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No pay, no spray is the standard policy in parts of the US, except it refers to fire taxes and not insurance, so I found this totally plausible at the time.
Oh my god. University challenge! Congrats!!! Always loved your run on only connect, but University challenge is even harder
You're good on university challenge
Omg he's on TV on BBC 2 University challenge! At the minute I'm sending this at 21/12/2022 7:45PM
Waiting for „I was wrong about VPN companies.“ video. 🙂
Good work
I never even knew about this till now so I couldn't have been wrong .
Tom! That's you on University Challenge! 😁
05:27 I was so confused, because I thought you were saying: "Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something." (Princess Bride) XD
Good going on University Challenge!
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Well done on university challenge! How disappointed you looked buzzing too slowly on the isotope question!
At least you nailed it on University Challenge 😉
Conspiracy…
Only Youtuber I know which corrects erros AND apologizes for them.
Happy Christmas
He's on the university challenge
Very interesting. Prompts a question: why bother insuring your property?
Hi Tom I would just like to congratulate you on you and your team’s win on university challenge 👏👏🎉.
Hope you have a great Christmas ❤
"You can't be wrong if you never knew this was a thing" – me
There's a 'Sun' fire plaque on a building on Palace Green in Durham, near Durham Cathedral.
Smashed University Challenge though mate! 👍
1:48 Marcus Licinius Crassus has gently glided into the conversation onto a litter.
There are times when firefighters will let a building burn today. And not even buildings they lit for training. If its just too dangerous and the building it too far gone already its common to prevent the fire from spreading but just let the current building burn it's self out… it's going to be torn down anyway due to the damage so why risk the lives and materials to "save" what is effectively just trash at that point.
"History is fractal." Wow.
Dear Tom Scott, I have 2 £20 Scottish notes and I was wondering if I could use them in England. This note a real I have checked it however I can’t find any place online where it says they are legal tender. I was allowed to use it at Toscos however another off lisence shop didn’t allow me to use it. Thank You for any responses.
Again, Tom, you prove why we SHOULD trust you. Unlike the vast majority of second or third-hand interesting info sources, you are not only willing to painstakingly fact-check, you also admit when you are wrong. It takes a very big person to do that and more people should be like you.
Wow! You smashed it out of the park on University Challenge!
Was I the only person expecting the archives consultant to be "everyone's favourite Gary Brannon"?
6min30 of one-shot video, including sponsor. Respect !
2022 Dec 21
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