Lateral with Tom Scott
74: 122,667 miles
Mar 8, 2024
A comedy panel game podcast covers topics like cycling coercion, hoovering hacks, and disproportionate drinks. Delve into mysteries like an unfinishable swimming race, cost dynamics of rum and coke in the Philippines, and numerical puzzles. Explore an unexpected bike ride, cycling race disqualifications, and quirky promotions by a Chinese warlord.
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- Chinese warlord used cigarette paper as makeshift medals for army promotions.
- Candelabra tree indicates diamond-rich soil in tropical Africa, aiding farmers in prospecting.
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Resourceful Army Promotions
Eccentric Chinese warlord Zhang Zhang faced a resource problem when promoting his whole army. The issue revolved around a shortage of medals for the promotions. To solve this dilemma, they cleverly used the silver and gold paper from inside cigarettes to create makeshift medals for the soldiers.
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