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A Brief History Of Weird Stuff Washing Up On Beaches | Fascinating History

Long-form12:093.2× channel median

Published Sep 17, 2026, 9:15 AM · 4w ago

Fascinating History
Fascinating History
86.7K subscribers · median 37.2K views
Views
120,619
+33 views/hour
Likes
4.2K
3.5% of views
Comments
356
0.29% of views

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Open on YouTube
Views / hour now
33
measured 10h ago
Peak views / hour
49
2d ago
Avg views / day
4K
since upload
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
vs channel median
3.2×
Rank in channel
#1
of 21 tracked
Engagement
3.7%
likes + comments / views
Est. ad revenue
$482–$1,086
lifetime, $4–9 RPM

Views over time

5 readings · line: total views · bars: views gained per hour

Description

Did you know there's a beach in Cornwall where bits of Lego have been washing up on the sand for three decades? Fascinating History posts weekly videos about infamous flops, failures and mistakes from throughout history... and whatever other weird stories from the past catch my eye. Thanks for watching! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5TIBm-idJXOa6BUh3sjuA/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/FunHistoryTales | https://www.instagram.com/funhistorytales/ | https://www.facebook.com/funhistorictales/ ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Seagull" by Telecasted ► "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Mozart ► "Dolphin-esque" by Godmode *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved after 35 years" published by BBC News, March 2019. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47732553 ► "Why Have Garfield Phones Been Washing Ashore in France for 30 Years?" by Brigit Katz, published by Smithsonian Magazine, April 2019. Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-have-garfield-phones-been-washing-ashore-france-30-years-180971835/ ► "The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up" by Mario Cacciottolo, published by BBC News, July 2014. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28367198 ► "Moby-Duck" by Donovan Hohn, published by Union Books, February 2012. More info: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Moby_Duck/gNjYAgAAQBAJ ► "'Meteor strike' on Dublin beach was deep hole dug with plastic spade" published by BBC Newsround, September 2023. Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66841235 ► "Teenager finds ‘worst message in a bottle in the world’ near Portsmouth" by David Harding, published by Yahoo News, October 2016. Link: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/teenager-finds-worst-message-in-a-bottle-in-the-143616874.html ► "Tjipetir mystery: Why are rubber-like block
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LiteratureClassicHorrorShort StoryShort FictionLiteraryReadingNarrationASMRWhisperAtmosphericPodcastAtmosphereFascinating HorrorKristian Crow

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