Bill Wurtz's Animated History of the Entire World
bill wurtz · Explainer · 19 min · 2017 · YouTube title: history of the entire world, i guess
Why it's here
HN commenters list it among favorite long-form, info-dense YouTube videos and as a representative piece of Wurtz's quirky creativity.
What it covers
A fast, absurdist 19-minute animated run through the history of the whole world, narrated and scored by Bill Wurtz in his distinctive style. It compresses millennia of events into jokes, songs and quick visuals.