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Little Fish: I believed it when Pythagoras said it

July 05, 2026 • 28m

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A delightful episode of Little Fish where hosts Andrew Hunter-Murray, Dan Shriver, and Anna Tijinsky explore fascinating facts sent in by listeners, covering everything from Hollywood legends and presidential mathematics to horse anatomy and animal cryptids. The trio examines quirky trivia about John Cazale's perfect Oscar record, traffic fines in India, Henry VIII's wives, and various other surprising facts about culture, history, and nature.

John Cazale's Perfect Oscar Record

The hosts discuss actor John Cazale's remarkable achievement of appearing in only five feature films during his brief seven-year career, all of which were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. His films included The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. Tragically, his career was cut short by lung cancer, but he's remembered as one of the great actors of his generation, highly regarded by Al Pacino and dating Meryl Streep at the time of his death.

  • John Cazale appeared in five feature films, all nominated for Best Picture Oscars
  • His films spanned just seven years before he died of lung cancer
  • He was highly regarded by Al Pacino and was dating Meryl Streep when he died
  • Technically appeared in a sixth film (Godfather Part III) through archive footage, also nominated for Best Picture
" Al Pacino held him as one of the great actors of his day. He said, I just would have been in movies for the rest of my career with him. "

International Traffic Fine Disparities

A fascinating comparison reveals the stark difference between traffic fines in Sydney versus India. In Sydney, speeding 30 km/h over the limit costs about 650 Australian dollars, while in India the same offense costs just 2,000 rupees. The listener calculated that to pay the equivalent of one Sydney fine in India, you'd need to commit over 20 traffic violations or perform an absurd combination of dangerous driving offenses all at once.

  • Sydney speeding fine: 650 Australian dollars vs India's 2,000 rupees for the same offense
  • To match one Australian fine in India requires 20+ violations or a combination of multiple serious offenses
  • The combination includes speeding under influence, without license, texting, running red lights while blocking an ambulance
" You could speed under the influence of drugs or alcohol without a valid license or wearing a seat belt driving recklessly into oncoming traffic while texting running a red light and not stopping at a stop sign or whilst blocking an ambulance from reaching an emergency that would just about get you to 670 Australian dollars. "

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