Little Fish: Get To The Bus!
Summary
Hosts James Harkin, Daniel Schreiber, and Andrew Hunter-Murray discuss listener-submitted facts, including sliced bread’s invention date, Sonny Landham’s bodyguard on the *Predator* set, and the fragility of immortal jellyfish. They also cover the Herring Bridge naming controversy, remora fish behavior, and washing machine Easter eggs. The episode concludes with Patreon supporters claiming custodianship of archival facts about supernovae, ancient cannibalism, and Nikola Tesla.
Topics discussed
Intro and the sliced bread vs David Attenborough fact
Predator film trivia: Sonny Landham and Jean-Claude Van Damme
The paradox of the immortal jellyfish and a Singaporean candidate
Great Yarmouth's new Herring Bridge and Richard Herring
Remora fish performing cloacal diving on manta rays
Hundreds and thousands sprinkles: counts and international names
Washing machines playing Schubert and the NZ national anthem
The Manicouagan impact crater and its cooling time
Custodianship: Betelgeuse star explosion and supernovae
Custodianship: Aztec cannibals and James's false memory
Custodianship: Dogs banned at Selwyn College, Cambridge
Custodianship: Mansfield Smith-Cumming's first day at MI6
Custodianship: Playing Bruce Springsteen to aging whiskey
Custodianship: Tesla statue Wi-Fi and handwriting decline
Custodianship: Captain Webb's swimming show and outro
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