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No Such Thing As A Fish

Little Fish: Mike, can we say this?

October 25, 2026 • 33m

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Overview

The 'No Such Thing As A Fish' team (Dan Schreiber, Anna Ptaszynski, and James Harkin) discuss listener-submitted facts covering everything from Canada geese population density in the UK to Ernest Hemingway's urinal theft. The casual, humorous conversation weaves through topics including roller coaster safety in the 1930s, ancient Roman party culture, and peculiar medical diagnosis codes, while awarding fact custodianships to Club Fish members.

Canada Geese Are More British Than Canadian

Andy Walker and his 12-year-old son Ben calculated that Canada geese are actually more densely populated in Britain than in Canada. With 250,000 geese in the UK versus 8 million in Canada, when adjusted for land area, the goose density is higher in Britain. The discussion reveals that UK Canada geese populations have been permanently settled since the 17th century and don't migrate, unlike their North American counterparts who follow seasonal migration patterns.

  • There are 250,000 Canada geese in the UK and 8 million in Canada, but Britain has higher goose density per land area
  • UK Canada geese populations have been present since the 17th century and don't migrate, they're permanently settled
  • Migration appears to be an inherent psyche pattern - caged migratory birds will try to move in migration direction even when unable to escape
" Canada geese are really British geese "

Brazilian Acre vs Scottish Acres

Igor Santos discovered a geographical wordplay fact that doesn't translate well to audio: the Brazilian state of Acre (pronounced 'Ah-kray') is twice the size of Scotland. This leads to a discussion of unusual land measurements including the Irish 'collop' - a unit measuring land sufficient to graze one cow, making it a practical rather than fixed measurement that varies based on land quality.

  • The Brazilian state Acre (pronounced 'Ah-kray') is twice the size of Scotland, creating a wordplay with the land measurement 'acre'
  • A 'collop' is an Irish land measure defined as the amount needed to graze one cow, varying by land quality
  • If Earth's habitable land were divided equally, each person would get 12,500 square meters - roughly equivalent to two football pitches or one collop

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