No Such Thing As A Fish

383: No Such Thing As A Mead-Based Maasai Gameshow

Jul 23, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Longest golf putt on Concorde

  • Jose Maria Olazabal set the world's longest golf putt record on a Concorde flight lasting 26 seconds over 9.2 miles.
  • Previous attempts involved passengers helping guide the ball, which disqualified those efforts.
INSIGHT

Sharks as natural scratch posts

  • Sharks have skin made of tough dermal denticles that are like tiny teeth, rough enough to damage human skin.
  • Fish and birds exploit sharks as scratching posts or parasite cleaners in symbiotic relationships.
ANECDOTE

Maasai men make friends from wrong calls

  • In Maasai culture, men answer wrong number calls as social opportunities to build friendships and trade connections.
  • Mobile phone use by Maasai reveals gender differences and creates new social hierarchies based on technology access.
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