I'm sure there are other places I got something wrong or misspoke but one is definitely when I talked about Charlemagne.  Charlemagne is from the FRENCH for Charles the Great.  Not Latin, which would be Carolus Magnus.

Fun fact about Mansa Musa, he had so much gold that when he went on tour, he gave out so much that it actually made gold worthless in those regions

TIL: "You could make a religion out o— No, don't." Wasn't just a random funny moment, but a historically accurate funny moment. Bill continues to amaze.

I love how stern and professional he look then he smiles as soon as “breasts” are mentioned

I swear I've seen this video a million times and it never gets old.

6:45 the “my dealer won’t tell me where he gets it” joke is a brilliant take on the historical mystery regarding where the tin that fueled the Bronze Age societies came from, since those regions barely had any tin deposits and there’s no conclusive explanation to this day. The joke became even funnier after I learnt about that, his no-explanation is actually a very truthful explanation.

"So let's talk about language for a second-"

Me, a historical linguistics goblin: yes please.

That was fascinating, not just in terms of the History lessons, but it made me realize just how well researched that Bill Wurtz video is. For someone with no formal background in History, as far as I know, he did a terrific job covering things in a comprehensive and accurate manner (plus all the humour and musicianship).

When I was little I asked my dad once why World War 1 started. He said "It was too inconvenient not to have it."

I always just laughed at, "you could make a religion out of this!" "no, don't," but having it explained that it almost did just makes the joke even funnier!

Indian here, as for your question: We don't really talk much about the West. We mainly focus on the middle east, central Asia, south Asia and SEA. We talk about China after the European influence in Asia increased a lot. So yeah, its kinda equal.

"you notice Britain has a problem with people throwiing things into the sea"  I noticed, and you're the first reactor I've noticed noticing that.  Subscribed.

I really like this guy's channel. A lot of other you-tubers who make reaction videos just repeat what's been said in the video but this guy actually makes really valuable commentary that you can learn from. I really respect that.

i appreciate how his hoodie matches with his chair

You give "dad giving a fun lesson during dinner" vibes and I like it

29:18

Bill Wurtz: “You could make a religion out of thi-“
“No don’t”
History teacher: “Actually they did try to make a religion out of this.”
Me: surprised Pikachu face

"we had known for a long time that the earth was round, it was pretty easy to find out that it was round"

2021 flat earthers in SHAMBLES

If I remember correctly the word "Barbarian " was invented by Greeks. The used  it to refer to non-Greeks because when the non-Greeks spoke, all they could hear was "bar- bar-bar-bar".

My aunt was a history major and fostered my love of history and studying different cultures, religions, and civilizations ever since I could start reading. It’s fascinating!

"Which German Prince is protecting you, Luther?"
"Frederick!"
"Do you have any idea how little that narrows things down?"