No Such Thing As A Fish: Episode 318: No Such Thing As 'Of Quails and Men'
April 25, 2020 3:52 PM - Subscribe
James, Anna, Andy & Historian Greg Jenner discuss forks, eggs, ants, and why American audiences can be a little too Kean.
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- In 1825, Britain's most famous actor was nearly murdered by his own furious audience.
- It wasn't until 1913 that we finally figured out how to stop our food tasting like our cutlery.
-Ants have a special stomach which is just to contain food to throw up into the mouths of other ants.
-Ancient Egyptians had artificial egg incubators, but they didn't have thermometers so they measured the temperature of the eggs by holding them to their eyelids.
Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.
- In 1825, Britain's most famous actor was nearly murdered by his own furious audience.
- It wasn't until 1913 that we finally figured out how to stop our food tasting like our cutlery.
-Ants have a special stomach which is just to contain food to throw up into the mouths of other ants.
-Ancient Egyptians had artificial egg incubators, but they didn't have thermometers so they measured the temperature of the eggs by holding them to their eyelids.
I feel the opposite! I can research a topic more if I want to actually know about it, and I'd rather have them be more jokey than deferential to the expert guest. And I ordered a copper spoon because I want to see how much sweeter things taste...
posted by taskmaster at 9:33 AM on April 27, 2020
posted by taskmaster at 9:33 AM on April 27, 2020
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