No Such Thing As A Fish 475: No Such Thing As The Three Little Pigs of Wall Street
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Apr 20, 2023 AI Snips
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Medieval Pig Walkers
- Medieval cities employed municipal swineherds, professional pig walkers for city dwellers.
- These swineherds received a sucking pig and animal entrails as yearly payment.
Misrepresented Medieval Pigs
- Medieval pigs differed significantly from modern pigs: leaner, long-legged, with long snouts and tusks.
- Video games often misrepresent them as modern pigs, annoying some academics.
Pet Lobster
- French poet Gérard de Nerval had a pet lobster named Thibault, walked on a blue silk ribbon in Paris.
- Lobsters walk slowly, at a maximum speed of 2.5 meters per minute in lab tests.