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Little Fish: Not Sponsored By Reba McEntire

January 18, 2026·30 min·2 clips

How many full-sized corn mazes in the US are shaped like country singer Reba McIntyre's face?

This Little Fish episode features hosts James Harkin, Dan Schreiber, Andy Murray, and Anna Ptaszynski sharing listener-submitted facts. The episode opens with a promotional announcement for a Patreon subscriber quiz scheduled for January 23rd. The first fact reveals there are 40 full-size corn mazes in the United States shaped like country singer Reba McEntire's face. Owen Bergstein's email notes this represents roughly 8% of all U.S. corn mazes, spread across 23 states. Another listener, Andrew Lovasser, shares that the film "Cruel Intentions 2" was produced by a company named Original Film. Dennis Rump contributes a fact about jet engine turbine blades, which experience centripetal force equal to the weight of two double-decker buses. Peter Bloom's fact states Clyde Barrow amputated two of his own toes in prison to avoid hard labor, only to be pardoned six days later. An experiment reported in *Nature* found people were more likely to offer a seat to a pregnant woman on a train when a person dressed as Batman was present. Composer Camille Saint-Saëns wrote the first documented film score for the 1908 movie *The Assassination of the Duke of Guise*. In Quebec, the Tim Hortons chain uses no apostrophe due to language laws protecting French grammar. The hosts assign "custodian" facts from their archive to top-tier Patreon supporters. One fact notes the first "Made in Germany" labels were intended to deter buyers from German products. Another cites a 1991 Iowa State University professor who suggested blowing up the moon could solve many problems. A historical New York City traffic rule had east-west and north-south drivers following opposite signals. Companies exist to lasso icebergs and divert them from oil rigs. In 1903, a man named W. Reginald Bray successfully posted himself through the mail. The world's oldest edible ham, displayed in Oxford's covered market, was 112 years old when the fact was recorded. An experiment found orangutans enjoy using iPads, but gorillas do not. The 1888 *Encyclopedia Britannica* entry for Wales simply stated "See England." The tone is informal, conversational, and humorous, with the hosts frequently joking and riffing on the facts. This episode is ideal for fans of quirky trivia, lighthearted comedy, and the show's casual bonus format. Listeners seeking a heavily researched, single-topic narrative might find the rapid-fire fact assortment less engaging.

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