair of hobbyists

6:13

Taping three things to yourself

10:01

How to disappoint a Brit

6:38

The semi-silent darts broadcast

9:47

Time to put a sack over your head!

8:22

An unfortunate license plate gaffe

7:03

The pad with a list of A-listers

7:30

How a coin makes a drink perfect

9:13

Ed & Adele's amazing album coincidence

8:08

The exceedingly obvious spy

9:42

Why do shoes have heels?

5:36

The letter hidden in a column for years

6:55

The cricket fan accused of being a criminal

8:26

Why so many water waiters?

8:05

Banned: a completely blank book

6:50

The freedom-fighting pigs of Jutland

8:27

How Japanese shop staff know the weather

5:51

The spring-loaded arm on spacecraft

6:12

A door with five different ranks...?

6:48

Vietnam's peek-a-boo ponchos

6:41

What did thousands of Americans cut in half?

6:53

The hidden story of 35th Avenue

9:04

Anguilla's surprise windfall

6:28

The first color-by-numbers

7:08

Speeding at 85 mph? Case dismissed!

7:11

Who fears the 'black ocean'?

5:38

Buy this mouldy food!

6:36

The "world's biggest misprint"

8:55

This EV truck never needs charging

4:06

84 blue, 68 red: what are they?

9:24

Why were red cars stopped more than white?

7:24

The BBC banned this song for jauntiness

7:38

How is Geoguessr harder IRL?

5:34

The ultimate Scrabble hack

6:40

World-famous owl paintings

6:53

The "world's best job": professional texter

5:02

Didn't win? Let the judges help!

5:35

A neat 'bit' of computer etymology

8:13

DON'T get in this elevator!

4:53

What do these giant wooden balls do?

7:12

Who says 'Dynasty', 'Dragon' and 'Redwood'?

8:32

A logo's outstanding Easter egg

5:30

A picturesque avocado

7:14

Why make an ill-fitting suit on purpose?

7:35

A hole-in-one tragedy

6:04

This magnetic plate does nothing

6:30

The incredible ramp that never was

7:26

A doubly-amazing lottery story

7:25

The crafty cereal campaign

5:54

Turn your house lights on... NOW!

8:14

A radical plane redesign

7:04

The world's most photographed person

8:26

Why reorder David Mitchell?

5:42

A clever kebab connection

8:27

The loophole for kids to swear

6:16

Jemma's 'Breaking Bad' problem

7:19

Why Noah Lyles would lose in 2008

7:22

A devilishly-clever drink

9:04

He was arrested for waving

8:32

The $99 water

6:11

The opposite of tomato sauce

5:52

Why take a hard hat to a 7-Eleven?

8:14

How pets brought down a kingpin

5:15

The seemingly impossible journey

6:32

What didn't the thieves realize?

7:22

A disastrous horse race

5:47

The club with just 6,000 members

8:16

A surprise doll's house

5:49

When a community abandons its banks

8:09

The grave covered with portraits

5:38

Why did they all win the lottery?

7:47

World-famous feats of shopping

6:36

A magical bit of string

6:19

Got a naughty child? Move house!

5:40

Why put the choir next door?

6:43

The hidden danger in 747s