No Such Thing As Garlic Superman is the 144th episode ofNo Such Thing As A Fish, the 40th episode of the third year, and the 51st episode of 2016. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, and Dan Schreiber, and guest QI Elf Alex Bell. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan, James, Andy and Alex discuss historical ham sandwiches, edible passwords and why Jupiter is shrinking.
Facts[]
- In 1851, all of the 436,800 sandwiches sold on the streets of London were ham. (Murray)
- Since 2003, the UK has eaten £1.5 million in cash. (Bell)
- A day on the Sun lasts both 25 and 38 Earth days. (Schreiber)
- In 1945, police in Halifax, Nova Scotia, initiated a campaign to stop people from "beeping their car horns in Morse code to spell out vile and filthy language." (Harkin)
Trivia[]
- Dan repeats an urban myth about early motor cars having to have a man walking in front waving a red flag, but Andy debunks it.