No Such Thing As A Fish

392: No Such Thing As An Ancient Persian Badger

Sep 24, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Lucky Diamond Rich's Tattoo Record

  • Lucky Diamond Rich fully tattooed and blacked out his body to claim the Guinness record for most tattooed person.
  • He even shaved and sent scalp strips to verify his claim to Guinness World Records.
ANECDOTE

Judge's Hidden Code in Judgment

  • The judge in the Da Vinci Code plagiarism case secretly hid a code in his judgment text.
  • This was discovered by a journalist who noticed random italic letters and eventually cracked the hidden message.
INSIGHT

Ancient Persian Natural Air Cooling

  • Ancient Persian windcatchers called "badgirs" naturally cooled houses by funneling wind inside.
  • This efficient passive cooling method is a lost form of environmentally friendly air conditioning.
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