13: Rock of Eye, Dancing Mania, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Fugu

01/05/2025 25 min

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  📍Tailors use a term "Rock of Eye". What does it mean and why is it a rare and good thing to have? 📍 Back in the 17th century there was a thing called "dancing mania". What was it, and why on earth was it a thing? 📍 Pastafarians worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster? What's the backstory there? 📍 And finally, in this episode, we look at the Japanese delicacy fugu, a fish that's so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could result in death for the diner.About REMORANDOMREMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Everything Interesting.Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify or ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube.About REMOREMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠CreditsREMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988. Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan ShawOriginal REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk HERECopyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.

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