No Such Thing As A Fish Little Fish: Bizarre Choreography, Schnapps, and Singing in Swedish
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Dec 21, 2025 Dive into quirky discussions about the origins of the jungle gym and how it relates to teaching 4D geometry. Discover the fascinating legacy of Richard Todd's D-Day service and his film role. Hear about the math behind consuming a 'full' Jesus and Pope Pius XII's hiccup remedies preserved in the Vatican. Enjoy amusing anecdotes about misconstrued parking signs in Iceland and the surprising length of Alabama's constitution. Plus, find out why elephants would need specially adapted limbs to stroll on the Moon!
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Origin Of The Jungle Gym
- Charles Howard Hinton built a bamboo grid jungle gym in Japan to teach his children fourth-dimensional geometry through drills.
- The device evolved into the modern jungle gym as a byproduct of those training exercises.
Actor Played His Own Commander
- Richard Todd, a D‑Day veteran, later played his real-life commanding officer in the film The Longest Day.
- Many cast members in that film had actually participated in D‑Day, making it a surreal reunion of veterans and actors.
Math Behind Eating A 'Full Jesus'
- Eating a single 'full Jesus' via communion wafers would take about 1,418 years at weekly communion usage.
- That estimate assumes 74,000 wafers and sidesteps theological issues like transubstantiation.