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Simple Things - Surprising Histories
@simplethingshistories · 292,000 subscribers
Median views per long-form video
14,323
Uploads per week
7.1
Average long-form length
4:34
In the sample
50 long-form · 0 Shorts
Beat the channel median
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1M views · 72.2x the median
- Is it Bad to Leave Your Phone Charger Plugged in?
407.4K views · 28.4x the median
- Why Do Power-Line Insulators Have So Many Discs?
329.4K views · 23.0x the median
- Tallow vs Lard: What’s the Real Difference?
271.8K views · 19.0x the median
- What Did People Wear Before Underwear?
218.9K views · 15.3x the median
Trailed the channel median
- Why Do Resistors Have Colored Bands? The Secret Code Hidden in Plain Sight
6.5K views · 0.5x the median
- Cast or Forged? What Really Makes Metal Stronger
6.3K views · 0.4x the median
- Blood Clams: The Most Dangerous Clams?
5.7K views · 0.4x the median
- Why Does Everyone Use “Lorem Ipsum” Instead of Real Words?
5.7K views · 0.4x the median
- Why Some Metals Melt in Your Hand (And Others Survive Infernos)
4.9K views · 0.3x the median
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Counts from the YouTube Data API, read Oct 14, 2026. Refreshed at least every 7 days. The sample covers uploads published Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026. A channel that would rather this page did not exist can ask for its removal through the contact page, and it is removed.