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EPISODE FOUR

Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss footballers in tights, Chill-ary Clinton and spitting fish.

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FACT ONE

THE EURO 2016 TROPHY WAS NAMED AFTER HENRI DELAUNAY, A REFEREE WHO RETIRED AFTER SWALLOWING HIS OWN WHISTLE

James

The Euro 2016 trophy was named after Henri DeLaunay, a referee who retired after swallowing his own whistle.

The fastest red card awarded in a football match was 2 seconds into a game when, on hearing the referee’s whistle, Celtic striker Lee Todd muttered “fuck me, that was loud!”

A school in Milton Keynes has banned staff from blowing whistles for fear it may scare the children.

Some of the new football rules for the Euro 2016: If a team official stops a goal it still counts, and players tights now have to match their outfits.

Iceland is a nation of football fanatics, so much so that during the Euro 2016 final as much as 10% of their population may be in France watching the game.

The Euro 2016 mascot, Super Victor, has the same name as an enormous dildo. (Google at your own risk.)

British fans have been told if they are caught with a prostitute at the Euro 2016 games they’ll be fined £2500 and have to go to "sex school".

A brass whistle was stolen from a steam engine exhibit in Stowmarket- it disappeared at some point between Sunday, May 8 and Friday, May 20.

FACT TWO

IN LOCAL ROMANIAN ELECTIONS IT IS NO LONGER PERMISSIBLE TO GIVE AWAY FREE BUCKETS AS INCENTIVES

James

A Romanian mayor was re-elected with a 70% majority, despite being in prison.

Three mayoral candidates in a Romanian election have the same name: Vasile Cepoi.

Bill Clinton may be referred to as “Former President Clinton” if his wife becomes President: the two together would be “President Clinton and former President Clinton.”

Hilary Clinton’s Secret Service code name is “Evergreen”; Donald Trump’s is “Mogul” but, given the choice, he’d ‘trump’ for “Humble”. Rand Paul wants to be “Justice Never Sleeps”.

On Hilary Clinton’s website you can purchase a tote bag with “girls just wanna have fun-damental rights” emblazoned on the front, as well as a drinks-can chiller with “Chillary Clinton, am I right?” on the back.

Libertarian candidate John Macafe is an international fugitive.

At the Libertarian Party Conference, rotund candidate James Weeks performed a strip tease down to a small, leather thong. He then said it was a dare, and withdrew his candidacy.

Vermin Supreme, the libertarian candidate who wears a wellie on his head, wasn’t invited back to the electoral event for fringe candidates because of a 2011 glitterbombing incident.

FACT THREE

MUHAMMAD ALI WAS A GREAT MAGICIAN. HE WAS ALSO A TERRIBLE MAGICIAN, BECAUSE HIS FAITH FROWNED UPON DECEPTION SO HE EXPLAINED HOW ALL THE TRICKS WORKED

James

Muhammad Ali’s star on the Hollywood walk of fame is the only one not to be on the ground; it’s on the wall, due to Muhammad Ali’s refusal to allow people to walk over the name of the Profit Muhammad.

Muhammad Ali was quite the poet: For this fight, I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning, and thrown thunder in jail.

When Muhammad Ali visited Coventry football club he was served ham sandwiches, despite being a famous muslim.

Muhammad Ali has played professional darts against David “Alan” Evans.

When Muhammad Ali was in Manchester selling Ovaltine, so many people turned up that there was a riot. Police seemed to think this was because people were so excited about the potential for free Ovaltine.

Muhammad Ali was so afraid of flying he would wear a parachute on planes.

Muhammad Ali is one of only a handful of people to know the identity of Superman.

When Muhammad Ali fought MMA Antonio Inoki, Antonio’s tactic was to lay on the floor and aggressively kick his legs, thus preventing Muhammad Ali getting anywhere near him.

When Muhammad Ali fought in the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman he would whisper at intervals during the fight “Is that all you got, George?”

FACT FOUR

FISH CAN BE TRAINED TO SPIT IN PEOPLE'S FACES

James

Archer fish use water as a tool to catch insects.

Archer fish don’t have the bit of the brain that is used for facial recognition in humans, yet they can still recognise faces.

The Russian app Find Face tracks people down using photographs.

The recent Fish Hackathon saw people invent fishing apps. The winner was “Great Lake Savior”.

Around a third of fish in America are sold under the wrong name.

EXTRA FACTS

James

The Queen wanted to be president of the George Formby society, but told she was too important.

An Australian green tree-frog has been airlifted to frog hospital after a lawn mower accident. It is expected home next week.

Only one protestor turned up to an anti-immigration demo in Germany, as well as 50 counter demonstrators and 170 policemen. By German law, to be a demonstration it has to include three or more protestors- so everyone left.

A suspicious package left outside a laundromat in Salt Lake city has turned out to be empty.

What was believed to be an underwater city has turned out to be a formation made from microbial waste.

A policeman in Swindon caught an assailant by shouting that he was a dog handler, and then barking like a dog.

A Lincoln Park Zoo camel has been named “Alexander Camelton”.

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