# I Did Not Know This!: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-31, I Did Not Know This! has 37,400 subscribers, 789,957 total views, and 268 videos. It ranks #1,500,434 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [I Did Not Know This!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for I Did Not Know This! is “The Forgotten Tragedy That Changed Safety Forever”, a long-form video published Oct 30, 2026.
- These are I Did Not Know This!’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between May 25, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026 (8 long-form videos and 40 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 219. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Who Actually Sailed Around the World First? (It Wasn't Magellan)” (14,527 views, May 30, 2026). Least viewed: “The Forgotten Tragedy That Changed Safety Forever” (4 views, Oct 30, 2026).
- Median length: 9:47 for 8 long-form videos; 0:44 for 40 Shorts.
- In this sample, I Did Not Know This!’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 48 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 1, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Forgotten Tragedy That Changed Safety Forever](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/mWEOuo9Ok4k/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 4 | 9:23 | - |
| [What was the Green Book actually for? #history #knowledge #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/55yQIv7Wu3E/) | 2026-10-30 | Short | 63 | 0:47 | - |
| [How traffic lights actually know you're there 🚦 #science #technology #traffic](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/KUoGEE_apYE/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 408 | 0:46 | 1.92x |
| [Why DNS is the internet's phonebook #dns #tech #explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/_nnxEbheTR0/) | 2026-10-22 | Short | 47 | 0:43 | - |
| [Who Was Thanadelthur And How Did She Change Dene History?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/6q9Czb7lxi0/) | 2026-10-21 | Long-form | 68 | 9:01 | - |
| [What Happens When Bananas Share a Bowl 2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/b7dJM0MiAMM/) | 2026-10-19 | Short | 264 | 0:40 | 1.21x |
| [What Happens If a Square Manhole Cover Falls](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/V1_Mxrx2gr4/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 1,217 | 0:45 | 7.14x |
| [What Happens When Zipper Teeth Lock Together](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/ncdnOSwlFDc/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 863 | 0:41 | 5.06x |
| [Transform Your Memory In 5 Minutes #memorytransformation #productivity](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/enAfsVJ_Q0k/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 166 | 0:50 | - |
| [How does your screen know you're touching it? 🤯 #tech #electronics #howto](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/izu_m3Y6E3Y/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 167 | 0:40 | - |
| [How does this code know what you bought? 🤔 #technology #tutorial](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/Y7ZUQo7I4Bk/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 55 | 0:42 | - |
| [Why clouds don't just fall from the sky ☁️ #science #weather #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/aj8zn2irh2Q/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 174 | 0:38 | 1.2x |
| [The Hidden Tech That Levels Your Elevator #shorts #engineering](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/l1LxNVLtgjw/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 532 | 0:40 | 5.66x |
| [Why You Should Be Glad There's Chlorine In Your Water 💧 #facts #health](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/XvDlrx-imS8/) | 2026-09-30 | Short | 370 | 0:39 | 4.14x |
| [What Happens When Rain Hits Dry Soil](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/1DgfTBjBWqM/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 72 | 0:46 | 1.03x |
| [He almost threw away the world's most famous invention #storytime #surprising #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/oYl7_Yj5DF4/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 116 | 0:46 | 1.53x |
| [What happens if you plug the hole in an airplane window? 😱 #aviation #science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/GTfsEpE-7JE/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 458 | 0:40 | 7.63x |
| [What Happens When a Bridge Cannot Expand](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/wW6dFPhkAPk/) | 2026-09-25 | Short | 317 | 0:48 | 5.28x |
| [How Does Your Brain Find Faces in Random Shapes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/XZd9pBsAJq4/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 20 | 0:39 | - |
| [Why your receipts are disappearing! 🧾😱 #science #facts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/xXpGEEYGI6c/) | 2026-09-23 | Short | 21 | 0:42 | - |
| [Why Does Your Flush Water Go Somewhere Else?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/2IDK951f_NQ/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 1,890 | 9:39 | 1.01x |
| [What Happens When GPS Sees Four Signals](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/w9Zn13-Ux9I/) | 2026-09-22 | Short | 52 | 0:46 | - |
| [How Does Your Phone Battery Store Charge](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/dKPTZ7zY-JQ/) | 2026-09-21 | Short | 68 | 0:44 | - |
| [Why your food is always cold in the middle 🥶 #science #kitchenhacks #microwave](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/ZXKLWsUohhU/) | 2026-09-20 | Short | 108 | 0:43 | - |
| [This is why you shouldn't fear escalators 😱 #safetytips #education](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/TuUFkKs9Ed8/) | 2026-09-19 | Short | 35 | 0:40 | - |
| [What Happens Inside A Sunflower When It Tracks The Sun? #nature #biology](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/LxAp-c_oEIE/) | 2026-09-18 | Short | 89 | 0:44 | - |
| [Why Does Your Body Jolt Before Sleep](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/1I7FQwvGmQM/) | 2026-09-17 | Short | 24 | 0:43 | - |
| [What Happens When You Hear Your Own Voice](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/Gf9WSE3ww08/) | 2026-09-16 | Short | 991 | 0:37 | 2.73x |
| [Why Can Redwoods Move Water So High](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/1eXR9rgISrM/) | 2026-09-13 | Short | 1,310 | 0:44 | 5.36x |
| [Why Your Brain Knows When It's Time To Wake Up](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/csT8DqQPqeA/) | 2026-09-12 | Long-form | 2,478 | 9:57 | - |
| [What Happens Inside a Tire Pressure Sensor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/V0dJBPBrPyo/) | 2026-09-12 | Short | 1,856 | 0:39 | 1.55x |
| [The Ancient Library Hidden Under Ash #facts #pyramidsofegypt #history](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/drtJ-qcp2wE/) | 2026-09-09 | Short | 349 | 1:01 | 1.57x |
| [Time Travel in 1752: The Days That Didn't Exist](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/1BJk1pR-KbA/) | 2026-08-21 | Long-form | 2,119 | 9:55 | - |
| [What’s Actually Coming in 2026? The Big Reveal](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/JGLSdyX8bF4/) | 2026-08-21 | Long-form | 1,628 | 3:44 | - |
| [Uncovering the Mysterious Past of Cyber Monday](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/Q5TMJj5t0FI/) | 2026-08-16 | Short | 32 | 1:11 | - |
| [Ancient Rome's Strict Class Laws: No Marriage!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/SMEZjnQW5XA/) | 2026-06-29 | Short | 169 | 1:09 | - |
| [Ancient Rome's SHOCKING Debt Laws!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/Mq-n5Pvxab0/) | 2026-06-22 | Short | 963 | 2:15 | 2.68x |
| [False Witness in Ancient Rome: DEATH!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/V--nnHL3LWk/) | 2026-06-18 | Short | 71 | 1:25 | - |
| [Ancient Rome's SHOCKING Debt Laws!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/mvd8vRgwYoA/) | 2026-06-17 | Short | 134 | 2:15 | - |
| [Were Rome's Laws Just? A Final Thought 🤔](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/MBE4cJbPFmk/) | 2026-06-13 | Short | 21 | 1:13 | - |
| [Roman Justice: An Eye for an Eye! 👁️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/fOfFYaqN6hQ/) | 2026-06-08 | Short | 445 | 1:13 | 1.25x |
| [The 7 Himalayan Destinations Everyone Should Visit Once](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/iUZiSp9ra28/) | 2026-06-04 | Long-form | 3,006 | 12:26 | - |
| [Destroy a Crop in Rome? Face THIS! 🔥](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/Gp7X3e7v9_c/) | 2026-06-02 | Short | 68 | 1:02 | - |
| [Sudan's Hidden Pyramids: More Than Egypt?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/93CsCWYrPgQ/) | 2026-05-30 | Short | 639 | 0:25 | 1.22x |
| [Who Actually Sailed Around the World First? (It Wasn't Magellan)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/7re0F9GfBuo/) | 2026-05-30 | Long-form | 14,527 | 11:09 | 2.97x |
| [Meroe: The City of 200+ Pyramids!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/BhjNESikqLc/) | 2026-05-28 | Short | 311 | 0:41 | - |
| [Why Was Kushite History Erased From Our Books?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/i55Vp4O-p1I/) | 2026-05-26 | Short | 405 | 0:34 | - |
| [Did Ancient Africans Reach the Americas Centuries Early? #mystery #ancienthistory #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itrl-chan/videos/Y83LbetwOgY/) | 2026-05-25 | Short | 942 | 1:17 | 1.13x |

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