Little Fish: Swallowing A Fabergé Egg
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What interesting facts do we learn in this episode?
Hello and welcome to another episode of Little Fish. My name is Andrew Hunter-Murray. I'm joined by Dan Schreiber and Anna Tijinsky. And we are here with some of your best facts from the last seven days. That's the whole intro.
Hello.
I like it.
This is my first time and I'm wowed.
Something to know. Andy's very good at intros.
I've heard that.
And that was a prime example. Well, the outros are where I shine. But anyway, let's get on. Does anyone have an audience fact they'd like to bring to the table?
Yeah, I've got one here. This is from Cara Eaton. And this is my first little fish fact, so it has to be really good, Cara. And it's the fact that up until 1999, the state of Montana didn't have speed limit signs along their highways. The sign simply said, drive what is reasonable and prudent.
I like that. Treat the public like grown-ups, and I'm sure they won't take the piss. What kind of debate do you have with the cop that's pulled you over when they don't think that you have been driving?
Well, I think that's an interesting conversation, isn't it? It was raining, but my tyres are very good, so I was in a hurry.
I've only had one drink. My wife is giving birth. So... I'm celebrating early. But every police car is followed by a philosopher car. That's the nice thing. Yes, right. And you talk about what is prudence. I wonder what the most unbelievable amount of excuses were in one single car that was speeding. A wife in labour. There were bees in the back.
A brick fell on the accelerator. Well, you don't need excuses. There is no limit. I would question, Cara, the wording.
What unusual fact about Montana's speed limits is shared?
Drive what is reasonable and prudent.
Yes.
Drive what is reasonable. So I'm not sure that's exactly what they read. But anyway, it's true. I've checked it. And it was actually because there was a famous 55 mile an hour speed limit in America. What a snooze between the 70s and the 90s because of the oil crisis. Oh, really? Yeah. So Nixon imposed. I know it could come again.
Look forward to that.
Yes.
Coming back.
All electric car drivers will be allowed to go at 300 miles an hour. But then it was revoked in 1995 and Montana said, OK, we'll just say we've forgotten how to do speed limits, proper speed limits. So we'll just say drive however fast you like.
Yeah, that's almost like if it was to do with the gas, it's drive at a patriotic speed. One that will not disrupt the system around you. Nice.
That's great. Well done, Cara.
Yeah. Let's have another. Yeah. Okay. Well, this one is from Mary Campbell, who says movie actor Robert Redford, who was born in 1936, was a pallbearer for liver eating Johnson. A man who died in the year 1900. Can we guess what he died of? I'm going to go. I'm going to have a punt at raw liver. Incorrect. Oh, yeah. You missed the bigger headline here, which is that how was a man born in 1936 burying a man who died in 1900? Oh, yeah. Completely passed me by. I've got to guess. Guess it. Long delayed funeral. It was a nightmare to organize. Yeah, absolutely.
Some guests have to come from a long way away. Exactly.
And then before you know it, 45 years have passed. Yeah. Canapes. Do you have liver? No, what it was is that this was quite a famous American. This was a guy called John Liver-Eating Johnston or Johnson.
Who was Liver-Eating Johnson and why is he famous?
but he was really Garrison. So he was born Garrison. He changed his name to Johnston, but then the newspapers misprinted his name as Johnson. So he's sort of got three names. I feel like we're focusing on the wrong element of his name to really drill down into. Well, it's just a very confusing story because this is one of those characters who's sort of stuck in myth. He became famous because his obituary came out and everyone found out about him, but he didn't die for another 20 years after his obituary came out.
What? Sorry, can we quickly talk about the liver eating thing? I know this is elephant in the room.
Okay, Dan, this is the most confusing way we could possibly introduce this. It's really easy. Okay, a man born in 1936 buried a man who died in 1900 whose name was either Garrison Johnson or Johnston, and he became famous in America 20 years before he died because his obituary was released.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What interesting facts do we learn in this episode?
0:03–1:48
2
What unusual fact about Montana's speed limits is shared?
1:48–3:39
3
Who was Liver-Eating Johnson and why is he famous?
3:39–6:02
4
What myths surround the life of Liver-Eating Johnson?
6:02–8:41
5
How did Robert Redford become connected to Liver-Eating Johnson?
8:41–11:05
6
What surprising fact is revealed about the Toco Toucan?
11:05–24:28
7
What is the significance of the rhino named Kakareko in Brazilian politics?
24:28–26:43
8
What humorous stories are shared about unusual election candidates?
26:43–28:28