When Did Time Zones Become a Thing? (Short Animated Documentary)

When did Time Zones happen and why were they created? At what point did people formalise the fact that the earth is round and that it was noon in different places at different times? Watch this short and simple animated documentary to find out.
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Sources:
The Times They Are A-Changing: The Influence of Railroad Technology on the Adoption of Standard Time Zones in 1883 by Nathaniel Allen
'Greenwich Observatory Time for the Public Benefit': Standard Time and Victorian Networks of Regulation by David Rooney and James Nye
The Adoption of Standard Time by Ian R. Bartky

[@59master60]

Liberia: I’ll sign up for the time zones 1 century later Liberia: I hope I’m not too late

[@someguy3766]

Look, we appreciate you attending and all but I'm not sure you comprehend what we're discussing here... xD

[@GabrielAlejandroZorrilla]

Just in time, you get it? ... Time. Ok forget it

[@SinerAthin]

Liberia, setting new standards for procrastination.

[@gogo1010101]

Lost track of time. NBD

[@weebishusername9288]

@@SinerAthin American congress, and really governments in general practically invented the word

[@qfox16789]

Because James Bizanet needed to regulate his donations to History Matters

[@alexrowe7063]

The man, the myth, the legend!

[@kingabzthebabz8493]

Bruh

[@appleslover]

Finally I can sleep peacefully knowing he knew all Legends about James bisonette

[@TheHeston83]

Stahp its no longer funny

[@appleslover]

@cycl0ps__ spinning three plates as well

[@NewNicator]

Britain: Does literally anything France: **Angry baguette noises**

[@AngryFrenchPenguin]

it also goes the other way. France and Britain, they hate each other, but can't live without each other.

[@HypervoxelRBX]

MrSpacemau5 it’s a complicated relationship

[@Hilversumborn]

HyperVoxel They are a real life anime rivalry.

[@aidancolwell1108]

@@AngryFrenchPenguin Ironically, as we're both former colonial powers, we're both very similar to each other now. Neither of us entirely sure of our new place in the world. We've both lost a lot of our influence. We have such a love hate relationship, but we do look across the channel at each other and recognise ourselves in one another. The Franco-British relationship is so complex.

[@skunkrat01]

Aidan Colwell That’s kinda beautiful in a way. It’s like if the Brady Bunch kids were rivals

[@MrTJPAS]

I have never heard about factory bosses buying purpose-made slow clocks, but I gotta say I'm not surprised they did that.

[@jackakakreanxx5587]

Sorta like metropolis

[@garcjr]

They also were able to speed them up for break and lunch times.

[@dromankass8655]

There was an episode of a US cartoon series called 'The Racoons' when the Mr Burns-like boss Zero Sneer lost out on a business deal because he didn't have the required sum of gold by 6:00PM. When he angrily insisting that he did have the gold, and that it was only 5:55PM, his son reminds him that he had all the clocks set to run slow to get an extra hour of work out of his employees, at that the time was actually 6:55PM, missing the deadline.

[@PotatoeSnow]

These are same guys who would use child slave labor. Which I'm pretty sure was common well past general slavery ended.

[@rjd-kh8et]

Pretty sure someone would notice if someone changed the clocks every day.​@@garcjr

[@scanida5070]

Liberia is literally your custom character in a cutscene...

[@JonatasAdoM]

And takes ages to make up their mind, just like the game's protagonist.

[@warrencampbell9434]

Nice

[@jogzyg2036]

@@JonatasAdoM To be fair its not their fault. Was probably just a high ping.

[@jonnathan1869]

@@JonatasAdoM their time zone was 44 MINUTES behind GMT until January 1972. 😭😭

[@lubu4u312]

@@JonatasAdoM I still remember in oblivion I saved kavatch and met martin when he told me to meet him somewhere, then just went out and did my own thing. It was 2 in game years before I ever saw martin again to finish the main quest.

[@BWEEOOP]

At 2:33, France's borders look off but are accurate due to its loss of Alsace-Lorraine from the Franco-Prussian War that had occurred almost a decade prior to the conference. Most other video makers would just include a modern day outline of France, but I found this call to historical accuracy as a sign of good research and craftmanship.

[@basedperson1533]

@@mrbisshie ı think it looks better than modern day France

[@rogerwilco2]

Yes, and they also put correct borders on the Netherlands. Lot's of people use a modern map of the Netherlands on these kinds of historic presentations and it is hugely different as we have been slowly gaining ground against our biggest enemy.

[@mrbisshie]

@@basedperson1533 I'm more confused as to why my comment was purged...

[@Mainyehc]

All of his videos all full of those insane little details, this has got to be one of the best channels around when it comes to accuracy. It’s not just maps, but the leaders’ faces and attire, some backgrounds, heraldry and vexillology, inside jokes, etc.…

[@ayrtonpavot3096]

History Matters is acurate with borders but not with flags, he has used the wrong version of the french flag on countless ocasions

[@cursedex3755]

"They saw delegation from all the worlds powers and also Liberia" This was funnier then it should have been

[@theot.2869]

@ユジン Lmao

[@Scattaman-Priest]

Liberia and its creation should have its own short. What an experiment with prince hall masons modeling the former US colony after the US. Just think if President Lincoln wasn’t killed and his repatriation plan was fully implemented

[@Arfisew_Uchiha]

(Future title to a video) When did people start calling the World Wars ,World Wars?

[@HistoryMatters]

Good idea. I'll add it to the list.

[@jamesswift4741]

Also shouldn't the 7 years war be the first world war?

[@biliminsrlar5752]

When WW1 broke out Ottomans called it Cihan Harbi which meant World War in Ottoman Turkish. It would be good to know what other countries called it though.

[@EdgyMemer_]

Hmm.I was wondering the same

[@seneca983]

I wonder what the wars with names X Years' War were called at the time they were being fought.

[@NotVeryRandomDude]

Liberia: Yeah, we'll sign the treaty... in a 100 years.

[@Crick1952]

Different time zone

[@HypervoxelRBX]

“For a long time people have known the world is round”. You have triggered some people

[@DaveMiller6042]

Some people are dumb

[@HypervoxelRBX]

Liberty Prime it truly is scary when you realise the amount of dumb people in this world !

[@NyalBurns]

Liberty Prime Stop being Arrogant.

[@wallywallendo]

It’s sad how some idiots think the world is flat

[@Lolo50000]

Are any of those people here

[@cmecoo3109]

Liberia is the friend that always texts "on my way" when actually they're just getting in the shower

[@scanida5070]

But my question is; Why does Luxembourg exist?

[@somedude5422]

because it does

[@omska9325]

Because why not

[@namingisdifficult408]

Better question: why do non-Luxembourg countries exist?

[@abloodorange5233]

Because the european powers would never let germany grow more powerful again, why does austria exist? Same reason.

[@melonschooleducationandlea4653]

Because why not add another country to the confusion of Europe?

[@CrunchyLlamaToes99]

It’s about TIME we got a video on this

[@aiiv7839]

...It's TIME to stop!

[@teddykazista1160]

Get out

[@dugowt9243]

Hyuck hyuck hyuck!

[@_armoricat_]

AHAH

[@melonschooleducationandlea4653]

All these jokes about time are so funny, but they must stop. Hour comment section shouldn't be flooded with them.

[@ChessedGamon]

Finding out that "Greenwich" is actually meant to be pronounced "Grennich" was the deepest I have ever felt betrayed by that point.

[@nicolasjamo]

You'll find that there is no end to weird pronunciation in the UK. Edit: And before I got some mouth breather commenting, yes it's because English changed constantly in the ~1500 years it existed.

[@bocbinsgames6745]

Now try pronounce Warwick

[@abloodorange5233]

@@bocbinsgames6745 i believe it is pronounced warick

[@count487]

There is a British surname, called featheringstonhough, which contrary to all reason and sense, is pronounced fanshaw

[@davieturner339]

Bocbin : I raise you with Slaithwaite .... which to say means ignoring most of the letters adding a few and confused looks of anyone from outside the area as to how the hell it ends up how it does.

[@tomtomtrent]

When Liberia was mentioned the first time, I thought, "Huh, interesting, at least they get to participate," but then it led to a great payoff at the end.

[@PotatoeSnow]

I thought he was trying to be smart, like hey, I know Liberia was a new country at this time, so pop that in for no reason.

[@corporalzeph2518]

"People have known for a very long time that the Earth is round" Oh those were the days.

[@prof298]

This is a rare case where I have actually asked myself this sort of question before.

[@pississippian]

0:02: the world map after a hoi4 game.

[@aloegirls5846]

Except if u are the boomer kid who annex everything in a hoi4 game.

[@ArousedRat1]

@@aloegirls5846 are you not suppose to?

[@ArousedRat1]

cause thats what i always do

[@nikolaytsankov9066]

"When Did Time Zones Become a Thing" *China laughs in the distance*

[@marcodepril4888]

China ,Spain whats the next country with weird GTZ , DPRK with a 30 min?

[@mich8050]

@@marcodepril4888 Nepal with a 45 min

[@risannd]

@@marcodepril4888 North Korea has switched back to UTC+9

[@Crosshair84]

Xinjiang uses their own local time. Because the sun and clock being 4 hours off is stupid.

[@bangscutter]

It is politically motivated with no practical purpose. Everywhere in China is "Beijing Time", as a constant reminder of the central authority in Beijing.

[@pachacutiincayupanqui2239]

Please make video :" how socialistic countries (like China , Viaetnam , North Korea and Cuba) reacted on the collapse of the USSR " P.s. thanks for your work

[@morphy_]

Excellent recommendation, the video was great.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

*Vietnam Use the edit button!

[@pashauzan]

Viaetnam

[@bluezero8557]

*communist.

[@Spacemongerr]

@@bluezero8557 They were socialistic countries run by communist parties or at least parties with "communist" in their name. AFAIK, none of them ever claimed to have achieved communism.

[@mccabber24]

Once time travel was discovered, it was kind of an essential next step

[@yojimbo3681]

"Intentionally ran slow..." Wow, that's one of the most evilest things I've ever heard.

[@erwinheinrichstromer1156]

@@Oi-bg9bc *I detect a little communism*

[@writerconsidered]

Don't tell Jeff Bazos.

[@writerconsidered]

@@erwinheinrichstromer1156 Please tell me you're a 1%? Otherwise you are blowing your own face off with a bazooka. Unions made the middle class. Capitalism needs a counter balance otherwise the capitalists will take everything. There is a direct connection between loss of unions and loss of middle class. So please tell me you are a 1%er, that way we can label you as selfish. Otherwise we would have to label you as stupid.

[@looinrims]

@@writerconsidered yeah that’s not true, unions didn’t make ‘the middle class’ or the forty hour work week just by the by This guy you may know named Henry Ford made the 40 hour work week and gave a fair wage which made his place the place to work for and robbed other companies of the best employees as they flocked to him not them, see how unions weren’t involved? Of course unionists won’t accept the fact that Unions 1st have done fuck all and 2nd will never do fuck all, as economic history has shown between unions and progress, the unions always lose

[@shiveshsingh3169]

@@looinrims Labor movement was a thing, and with good reasons.

[@the_changerang]

Fun fact: As shown in the maps at 0:03 and 2:40, the entirety of China is on one time zone, Beijing time. This is because of the Communist government's desire for complete unified control. This one time zone is also despite the fact that China is almost as wide (east-west) as the continental United States. So in the western parts of China, work technically starts at 9:00am despite the fact that the sun has barely risen because right across the border in Afghanistan, it's 5:30am

[@Gaeilgeoir]

That's insane! 🤯🤯🤯😱

[@chrisdelagarza8048]

James Bissonet said and I quote..... “I AM THE ONLY TIME MASTER.”

[@MrNelg19]

_"...Because it was important not to have two trains on the same track at the same time."_ That never stopped Gomez Addams.

[@nikolaivanov3344]

Everyone thinks about James Bissonete But noone thinks about "A man of Culture"

[@gideonmele1556]

It’s implied

[@ecurewitz]

Izzy? all the way!

[@knomies227]

Kelly money maker too

[@trurlCXC]

You think about 'A man of Culture'? Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well... （￣～￣;）

[@nikolaivanov3344]

@cycl0ps__ I didn't know how to write it so I just hoped someone would correct me in the answers. Thank you.

[@chukty]

It's impossible that Magellan could be the first to experience the existence of the time zones because he died mid-voyage in the phillipines on a skirmish, however, his substitute, Juan Sebastián Elcano, realized that back in Spain, the day was different than in his diary. This happened 499 years ago.

[@MrBrock314]

Magellan can still notice it while switching locations. It's not like it takes a genius to notice sunset is at a different time in different locations. If you had a reasonably accurate watch from the Middle Ages, you would notice it.

[@chukty]

@@MrBrock314 the closest thing people in medieval age had to a watch were Sun clocks or clepsydras (clocks that use water to count time), so accuracy was non-existant. We only have accurate clocks since the industrial revolution when factory workers needed to know the time of their shifts

[@SacredCowStockyards]

Nobody: The UK: The laws of time are mine, AND THEY WILL OBEY ME!!!

[@callumw1597]

the UK victorious

[@DeusExMau5]

So... that's why Doctor who is always over there 🤔

[@itzimperiumxvi2620]

Deus Ex Mau5 ever seen doctor who, one of the most British shows out there, and it’s fantastic

[@kmmmsyr9883]

"I claim this time in the name of her majesty queen. Long live the Queen!"

[@someguy3766]

The British Empire was so powerful it even governed time itself. xD

[@neilchristensen6413]

Correction: The Maritime provinces of Canada are on Atlantic Time so the 5th timezone still exists.

[@hondophredd]

And Newfoundland is on it's own time zone as well making a sixth.

[@tylerberks2756]

So what youre saying is that Britain has the power of time and the sun on its side?

[@Sunthaz]

If so, they didn't really do a whole lot with all that power, did they?

[@callumw1597]

@@Sunthaz With great power comes great responsibility

[@haroldellis9721]

Yes, yes we are.

[@Lauren-dz9fq]

@@Sunthaz the queen exploits time in order to live forever

[@Admiral45-10]

That's funny - the time was invented by a state which hadn't have even seen a sunset XD

[@biliminsrlar5752]

UK:Rule,Britannia!Britannia rule the time! France:Non.

[@samarkand1585]

well at least they got over it in 1911, meanwhile the UK still uses stones and yards and whatever other dumb shit

[@someguy3766]

@@samarkand1585 Not so much anymore, we use metric measurements for most things these days. We do still measure our roads in miles but otherwise we generally use meters, kilograms etc.

[@appleslover]

@@someguy3766 I wish you've done it earlier so that the Americans don't stick to as a sign of patriotism

[@donquesewilliamswilliams3497]

@@appleslover It's really because there are so many signs, textbooks, etc that would have to be replaced that would just cost too much money for its worth.

[@someguy3766]

@Master Yoda Well Americans do drive on the right, like almost everyone else. Whereas in Britain we stubbornly drive on the left. We're rebels too in that regard. :P

[@marccolten9801]

It sounds so neat and organized, as long as you don’t mention the International Date Line, the North and South Poles and Daylight Savings Time. It’s a miracle it works at all.

[@MrBrock314]

I wouldn't say a miracle. There was a fair amount of work involved.

[@daisybrain9423]

I can't put my finger on why, but the title "Definition of Time Act" sounds terribly unsettling.

[@omegaRST]

It does sound like something out of a dystopian sci-fi movie

[@stephen0793]

Time zones are't neutral acts, or even keeping time. Look at China- one time zone for the whole country, even Tibet. That's a power move right there

[@TurtleMarcus]

It sounds like the Gods of Mount Olympus had an intense debate over how time should work in this newly-created "universe" thing, so they settled for a compromise which everyone was dissatified with.

[@Arthur_McGowan]

I had always assumed there were 24 time zones until I was watching live coverage of the beginning of the year 2000, and learned there are time zones that are only 15 minutes and 30 minutes different from their neighboring time zones. I think there are about 40 time zones in all. Lewis Carroll wrote an article in the 1860's or so, in which he put forth the concept of the International Date Line, on the opposite side of the world from Greenwich. He pointed out that there had to be some place in the world where--at NOON--people would stop telling you it was Monday and start telling you it was Tuesday.

[@Desmaad]

I'm a bit disappointed you skipped over Sir Sandford Fleming, who was key to this system.

[@kerriwilson7732]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@joshuacantin514]

Definitely reminds me of those Heritage Minutes ads on Canadian television!

[@ThatSlowTypingGuy]

Same.

[@94Miker]

I'll take this opportunity to state that I was surprised that History Matters did not cover a video on the Seven Years' War. Please, make a video explaining the war that led to all of us speaking English in the comment section :)

[@docvideo93]

*Angry Québécois noises*

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

Seven Years War is a good idea but it would probably have to be a 10 minute history video but History Matters can't do that anymore cause of KZbin's stupid demonetization process.

[@someguy3766]

I can sum it up for you: everyone hates France, Britain kicks their ass in America, Prussia kicks their ass in Europe, France cries while Britain and Prussia laugh and take their stuff. xD

[@connorh2215]

Some Guy not everyone hates France it’s more of, everyone decides that Prussian meat is back on the menu, but Prussia is literally to angry to die. while Britain happily eats everyone’s colonies

[@shan4680]

@@brrrrrtenjoyer "History Matters can't do that anymore cause of KZbin's stupid demonetization process." Why is that just out of interest?

[@nikolaevkatesla3823]

0:03 India be like: look at me I am different

[@markdombrovan8849]

Same with Afghanistan, Iran, Newfoundland, Burma, Japan, Bhutan and central Australia. Also kinda Portugal, but not really, looks weird tho. Finally Caucasus region stands out, together with Oman and parts of russia

[@markdombrovan8849]

Same with Afghanistan, Iran, Newfoundland, Burma, Japan, Bhutan and Bangladesh are friends, and finally central Australia. Also kinda Portugal, but not really, looks weird tho. Finally Caucasus region stands out, together with Oman and parts of Russia

[@brandonlyon730]

China is all in one timezone.

[@Cjnw]

TSeries Standard Time

[@cameronhoglan]

"We need to control time itself" - Chester A. Arthur. Probably.

[@nightflyer3242]

Liberia also still uses imperial units. Daddy America is proud.

[@seneca983]

As does Myanmar. Not sure if America is proud of them.

[@brandonlyon730]

It's not like America is 100% imperial, we use the metric system in anything related to science and laboratories as well as the military.

[@dmcc5110]

@@seneca983 Myanmar actually uses their own traditional units, rather than Imperial or Metric

[@Admiral45-10]

I will never understand Imperial system...

[@someguy3766]

@@Admiral45-10 That's because with modern measuring equipment such as scales or rulers we can more precisely measure things with the metric system. Before these things were invented or available to the masses measurements had to be done using comparisons to things people had available to them, such as hands and feet or stones or whatever. So in the past Imperial was easier for the common man to use in his daily life whereas to us it seems strange and unnecessary.

[@melonschooleducationandlea4653]

2:19 = me drawing the US flag

[@ashwinikendhe6395]

1:23 this was great idea 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nb2008nc]

Last time I was this early we were still using sundials.

[@xeno1912]

World powers: ah yea time hahaha (condescending voice) Liberia: I’m here too World powers: glad everyone’s joining again Liberia: my time has once again come

[@generalwasgud6487]

If this video was posted about 2 minutes ago does that mean that Australia had early access to the video?

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Yes

[@NCRMoment]

*When certain Canadian provinces don’t even use them because it messes with their farming/livestock routines...*

[@BeastinlosersHD]

Do they just use daylight savings time or an even weirder thing?

[@shatterspree4123]

Love your videos, you’re always great at explaining everything that you produce. I’m interested in your methodology in creating videos, but I assume it’s just what your patrons vote on or what you want to do. I’m curious if you’d ever do a video on any of the Sudanese Civil Wars, Apartheid in South Africa or how Finland fought of Russia in WW2.

[@familygash7500]

*VIDEO SUGGESTION:* 'Why is daylight saving a thing?'

[@Antonh.]

WW1, farming and so on. But yeah, any topic for this channel is interesting, even if you already know the answer :)

[@mayankkumar4161]

In my opinion it's dumb only like 45countries use it

[@liammoody9516]

@@mayankkumar4161 didn't know that

[@bubbabluehorn]

“The worlds great powers and also Liberia “

[@tinus1971]

@History matters: there is one thing you need to add: the influence on europe time zones during nazi reign. The nazi regime standardized the time zone even further nu declaring berlin time (GMT +1) the standard time for all countries they took over. For a great part of countries this remained after WW2. For example: dutch time is GMT +1 but GMT would actually make more sense to use since geographically, the Netherlands is located GMT +20 minutes.

[@nathanwaterser8218]

There are also Spain and France which use GMT +1 instead of GMT 0 Spain was because Franco wanted to be closer to Germany France I have no idea, I guess they keep their rivalry with Britain and doesn't want to share the Timezone

[@tinus1971]

@@nathanwaterser8218 I suppose France was also part of the Nazi Germany time zone and kept it in convenience after the war. I do now that France used their own time zone during the 1st WW. But on your remark on freeing from British rule, I know that former British colonies use timezones different from their neighbouring countries. One example that comes to mind would be Afghanistan. Because they did not want to adhere to a British timezone system they use GMT +4,5 hours. There are more countries that use the same logic.

[@joshuasims5421]

2:38 "And thus the international system of standardized timezones was created..." shows the horrifying mess of modern time zones

[@jasonmartin4775]

@@BlockedUser1 They should, truthfully, be stricltly longitudinal, regardless of borders.

[@jesseberg3271]

Actually, since the International Date Line didn't exist and Magellan died in the Philippines, timezones didn't affect him. It was Juan Sebastian Elcano who led the Armada back to Spain. Elcano and the other survivors had lost a day in their journey, but that really didn't affect anything until they got back to people who used the same calendar.

[@nicolasjamo]

Mutton chops!

[@TheLadida42]

"F*** the UK, I have my one timezone!" this is the most French thing I can think of.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

British railways: exist Beeching: *snap*

[@garmenlin5990]

0:12 The flat earth society would like to have a word with you.

[@adambrindley5901]

lmao love the channel bro

[@solfennell8981]

No one: UK: The laws of time are mine!

[@redvorno]

Because Spinning Three Plates and Phil the Oink Oink said so

[@edstertheedster9779]

You just keep answering questions that no one asks, but everyone wants to know

[@barryflynn3025]

Mind blown that Ireland had it's own time zone for a while

[@AnaIvanovic4ever]

Makes sense since there is no railroad between Britain and Ireland.

[@rageraptor7127]

I love how Liberia was just sorta there despite being the last to adopt it 😂

[@darthvader4594]

Thank god Britain invented time!

[@alexrowe7063]

0:11 you be surprised, still disappoints me that even with our wealth of knowledge, scientific and mathematical understanding people still think the world is flat.

[@Admiral45-10]

But now they're more popular.

[@raginmadmangonecrazy]

1:58 Canada still has 5 time zones. Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, and Atlantic.

[@jamesstefferson2162]

And Newfoundland Time.

[@omgitsjoetime]

Flat Earther has entered the chat.

[@lewangoalski3195]

1st

[@lewangoalski3195]

Wow i was aswell

[@octaviancadar5453]

dude, still loving the well you put when you say well. It something that made me that you had smt special about the content you create.

[@ctafrance]

This is a GREAT little video. Thanks a million!

[@dougc3512]

History Matters' narration is so compelling, I find myself listening to the patron names all the way to the end.

[@count487]

I was thinking about this just the other day. Thanks for the informative video

[@davidodonovan1699]

Thank you for this brilliant, fun, and educational videos.

[@Crair_Hynafol]

This is the only channel that can make 2-5 minutes so good

[@skunkrat01]

Dude, your signs, are some comedic brilliance I look forward to every time I see that notification go off. But without your dead pan delivery, wouldn’t be nearly as funny. That’s what comedic brilliance truly is. You have it my friend.

[@fallofmanbrand]

great video bro

[@alexrowe7063]

First time being early after binging your channel. Love your work

[@Milk382011]

This channel is great. Very underrated

[@CPLJosephiKrakowski]

History Matters' captions on signs and in the background are the unsung heroes of his videos.

[@the_odd_cat553]

These humorous endings were a really good decision! Great work!

[@bernardomercado261]

Reason for this channel: Question I had never thought about, but now I MUST know

[@fallofmanbrand]

amazing video

[@fredferd965]

A timely presentation!

[@nrsrymj]

Such a delight to see these little videos at the top of my recommended. My reaction is always "Yeah, why DID that happen? I got four minutes. Let's find out. "

[@tobyharrison4702]

This video is actually quite good for me as I am going to travel across multiple time zones tomorrow

[@siddxartxa]

I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH

[@olaopesan9296]

😮 the history of it is fascinating

[@Ywnbaw-yl7bf]

Great video.

[@Hannodb1961]

I like how History Matters answers questions that never eveb occured to me.

[@9034833838]

This is the only channel whose patreon readout is worth listening to.

[@timschutz9068]

I love the new comments in the after-credit-scene😊

[@abdelrahmanwael2551]

Damn, you're churning these out

[@blueblack3591]

such an interesting topic

[@edwardhayward1937]

Hearing James Bizenet at the end of every video is the height of my day

[@sebastianfrost661]

This question just popped up in my mind and really intrigued me so here I am

[@Ben-ep1de]

I love the ones that have a post credit scene :)

[@thepeff]

I would like to request an episode about why "Greenwich" is pronounced so much differently than it's written form suggests. Love your series! Thank you!

[@Captain_Yorkie1]

Simple. Many words in English ain't pronounced how they are spelled because of change in how us English say it and couldn't be arsed to change the spelling. That or we just said it like that for no particular reason.

[@MrBrock314]

@@Captain_Yorkie1 It's the latter - mostly no particular reason. Same reason why people write k instead of ok or okay. It just started at some point and now it doesn't stop.

[@TheDragonKing048]

This channel is just as good as oversimplified and maybe even includes more knowledge! *Tho I understand why so many people love oversimplified I do to!*

[@TheDragonKing048]

Tho I do like they upload more!

[@Mahoneyyay]

I enjoy every episode haha

[@SafeRemain]

exactly what i needed

[@roel250]

How does he keep coming up with these great questions

[@MomMom4Cubs]

Woot! I love being early to the History Matters party!