No Such Thing As A Fish Little Fish: I am Dorkus, Queen of the Dorks
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Mar 8, 2026 Listener-submitted curiosities drive weird history and science tales. Topics include 3D-printed buildings and statue restoration, towering fig roots versus redwoods, and London’s Underground overlapping Victorian crimes. They swap theme-park and tree-climbing memories, explore ancient yo-yo toys, mass pollination by trucked bees, and a bizarre 1874 plan to send corpses to Vesuvius.
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Early 17th Century English Julius Caesar
- Julius Caesar was a real English politician named Julius Caesar who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the early 1600s.
- He was born in Tottenham, married three times (one wife Dorcas), and his son Julius Caesar Jr. died after a fencing-related revenge attack.
Aerial Photos of The First 3D Printed Starbucks
- Michael Luna reported an actual 3D-printed Starbucks opened in Brownsville, Texas in April 2025 and he photographed it as an aerial photographer.
- The hosts joked about aerial photography being threatened by drones while admiring the novel 3D-printed building.
3D Printing Solved A Decapitated Statue Mystery
- University of Leeds used 3D scanning and printing to restore a decapitated statue by matching a signed sculptor's work in another gallery.
- They scanned the bronze head from Kelvin Grove in Glasgow and 3D-printed the missing top to solve the cold case.
