Six Unexpected Stories of How Things Came to Be
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- Some of the most ordinary things have origins that are a little bit extraordinary. We learn about the high schooler responsible for today's American flag, uncover the hidden truth of salmon sushi and learn how the people of London once got up for a long day's work.
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Our Flag was based on a kid who wanted an A on his history project.
wow
He just coppied the 48 Star Flag and added two Stars. The Original 13 Star Flag Was best anyway.
8:07 those chaps do not seem like minimum-wage to me...
Why no A+ Tho?
Super car Bro you can’t get an a+ grade
Overachievers be like. XD
His teacher must have been really embarrassed
Or proud
Or happy
Or gay
Insane Oyster hell yea
A= average
Teacher :That ain’t no us flag
Robert : *hold my beer*
More like hold my orange juice
He was a kid so
Hold my juice
You get my humor 😂
No hold my caprisun
More like
*HOLD MY CHOCOLATE MILK*
Robert’s Teacher: “I’ll change your grade when your flag is accepted by the U.S. Congress!”
Robert: *Flag gets accepted by the U.S. Congress*
Robert’s Teacher: ( ._.)
OoO
**surprised Pikachu meme
Super nova revenge
Nani!?
Teacher: ah shit here we go again
The guy who dropped the tootsie roles probably thought " Hahaha this is gonna be the best prank"
Edit:I still watch this video from time to time and completely forgotten about this comment.
Lol
@@george9371 it was just a joke chill
Seher Shazad I’m not mad though lol
Joseph joestar strikes again
The Air Force General who sent him: Time for a Court Martial
Great big- The teacher kept his promise and change the grade to an A.
Me-Should be an A+
Ikr
Ikr!!!
That was the highest grade at the time
THATS What i thoughtt
Guys in the early 50s to late 40s that was the highest grade
*makes national history*
Teacher:fine you can have an A
LIKE NOT AN A+
A+ wasn’t used backed then
A++++
He deserved an A++++++.
Asian parents: *WHY U NO GET A+???????*
A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Japanese: reject Atlantic salmon
Him: I wish I was never Bjørn
TurboJake lmaooo
TurboJake it's been 3 months and this comment is still underrated
Brooooo
OMG LMAOOO!
Bruhhhhhh😂😂😂😂
Change the national flag just for the complete note in a homework? damn...
68CamaroRS/SS Woah cool nice life story bro
68CamaroRS/SS why do I feel this is a gta 5 quote
- Turk - sorry I have played video games since I was 8
I’d do that tbh
68CamaroRS/SS Oh aren’t you cool
"So what do you do for a living, Bob?"
"I'm a knocker-upper."
"Oh... So you-"
"Yeah, I knock people up... Sometimes ten a day, if I'm lucky. Men. Women. Doesn't matter to me. Pop me a shilling and you'll be knocked up within the hour."
"Wait, so how do you-"
"With my 10 foot pole of course."
"Goodbye, Bob."
That was one of the single best comments I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading
Funniest joke ever
* clap clap *
The question is, does the knocker upper has another knocker upper?
Forsommyr, and that knocker upper have another knocker upper. Knocker Upper seption.
teacher: “I’ll change your grade when your flag gets accepted by the us congress.”
robert’s brain: *You dare oppose me mortal?*
robert: *Calls the white house and sends a ton of letters*
*Flag Gets Accepted*
teacher: wow, what a madlad.
the kid's grade should have been A+
@Justin Bolivar make sense haha
@Justin Bolivar but he got a b-
Yea
++++++
@@rissalynne maybe they did use - and +, but there just wasn't anything pass an "A" at the time. The "A+" was probably added later on
My grandpa actually used to tell me this story about the tootsie rolls, he was apart of the chosin reservoir, they had to thaw them under their armpits, many of them were dying of frostbite in their dugouts, tootsie rolls were the only thing they had to eat for a time since the were sent those instead of rations - years later he would attend reunions every year for those from the chosin few and he had a north star pin based off of the north star they followed for navigation and there was a version of this star pin with a tootsie roll on it - one of my favorite pins in my collection since it reminds me of him ♡ So interesting to hear stories about it
Katelyn Stewart that is an incredible story
The last stand of fox company is one of the most criminally under told stories ever.
Is that where the star comes from on tootsie roll lollipops?
My ass
Ewan Wallis woooooosh
with or without that kid, wasn't the US bound to add additional stars to the flag anyways??
Chris I guess so
Chris yes, but it could have been different like all the stars in one big star, or a big circle
So?
Hannah Doll or 5 big stars like how some people use big candle for 10 years
@@stanloochuu4065 Yeah!
5:26
Logan Paul: *Did I hear SuiCide?!*
TH-cam: **demonitizes it**
TsunaXZ *presses screen record*
@@Quadruple-x *Post IT and cry*
@@RuffyPrime *laughs*
Who the hell has 100k tootsie rolls just laying around
U.s gov
nice
The marines
yes
who doesn’t
How to wreck teachers 101
the guy who dropped the tootsy rolls probably got fired.
the cyan platypus Yea and what happened to the bullets?
@@ifonlyicared
there were no bullets, only candy
the cyan platypus somehow they were too poor to get bullets and got tootsie rolls instead xD
hard enough to shoot
Turns out the guy he dropped the tootsie rolls and ate the bullets instead
6:26 gets tootsie rolls
Decides to use them as ammo
Hits soldier
“NOOOOO IVE BEEN HIT” starts crying “ NO GOD NO DONT LET ME DIEEE”
Realizes it didn’t hurt at all
Sees tootsie roll on the ground
“ what the fu..”
The cringe from your comment.
*procceds to get shot with a real bullet*
bro u just posted cringe
@Gabe says the dead meme
Boiling Pot says the overheated water
Why didn’t they call them “the chosen chew”?
@JustatopHat I think it is because they fought at a man made lake in northern Korea named Chosin
Or what about the CHEW-sen few
So the flag was born out of pettiness... yeah seems about right
Wtf
pessimist
No...
Nah he
Just wanted a A
And commitment
The original Life game is better, it's more realistic, not sugarcoated
Jax Nean strangely, I feel the same.
Right?!
Jax Nean ikr
As a kid, I'd get more of a kick from falling into DISGRACEEEE than just graduating. Its more fun laughing at your friends when they fall into those squares
Jax Nean But it should not be targeted at kids
So he just added more stars to the exact same flag...
What an achievement originality 100
Then why don't we see you mr. Creativity design a flag that gets accepted by the government? Go ahead, I'll wait...
Programming Carrot *proceeds to creat an actual flag and becomes a billionaire*
Comrade Ladd what else would you have expected?
@@radughita1992 5 years later, they make a video about the flag and you 2, then all the sarcastic comments will be about you
He didn't just add 2 stars. They were originally in 6 rows of 8 stars each. He had to reconfigure the rows and spacing to fit an odd number of 50 stars. And it ended up forcing him to alternate the stars into 5 rows of 6 and 4 rows of 5. It's clever and looks more appealing to the eye since the new configuration looks like a starry sky.
''Knocker Upper''
A more British sounding thing has never yet been said.
Wow not an A+
MAX TATO I know right
That’s what I was thinking
Most teachers are snobby and think they are always right.
A+ was really uncommon at that time
My friend's grandma never heard of A+ back then.
Not even a A+ what does that teacher EXPECT?!?
He just coppied the 48 Star Flag and added two Stars. The Original 13 Star Flag Was best anyway.
Michael Domingo it looked like it was missing. I like to see it crowded
@@michaeldmingo1525 The reason was that there were no A+ grades at that time, plus have you ever sent something to Congress and it got accepted as a national item?
Michael Domingo Jesus Christ dude your spamming like a 9 year old on a fucking fortnite video
It's because he *DEFINETLY* didn't go to meet the president and he *DEFINETLY* did't meet him in the white house.
That game of life though
*rolls dice...*
*1,2,3,4 landed on... sUiCiDe bOi, gIt FuCkEd!*
*spins wheel*
1,2,3,4,....
5 OOPSIES YOUR POOR NOW GO TO JAIL AND ROT
It should’ve been “The Chosen Chewed”
So you mean the people who were saved by the tootsie rolls, missed out on the chance to call them selves " The Chosen Chew?"
Maz XZ *the chosin chew
A matures for sure 😹
That's also where the term for getting pregnant came from. The "Knocker-up" would wake up the man, he'd go to work, then when he was done with his knock-up rounds he'd stop by a have a little fun with the wifes, since he knew which ones were alone at home. Hense the term "She got knocked-up."
FUNERAL BILL II Well now I know who knocked up the knocker upper
BUSTED!! Lol
I like that movie.
Sounds a bit "rapey" to me.
this is bullshit, did you hear the part where knocker uppers were mostly women..
I actually found this quite interesting and that’s a surprise because I don’t normally find worldwide history entertaining
Teacher: “I’ll change your grade to an A when your flag is chosen by the U.S congress!”
Robert: Hold my crafting tools
I love this channel.
Charlie Jasso how can you get likes for no reason? *_Teach me your ways._*
Cuddles the Cat be first to the draw
*at a party*
Guy 1: “yeah I market computers to the 87th biggest technological company in the US. I bet your feats don’t even compare.
Guy 2: “Yeah I kinda like invented the flag soooooo.......”
Gyro 8Ball guy 3: you added two stars that would’ve been added anyway. You aren’t groundbreaking
@@teresahowick5197 still, he made the newest flag. I say that's a great feat.
Teresa Howick have you made something that is used by a whole country?
Changes history, gets a A instead of a A+ 🤦🏼♀️
Maren Roxy 253 🤦♂️ that was the highest grade back then
@@thunderz401 - Not true, he got a B- at first which indicates that the Plus/Minus Grading system was around at that time. But to be fair, he used an existing flag & cleverly figured out a way to adjust the rows to fit 2 extra stars. So maybe the plus wasn't included since his flag wasn't wholly an original idea.
You realize A+ isn’t a grade right
@@YourMajesty143 just because he got a b- it doesn't mean that A+ existed. And no A+ didn't exist abck then.
The Tootsie Roll's story is awesome
Dear bjørn,
Sushi is my favorite snack to eat and always will be :)
sincerely,
your sushi addict
lilcrazy - Fortnite and more lol
He's dead for more that a while....
i hate sushi
jeez those those people who thought tootsie rolls would fix their tank were probably really drunk that night.
or desperate
*WELL...*
*it* *worked.*
A moment to appreciate the cleanest RIP ever 4:55
That teacher still couldn't give an A+ I can't believe it
@@lechute8635 Ok boomer.
lol jk plz don't hate me
5:48
Shouldn't you say, "The Life, Of The Game Called Life."
I didnt understand what the student did do with the flag... he just added the missing states star?
Yes
LordGryllwotth he was the first one to fix a 50th star flag, because Alaska and Hawaii was not part of the states yet
yes... apparently
So why is it a big deal?
Lmao accidental success
Asian parents when they found out his son makes national history
*WHY U NO GET A+*
A+ didn't exist back then
As an asian child, I can confirm
I am Norwegian, and I got SUPRISED salmon sushi came from Norway. This is information even we don’t know about. 👀
So cool. This is why I love Great Big Story.
Just an A? No A+ or somethin...
Eastwest Management some schools just dont give out A pluses. i know mine doesn't
But like the kid got the flag to be approved by the president...not many people can say they designed the American flag..
or an A*
A+ didn't exist back then.
@@eastwestmanagement8120 well... A+ did not exist yet
*9:29* **hears mochi** excuse me? You talkin bout my lil Jimin?
Lmao 😂
Oh my god same
1:55 lol wtf
They’re brits
An A!!!!
The American flag should be worth ATLEAST an A+
A was the highest grade back then.
well The American Flag still isnt that great lel
UlitimateG4ViN at my school it still is. A is 93-100
Only an A? For getting accepted to the US congress????
That was the highest grade then
Knocker Up sounds like a porn name tbh
Thank you GBS! You give me the answers to those everyday questions 👍
An A? He deserved an A+. Still a good teacher, though.
A was the highest grade anyone got back then, as A+ didn’t exist.
@@KyoHeiRFP A+ did exist, A+ is just extra credit.
I don't understand why people still don't know that Czechoslovakia do not exists anymore .... Yep, it's been a while ...
Kallaon Czechoslovakia splited into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1992 this story took place between 1985 - 1995. Because he said it took 10 years to tell people in Japan to try it out and she said there was no japaneese sushi before 1995 so you are wrong. (But the thing that you said is true sadly :( [I am from Slovakia])
Who on earth thinks Czechoslovakia is still a thing
Thanks, I didn't knew that.
@@victoriomartinez3117 You didn't know what?
@@AntonBagin about Czechoslovakia.
Kid: Changes the course of US history
*Gets only an A*
Me: does a good report
*Gets an A+*
That is not a grade back then.
Me: Sees title card that says The Dark Origins Of A Game Called Life
Also Me: This is why I love this channel.
2:08 BOIII I'M LIKE WHY NOT AN A+???
Ars7012 Because the highest grade was A when this story took place
Bc there was sooooooo many alternate ways to arrange 50 stars symetrically. F
There literally is.
Sumaiya Khanom You do realise that you can criticise something without being jealous right?
ChrisRoRo Can you make a flag that becomes the state flag?
No. Nether can I.
@@hiii._.01 Sorry to say, but your joke's not funny.
Just because you said something stupid intentionally, doesn't make it all the more funnier.
@@hiii._.01
Ok can, noted with thanks. 😶👌
bro that teacher couldnt even give him an A+ smh
No one:
Nobody:
Not even a single soul:
Soldier: *Where are the bullets?*
Chanh Vu has
David Thai yeah that’s true none of them made me laugh
2:13 only a A I would of given a A+
In those times an A was the highest grade
no I would give an A+++++-+
@@flamegamings-gachasandmore9172 minus?
I can only image how proud Robbert Heft’s parents are.....and how scummed that teacher must have felt having to pledge allegiance to the flag he gave a B- to every day from then on 😂
I like how most of the videos made by great big story makes the videos so short entertaining and fun
The chosin reservoir was a sweet victory.
You know what wasn't?
Super Bowl LIII.
Knocker uppers in this video reminds me of something we have had in Egypt traditionally, a job called Mesaharaty (المسحراتي).
Al Mesaharaty duty is to wake people up before sun rise to eat their pre-fasting meal (sohor سحور) in Ramadan since the times when clocks didn't even exist. He used a small drum on which he would tap a specific rhythm and sang to wake people up.
I don't know if the rhythm which they sang was the same throughout history, but it have always been known to us as this song:
"2es'ha ya naym wahed al daym, Ramadan karim (اصحى يا نايم وحد الدايم، رمضان كريم)".
Which translates to "wake up who ever is sleeping, worship the immortal God, Ramadan is a generous month". It might be a bad translation but I tried my best 😅.
We don't need mesaharaty now because of alarm clocks and smartphones, but the tradition is still going in many places across Egypt and kids wait for them to hear their names called by their local mesaharaty.
The word mesaharaty came from the word sohor, which is the name of the pre-fasting meal we have before the sun rises to prepare for fasting.
Mesaharaty roughly translates to "the man whose work is caring for people's sohor", similar to other words like meghanawaty مغنواتي (singer) from oghnya اغنية (song).
I also have always wondered how mesaharaty would wake people up at that time and never missed, maybe they did the same as the knocker uppers!
This is so interesting, thanks for sharing!
Salmon sushi is my absolute favorite. Thanks, Bjorn!
He is actaully called Bjørn
fnaf gamer 912381 not all people have that letter on their keyboard
Isn't Norwegian Salmon the most toxic fish on earth?
@@kirstencourtney8792 Nope, you got that completly wrong! As a Norwegian myself I eat it often :)
@@Soloee_ m.th-cam.com/video/RYYf8cLUV5E/w-d-xo.html
That robert boy is the biggest badass in the history
Thx Lin
The things you do for a good grade....
2:10 Not even A+
A was the highest grade back then
@@alol911 not true why he has b- then huh?!
Wha-
Potato Queen
Robert has gotten a B- indicated that the plus/minus existed back then. It was probably because of the flag originality.
Congratulations Robert!
Damn my country? Making a sushi type?! Wow! Thanks Norway you made my family very happy with that sushi!
Ok, from a B- to an A isn’t bad, but why not a A+? Why wasn’t he honoured by the teacher / school? The change of flag from 48 stars to 50 was evolutional! (Ik that the marks don’t matter really, it’s the thought that counts) Anyways even though the clips had to be short, I feel like there could’ve been more information tho (there’s probably a full documentary on it lmao idk) Besides that, it was interesting to find that out! 🤪
•Alexandra Oswald• A+ wasn't an official grade then I think.
In Fairfax, I don’t think it’s ever been one, but that’s only my area.
I’ll change your grade if your flag is approved by the U.s congress
*Gets approved*
Belleabie may just have said 2019's most Captain Obvious comment I've ever heard!
your editing style reminds me of the editing style of the ABC's of death.
I love the, *"Game.On."* line ahaha
Soldiers: Ey bruh we runnin' out of bullets send some "Tootsie rools"
Trolls at the white house: Ok :)
Soldiers: Die
Trolls at the white house: Insert surprised Pikachu meme
Haha funnee joker 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣
3:25 *_it's safe, it's really yummy_*
Great video
Thank you Bjørn
Is there a knocker upper for a knocker upper?
Edit
Crap man they answered that
I WAS SHOOK WHEN THEG SAID WAKEY WAKEY
OMG DONT HUG ME IM SCARED REFERENCE!!
Never knew what a tootsie roll was thanks great big story!
1:47 thx Robert good job
That student hardly designed the American flag... the idea was already there, he just added 2 more stars? What am I missing here?
Aidan Pope yeah exactly
Ikr!
All of the stars had to be moved and stuff plus he made the flag by hand or atleast with fabrics
That’s why the teacher have him a B-, nobody’s missing anything
Lincoln grew a beard after a young lady at a campaign said he wold look better with a beard. He went it to grow the beard that everyone knows.
I had tootsie rolls in my house
*AND I LOVE IT*
*(THANK YOU FOR DEVELOPING IT)*
Interesting!
Teacher : I’ll give you a A when the flag gets accepted by Congress.
Robert: imma about to do what’s called a pro gamer move
Seems to me that there is NO chocolate in the ingredient list on tootsie rolls.
ChefMimsy it's not supposed to taste like chocolate lol
@@bruh-lt5bi Good thing!
@@bruh-lt5bi wait what
Dirty Kid Ragg of course it isn’t it’s a caramel candy
No but they probably use similar ingredients that would be used in chocolate
yoooooo the first one is fyre😁🔥🔥🔥🔥
*so good*
Robert Heft is from my town I just think that is so cool🤗🇺🇸🇺🇸
My great Grandpa was in the north Korean War
And I thank him for his service
"hey i need a airstrike - make it a tootsie roll" - WHAT happened on the recieving end of that call? " uhm.. candy? ok fine, cheaper than ammo"
Lol the tootsie roll one😂😂😂😂
abraham lincon looks like nic cage with a beard
Notification gang
IceBearForPresident no
IceBearForPresident lol not meh
Robert should had an A+
"Game on" slaaaaaayed me