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Episode 5 of Little Fish features the hosts reviewing and expanding upon listener-submitted facts covering a diverse range of topics from clock towers and political runners to military traditions, gaming innovations, and historical oddities. The hosts provide additional research, humorous commentary, and verify the accuracy of submitted facts while maintaining an entertaining and educational tone throughout.
The Four-Faced Liar Clock in Cork City
The episode opens with a fascinating fact about St. Anne's Church in Cork City, where the clock tower displays a different time on each of its four faces, earning it the nickname 'the four-faced liar.' The hosts discuss whether any of the times are actually correct, with all showing roughly accurate but different times. They also explore the surprising claim that this was the first four-faced clock before Big Ben was built, though they express skepticism about this assertion.
- St Anne's Church clock tower in Cork City displays four different times, known as the 'four-faced liar'
- Tourist website claims it was the first four-faced clock until Big Ben was built
- In Beckles, Suffolk, a church tower has only three clocks on four sides because Suffolk didn't want Norfolk to know the time
" The people of Suffolk didn't want the people of Norfolk to know the time of day. "
Menzies Campbell: The Fastest White Man and Lib Dem Leader
The discussion moves to an intriguing sliding doors moment in British politics and sports history. Menzies Campbell was known as 'the fastest white man on the planet' in the 1960s and competed at the 1964 Olympics. He gave up athletics in 1968, just before the Mexico City Olympics where Tommy Smith performed his historic Black Power salute. Had Campbell continued racing and won, this iconic moment in civil rights history might never have happened.
- Menzies Campbell captained the Scottish men's team at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and was known as the fastest white man on the planet
- Campbell gave up athletics in 1968 to become a politician and lawyer, missing the Mexico City Olympics
- Tommy Smith's historic Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics might never have happened if Campbell had competed and won
" In another reality, Campbell decides not to become a politician, beats Tommy Smith in the final of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, and then Tommy Smith never able to do his historic salute. "
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