No Such Thing As A Man-Eating Clam is the 28th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 28th episode of the first year, and the 43rd episode of 2014. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Anna (@nosuchthing), and Andy (@andrewhunterm) discuss washing with wine, dogs eating homework, counting with your loins, and all things clammy...
Facts[]
- Over 100 people used to watch Louis XIV of France getting dressed every morning. (Murray)
- There is an original Picasso that no-one will ever see because it was eaten by his dog. (Harkin)
- During World War II the US Navy diving manual contained detailed instructions for what to do if you were eaten by a giant clam. (Schreiber)
- A "hundred" used to be 120. (Ptaszynski)
Trivia[]
- Louis XIV is the subject of another headline fact in Episode 210: No Such Thing As A Sheep's Bedside Table.
- Schreiber's poor pronunciation of the name Van Gogh in this episode is referred to in Episode 88: No Such Thing As A Moon Sausage Bullet, where he reads out a tweet criticising him for it.