The Plaice to Know

Episode

55: No Such Thing As Samurai Nail Clippers

2015-04-03 Β· 2 places on the map Β· episode transcript

  1. Winchester CollegeOne-offUnited Kingdom

    In 1710, the boys of Winchester College rioted over insufficient beer rations.

    mentioned at 00:18:35 Β· See it on the map β†’

  2. PaduaOne-offItaly

    The anatomist Matteo Colombo, professor at Padua, claimed to have discovered it. He called it Amor Veneris, Velducedo, or whatever, which is the love or sweetness of Venus. Then it says it had been known earlier to…

    mentioned at 00:28:17 Β· See it on the map β†’

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