The Plaice to Know

Episode

240: No Such Thing As An Easy Tweet

2018-10-26 Β· 4 places on the map Β· episode transcript

  1. British EmbassyOne-offUnited States

    Somebody got into the British Embassy in 1965 with a pair of scissors and cut a lock of Ringo's hair off.

    mentioned at 00:15:36 Β· See it on the map β†’

  2. Melbourne ZooOne-offAustralia

    Monkeys in Melbourne Zoo are no longer allowed to eat bananas, because humans have bred them to have so much sugar that the monkeys were getting obese.

    mentioned at 00:16:13 Β· See it on the map β†’

  3. Porcelain PalaceOne-offChina

    Have you guys heard of Porcelain Palace? This is in Chongqing, China, and it is the world's largest public toilet complex in the world. It's at Foreigners Street Amusement Park.

    mentioned at 00:48:45 Β· See it on the map β†’

  4. PortsmouthOne-offUnited Kingdom

    It was invented in 1898, and it was called the urinet. It was cheaper, it was more space-efficient, and so a few local councils, especially quite a few in London, installed them. There was one in Portsmouth, but women…

    mentioned at 00:50:54 Β· See it on the map β†’

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