The Why Files

Did you know there are more ways to shuffle a deck of cards than there are atoms in the universe? Seems crazy, but it's true. Today The Why Files covers amazing math facts (and tricks) that will convince your friends you have super powers. Math is everywhere. It's the source code of the universe. Most of the time math makes perfect sense. But sometimes math just gets.... weird. These math facts that will blow your mind. You'll learn about the Birthday Paradox, secrets of Pi, how to create numeric palindromes with your mind, and our favorite: the mysteries of the number nine. How many people do you need to get together before you find two that have the same birthday? Here's a hint: not that many. How quickly can you calculate 1,111,111 squared? We'll show you how to solve this in 5 seconds. You won't believe the answer when you see it. And nines? Nines have a whole thing going on. Multiplying by nines = magic. Squaring nines = pure sorcery.

Mel Waters property has a hole in the ground. Mel and his neighbors used the hole as a trash dump. Garbage, Broken appliances, Old tires everything went in the hole and doesn't it fill up and he started to notice other strange things.

In 1973, NASA and Soviet cosmonauts secretly launched a joint mission to Mars, which succeeded but discovered something extraordinary. Years later, whistleblowers revealed evidence of this hidden history of space exploration.