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A delightful episode of the Fish podcast where hosts Andrew Hunter-Murray, James Harkin, and Anna Tijinsky share quirky facts submitted by listeners, covering everything from German football managers with ironic names to guinea pig digestion, CIA banana conspiracies, and Barbara Streisand's personal shopping mall. The episode showcases the show's signature blend of obscure knowledge, witty banter, and genuinely fascinating trivia.
German Football's Beginning and End
The episode kicks off with a perfectly scripted piece of real-life nominative determinism from German football. The recently dismissed coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf, Marcus Anfang (meaning 'beginning'), has been replaced by Alexander Ender (meaning 'end'). Adding to Anfang's unfortunate headline history, he was previously fired in 2021 for faking his COVID vaccine certificate. This leads to a tangent about other amusing football names throughout history, including a 1969 Aston Villa midfield lineup that sounds particularly inappropriate when read aloud.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf's coach Marcus Anfang ('beginning' in German) was replaced by Alexander Ender ('end')
- Anfang was previously fired in 2021 for faking his COVID vaccine
- In 1969, Aston Villa had midfielders Jimmy Brown, Barry Hole, and Oscar Arce
" the recently dismissed coach of Fortuna Dusseldorf is named Marcus Anfang, which translates to beginning and he's been replaced by alexander ender "
Guinea Pig Digestion and the Armpit Academic
The hosts explore the peculiar digestive system of guinea pigs, which can defecate up to 1,000 times a day but only while eating - their digestion works like pushing something through a tunnel. This leads to a discussion about how human society would be different if we had the same system, with restaurants and toilets becoming the same place. The conversation then veers into a story about geneticist Sewell, who kept guinea pigs warm under his armpits during lectures and once accidentally used one to erase his chalkboard.
- Guinea pigs can poo up to 1,000 times a day but only while eating
- If guinea pigs aren't eating, they can't poo - digestion works by pushing food through
- Geneticist Sewell kept guinea pigs under his armpits during lectures to keep them warm
- Sewell once absentmindedly used a guinea pig to erase his chalkboard
" they poo while they're eating up to a thousand times a day but if they aren't eating they can't poo "
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