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51 - The Waggle Dance, The Gherkin Headstone & a Trippy Bicycle Ride
51 - The Waggle Dance, The Gherkin Headstone & a Trippy Bicycle Ride
It's yet another Friday so Gill and Pete are back with more facts from around the world and all walks of life.
This week, Gill takes us down etymology lane again and tells us where the phrase "tea caddy" comes from and why. She also shares the story of how a seemingly innocuous grave in the city of London became a Roman tomb with the Gherkin as a headstone. Finally she tells us the wonderful tale of how and why binge drinking is actually a noble British tradition. Although we are not condoning it... it's just in our history so maybe its fine?
Pete has the story of the 1984 Dunnes Stores Strikers in which a group of Dublin shop workers took a stand and helped inspire the world to stand up to apartheid in South Africa. He also has the mind bending story of how LSD was accidentally discovered and developed and finally he tells us how Honeybees can pass on incredibly accurate GPS information through the medium of dance.
We should also add that Amazon Alexa failed to help Pete find out that Domus (the latin) means house or residence, not "ruler"!
Right, we are off to responsibly enjoy some alcohol and possibly some micrograms of LSD... (not really... it will probably be an ounce or two.)
Follow us on Social Media:
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Facts The Way I Like It! is written and presented by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.
Subjects & Research by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.
Sound, Editing & Music by Pete Moor.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Gill Smith & Pete Moor51 - The Waggle Dance, The Gherkin Headstone & a Trippy Bicycle Ride
It's yet another Friday so Gill and Pete are back with more facts from around the world and all walks of life.
This week, Gill takes us down etymology lane again and tells us where the phrase "tea caddy" comes from and why. She also shares the story of how a seemingly innocuous grave in the city of London became a Roman tomb with the Gherkin as a headstone. Finally she tells us the wonderful tale of how and why binge drinking is actually a noble British tradition. Although we are not condoning it... it's just in our history so maybe its fine?
Pete has the story of the 1984 Dunnes Stores Strikers in which a group of Dublin shop workers took a stand and helped inspire the world to stand up to apartheid in South Africa. He also has the mind bending story of how LSD was accidentally discovered and developed and finally he tells us how Honeybees can pass on incredibly accurate GPS information through the medium of dance.
We should also add that Amazon Alexa failed to help Pete find out that Domus (the latin) means house or residence, not "ruler"!
Right, we are off to responsibly enjoy some alcohol and possibly some micrograms of LSD... (not really... it will probably be an ounce or two.)
Follow us on Social Media:
Threads: @WhatTheFactualpod
Instagram: @whatthefactualpod
Email us..: [email protected]
Youtube...: https://www.youtube.com/@whatthefactualpod
Facts The Way I Like It! is written and presented by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.
Subjects & Research by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.
Sound, Editing & Music by Pete Moor.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.