No Such Thing as a Pope In A Helicopter is the 400th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 37th episode of the eighth year, and the 48th episode of 2021. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the London Palladium.
Description[]
Live from the London Palladium, our 400TH SHOW (!!) Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss microwaves, Microsoft and microlights.
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Facts[]
- There's a 300 mi² section of America where all microwaves have to be kept in cages.[1] (Ptaszynski)
- The musician Ray Charles, who was blind, used to fly to gigs because he thought it was safer than driving. However, he also insisted on flying the plane himself.[2] (Schreiber)
- There is a zookeeper in America who cannot change job because the bird he looks after is in love with him.[3][4] (Murray)
- Bill Gates is responsible for putting chips in up to 80% of Americans.[5] (Harkin)
Trivia[]
- This is the seventh episode of the Nerd Immunity tour.
- Microsoft Bob is mentioned. It was previously part of a headline fact in Episode 217.
Notes[]
- ↑ Fast Company: This Is What A World Without Smartphones Looks Like
- ↑ Dangerous Minds: Could Ray Charles really land an airplane? Apparently the answer is YES!
- ↑ Andy's fact was sent to him by Ali Bobson.
- ↑ The Washington Post: The crane who fell in love with a human [direct source]
- ↑ Business Insider: Potatoes for McDonald's fries are reportedly grown on Bill Gates' farmland in fields so vast that you can see them from space