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In twins, there is a great chance that one will be left handed (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (22 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day The platypus uses its bill to find animals that it feeds on. Its bill can sense the tiny electric fields that their preys emit The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is A Canadian, Troy Hurtubise, spent $100,000 and almost went bankrupt building a RoboCop style suit so that he could withstand a bear attack The rarest coffee in the world is Kopi Luwak, which is found in Indonesia. It cost about $300 a pound Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States American actor Jack Nicholson, and American singer Bobby Darrin were raised believing their grandmothers were their mothers and their mothers were their older sisters A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side In twins, there is a great chance that one will be left handed At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blue Jays can imitate the calls of hawks (+ 8 more facts)
Daily Facts (20 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise In the United States, 8.5 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were done in the year 2001 American women, on average, spend 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed Blue Jays can imitate the calls of hawks 96% of candles that are purchased are by women There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10 Giant flying foxes, which are a type of bat, that live in Indonesia have wingspans of nearly six feet Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (19 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet The first known American novelist to hand in a manuscript that was typed was Mark Twain. His typewriter was a Remington No.1, which was invented by Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden. A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy. Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office Hair and fingernails are made from the same substance, keratin It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, which is one of the Great Pyramids The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India, was actually built for use as a tomb by Mogul ruler Shah Jehan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum The most popular chocolate bar in the United Kingdom for the last 15 years has been Kit Kat In an episode of the 1962 cartoon The Jestons, Jane Jetson is talking through a video phone. The phone number of The Jetsons was VENUS-1234 Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving (+ 7 more facts)
Daily Facts (18 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Ed Cox from San Francisco invented the pot scrubbing S.O.S. pads in 1917. His wife came up with the name, which stands for "Save Our Saucepans." On average, a whole chicken from the grocery store weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces The skin of a shark is made up of "tiny teeth" which are called dermal denticles Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996 Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving The company "Sony" was originally called "Totsuken." They felt the name "Sony" would be easier to pronounce. The name was invented by a cross between the name "sonus" and "sonny." The name sound and sonic are derived. Sonny was used to represent a young man or boy, which would show a energetic young company Walmart-mart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep (+ 7 more facts)
Daily Facts (17 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep In a lifetime, on average a honey bee produces 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer The world record for the number of body piercings on one individual is 702, which is held by Canadian Brent Moffat Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women Scientists have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants by using genetic engineering. The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A group of tigers is called a streak (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (16 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: A group of tigers is called a streak A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool. The life expectancy of a garbage disposal is about 5 to 10 years There are five years in a quinquennium Of all the days of the week, the most popular day for people to eat ice cream is Sunday The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers The country with the highest consumption of chocolate per capita is Switzerland, with 22 pounds per person, per year Every year, an igloo hotel is built in Sweden that has the capacity to sleep 100 people Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer (+ 8 more facts)
Daily Facts (15 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: If all the strawberries produced in California annually were put side by side, they would wrap around the Earth fifteen times Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour The TV show Doctor Who, when it was popular, had an audience of 110 million people Some farmers in Japan have learned to grow their watermelons into a square shape. They did this to conserve shelf space The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ? The only sound Seahorses make is a small clicking or popping sound during feeding or courtship The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (14 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money Researchers have shot footage of Orcas (killer whales) attacking and killing great white sharks People who meet their calcium need reduce their risk of developing kidney stones It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household lightbulbs to complete an orbit. The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane The palms of your hands and the soles of your feet cannot tan, or grow hair In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food The first cheerleaders in the U.S. were men Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (13 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Popped popcorn should be stored in the freezer or refrigerator as this way it can stay crunchy for up to three weeks The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia The first automobile racetrack in America was the 'Indianapolis Motor Speedway,' which had 3 million cobblestones. In order to mate, a male deep sea anglerfish will bite a female when he finds her. The male will never let go and will eventually merge his body into the female and spend the rest of his life inside the female mate. The males internal organs will disappear apart from the testes that are needed to for breeding Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yury Dolgoruky Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years On average a business document is copied 19 times Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual cramp pain Back in 1919, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males. Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000 Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nine egg yolks have been found in one chicken egg (+ 8 more facts)
Daily Facts (12 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: There were approximately 2,228 people on board the Titanic when it sank. Of this, only 706 people survived Milton Bradley originally wanted to name the game Twister, Pretzel; but he could not since the name was copyrighted Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States Nine egg yolks have been found in one chicken egg Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania Male rabbits are called "bucks," females are "does." Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings (The Red Vineyard) The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (11 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight When the divorce rate goes up in the United States, toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise In 1926, a waiter in Budapest committed suicide. He left his suicide note in the form of a crossword and the police had to get help from the public to solve it Author Dr. Seuss wrote the book "Green Eggs and Ham" because the editor made him a bet that he could not write a book, which contained less than fifty words The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, "Mary had a little lamb." Over 20 million BluBlocker sunglasses have been sold since its debut in 1986. They now come in over 100 different styles In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called "Spirit of Australia." Warby built the boat himself in his back yard Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The name for insect poop is frass (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (10 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: One pound of maple syrup can make eight pounds of candy or sugar Baseball games between college teams have been played since the Civil War New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment." Buttermilk does not contain any butter, but is a cultured milk product which is usually made from fat free milk Sharks are so powerful that their bite can generate a force of up to 18 tons per square inch The name for insect poop is frass The rarest chocolate bar in the world is the Porcelana bar. There are only 20,000 of these bars produced a year, and they sell for $90 per pound When the are in danger, kangaroos will beat the ground loudly with their hind feet Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables (+ 8 more facts)
Daily Facts (09 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea On average Americans spend 18% of their income on transportation Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia, many people reported that, because of the dust, the sunset appeared green and the moon blue. The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years. Children who are breast fed tend to have an IQ seven points higher than children who are not Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thailand used to be called Siam (+ 7 more facts)
Daily Facts (08 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The largest shopping mall in the world is the West Edmonton Mall located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The oldest major soft drink in America is Dr. Pepper, which originated in Waco, Texas in 1885 The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver". It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States Thailand used to be called Siam A Singapore singing group by the name of "The Oriental Singers," sang non-stop for 74 hours and five minutes The stringy thing that is seen in egg whites is called "chalazae." A baby kangaroo is called a joey Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (07 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want Males account for 60% of toy injuries that occur in the U.S The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard." Each year the Pentagon estimates their computer network is hacked about 250,000 times annually Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye Central Park located in New York has 125 drinking fountains A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The only lizard that has a voice is the Gecko (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (06 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The only lizard that has a voice is the Gecko The biggest hamburger that was served was 8,266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second. U.S. bills are 2.61 inches wide, 6.14 inches long, and are .0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram Burger King restaurants serve over 400 million ounces of orange juice annually When the volcano Krakatoa off the Java islands exploded in 1883, it was so loud that it woke some people up in South Australia The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith. It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983 and lasted for 978 days The United States Mint once considered producing donut-shaped coins. Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965 Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Koalas sleep up to 19 hours a day (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (05 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950 The first ever "World Summit on Toilets" was held in Singapore in November 2001 The Popsicle was invented by 11 year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He left his drink outside with a stir stick in it and he noticed that it had frozen. He applied for a patent in 1923 and named it "Epsicle." The name was later changed to Popsicle Pigs have no sweat glands, which is why they stay in water or mud to keep cool Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers Koalas sleep up to 19 hours a day Bats emit ultrasonic sounds to communicate with each other Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000 Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More than 90% of shark attack victims survive (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (04 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796 Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel Romans, in the third century, believed that the lemon was an antidote for all poisons The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds The Goliath beetle is about the size of your fist and can weigh as much as 3-4 ounces On average, Americans move to a new place eleven times in their lifetime Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world On average, a Canadian girl owns seven Barbie dolls, whereas an American girl owns eight Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older More than 90% of shark attack victims survive Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Between 12%-15% of the population is left-handed (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (03 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days Between 12%-15% of the population is left-handed Over 50% of the wedding in the U.S. occur in the afternoon Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours The average office document gets copied 19 times The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897 The difference between horns and antlers is that horns never stop growing and antlers shed and grow every year Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The average person changes their career every 13 years (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (02 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sportsgames (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after theMajorLeague All-Star Game. The seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson did not know how to read until he was 17 years old Pebbles cereal was actually named after the shape of the cereal and not the Pebbles Flintstone character The Danish company Lego, which began in 1932, first manufactured ironing boards, and stepladders Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners Avery Laser Labels are named after company founder R. Stanton Avery The average person changes their career every 13 years The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames In Belgium, 94% of children under the age of fourteen own LEGO products Missouri has been to most NCAA tournaments than any other college without reaching the final four Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
66% of home based businesses are owned by women (+ 8 more facts)
Daily Facts (01 May 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years. Average age ofthe Rolling Stones: 50.6. 66% of home based businesses are owned by women A white tiger can only be born when both parents carry the gene for white colouring NASA scientists have concluded that the state of California is moving north and will collide with the state of Alaska in roughly 150 million years Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 am The adult electric eel can produce a five hundred volt shock, which is enough to stun a horse The Library of Congress, located in Washington D.C., is the largest library in the world In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket The first toilet tank ever seen on television was on Leave it to Beaver Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In Australia, a dust-devil is called a willy-willy (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (30 Apr 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: To tell if a egg is fully cooked or raw, just spin it. If the egg wobbles then it is still raw, and if it easily spins it is fully cooked Warner Brothers Corset Company created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally used by manufacturers Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide In Australia, a dust-devil is called a "willy-willy In 1884, Dr. Hervey D. Thatcher invented the milk bottle. Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday The town of Olney, Illinois celebrates a "Squirrel Day" festival to honour the 200 albino squirrels that live in the town. The festival includes a squirrel blessing by a priest White-Out was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who is the mother of Michael Nesmith from the "The Monkees." Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The sport of surfing originated in Hawaii (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (29 Apr 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs About 85% or product warning labels on household products are inadequate In ancient Egypt, the only person who was allowed to wear cotton was the High Priest In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog The sport of surfing originated in Hawaii The average number of pillowcases washed a day at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is 15,000 Research indicates that people prefer the colour blue for their casual clothing Over 200 varieties of watermelons are grown in the U.S Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (28 Apr 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place The smallest will ever written was 3.8 cm in diameter. It had 40 words written on it and was signed by two witnesses The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell Approximately two gallons of water are used to brush your teeth The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe From 1526 to 1707, the first six Mogul emperors of India ruled in unbroken succession from father to son The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour The brain of an ant has about 250,000 brain cells The most popular brand of raisins is Sunmaid The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable (+ 8 more facts)
Daily Facts (27 Apr 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable Goat meat contains up to 45 percent less saturated fat than chicken meat Male goats will pee on each other in order to attract mates After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit The town of Churchill, Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World" Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats. In 1990, the largest watermelon ever grown was 262 pounds, by Bill Carson of Tennesse, USA Atlantic salmon can jump as high as 4.5 meters out of the water Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first TONKA truck was made in 1947 (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (26 Apr 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: When a polar bear cub is born, it can not see or hear. It takes approximately a month for the cub to start to see and hear In 1972, a gorilla by the name of "Koko" was taught ASL (American Sign Language) for the deaf. By the year 2000, the gorilla could understand approximately 2,000 English words The first TONKA truck was made in 1947 NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous The first toilet stall in a public washroom is the least likely to be used. It is also the cleanest The list of ingredients that make up lipstick include fish scales It takes seven to ten days to make a jelly belly jellybean On average, Americans eat one hundred acres of pizza a day. This amounts to about three hundred fifty slices per second Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Women smile more than men do (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (25 Apr 2023) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: More than 3000 years ago children played with circular hoops made with grape vines. This toy was swung around the waist. Years later this toy was made by company called Wham-O and the Hula-Hoop was invented in 1958 Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun Egyptian pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would increase their strength Throughout the South, peanuts were known as "Monkey Nuts," and "Goober peas," before the civil war Women smile more than men do The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones During World War II, Kit Kat was unavailable due to milk shortages, so the chocolate bar was made without milk A catfish has about 100,000 taste buds The driest place on earth is Calama, in the Atacama Desert in Chile Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The best selling chocolate syrup in the world is Hershey (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (24 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The best selling chocolate syrup in the world is Hershey An alligator has about 80 teeth in its mouth at one time. An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years A world record 328 pound ovarian cyst was removed from a woman in Galveston, Texas, in 1905. updated The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was "Spud." On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year. The most common seasonings found in American homes are chili powder, cinnamon, and seasoned salts The fastest shark is the "Shortfin Mako," which can swim as fast as sixty miles per hour Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates Pixie, a Siberian Husky, gave birth to 7 puppies, one of which was bright green Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (23 Apr 2023) Today's facts: People from the United States eat the most chicken per person than anywhere else in the world Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82 The silkworm moth has lost the ability to fly ever since it has been domesticated Every day, the Hubble telescope transmits enough data to fit 10,000 standard computer disks The reason why bubble gum is pink is because the inventor only had pink colouring left. Ever since then, the colour of bubble gum has been predominantly pink Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation In Britain, there are approximately 50,000 pubs with 17,000 different names The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable." Beluga whales which are also called "white whales" are not born white. They are born grey in color, and by the age of six become completely white Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Pentagon cost $49,600,000 to build in 1941 (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (22 Apr 2023) Today's facts: In a day the blue whale calf drinks approximately 130 gallons of milk The Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history Some species of dolphin sleep with one eye open EPCOT stands for "Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow." The Pentagon cost $49,600,000 to build in 1941 Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards In the United States, six tubs of Cool Whip, a brand of whipping cream, are sold every second 4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds In Canada, the most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The most recycled product in the world is the automobile. (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (21 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978 The first drug to be sold in the form of a tablet is Aspirin Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste The most recycled product in the world is the automobile. In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love The reason why milk is white is because it contains a protein called Casein, which is white. Milk also contains fat, which is also white Spartacus led the revolt of the Roman slaves and gladiators in 73 B.C When Black Jack Ketchum was hung back in 1901 in Clayton New Mexico, the noose actually ended up taking his head off. The head had to be sewn back on so Black Jack could be buried properly A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches Shark cartilage has been used to make artificial skin for human burn victims Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31% of employees skip lunch entirely (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (20 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The first president to have a picture taken was John Quincy Adams Donkeys can live between 30 to 50 years in captivity An elephant can live up to the age of seventy, or in some cases even more Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891 The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma Pepsi originally contained pepsin, (the same stuff in pepcid AC) thus the name The Chihuahua Desert is the largest desert in North America, and is over 200,000 square miles Crayola Crayons currently has over 120 different crayon colours The smallest frog is the "Brazilian baby frog", which is smaller than a dime 31% of employees skip lunch entirely Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain. (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (19 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler, an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890 To manufacture a new car approximately 148,000 liters of water is needed. An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain. Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest bar per capita than anywhere else in the world The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was first erected as "Hollywoodland." The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem The most common pear world-wide is the Bartlett. It is bell-shaped, sweet and soft with a light green colour Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flu shots only work about 70% of the time (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (18 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Ancient Egyptian women used to wear perfume cones made of wax that would melt in the heat letting out a nice fragrance Retail sales for soft drinks in the United States in 2001 were more than sixty billion dollars The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years New Jersey has a spoon museum that has over 5,400 spoons from across the world Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Flu shots only work about 70% of the time The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon, which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour The Kool Aid Man used to be known as "Pitcher Man" when he was first introduced in 1975 The first Life Saver flavour, which was peppermint, was invented in 1912 and it was called Pep-O-Mint The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word "Qutun." Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Butterflies taste with their feet (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (17 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The 1912 Olympics was the last Olympics that gave out gold medals that were made entirely out of gold On average, an ear of a corn has 16 rows and approximately 800 kernels Approximately 850 peanuts make a 18 oz jar of peanut butter Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley who died at birth After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States Canada is the only country not to win a gold medal in the Summer Olympic games while hosting the event One grape vine produce can produce about 20 to 30 glasses of wine Eating parsley after eating an onion can help in getting rid of onion breath A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds Butterflies taste with their feet Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per hour (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (16 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry Approximately 87% of dog owners say that when they watch T.V. their dog curls up beside them or at their feet The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell Pineapples were first called "anana", which is Caribbean for "excellent fruit." The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per hour The reason why some people get a cowlick is because the growth of their hair is in a spiral pattern, which causes the hair to either stand straight up, or goes to a certain angle Since 1950, over 230 million eggs of Silly Putty have been sold Orville Wright, a pilot, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, a Frenchman, was killed. There are over three trillion craters on the moon, with some being having a diameter over three feet Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are over 500 different types of bananas (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (15 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer There are over 500 different types of bananas The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes The state of California has more 7-Eleven stores than any other state. There are approximately 1,200 stores In Colorado, there are about 83,000 dairy cows It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open Queen Lydia Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was also the only Queen the United States ever had Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (14 Apr 2023) Today's facts: In 1890, there was no sunshine for the whole month of December in Westminster in London. A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone. It has a series of metal bars and is played with two hammers Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935 The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher According to legend, tea originated in China when tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is four (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (13 Apr 2023) Today's facts: In the United States, lightning hits the ground 40 million times a year. In 1876, Maria Spelterina was the first woman to ever cross Niagara Falls on a high wire In 1693, the postage rate of a letter was determined by how much light went through the letter. The less the light went through the letter the more expensive the rate would be. This technique was referred to as candling In 1992, when EuroDisney first opened in France, the public beat some of the park characters because at the time most people had been against the park being built Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy There are some hospitals in Shanghai that have issued a rule that a nurse must wear lipstick while on duty The oldest roller coaster in the world is the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster located in Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was built in 1902 The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is four A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The oil that is found in poison ivy is called urushiol. (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (12 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The only English place that has a name that ends with an exclamation mark is "Westward Ho!" Teenage cosmetic surgeries nearly doubled in the USA between 1996 and 1998 The oil that is found in poison ivy is called "urushiol." Oral-B were the first toothbrushes to go to the moon when they were aboard the Apollo 11 mission Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun On average, the American household consumes six pounds of peanut butter annually The male howler monkey of Central and South America is the noisiest land animal, which can be heard clearly from a distance of ten miles away Both Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter, U.S. presidents, were peanut farmers at one time The Xerox company was initially called the Haloid Company Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A group of larks is called an exaltation (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (11 Apr 2023) Today's facts: An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards The name Hasbro was invented by the name of the founders: HASsenfeld BROthers An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day In one night, an adult hippopotamus eats approximately 150 pounds of grass The largest known hailstone to have fallen was in Germany in 1925, which weighed close to four and a half pounds. In Czechhoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made of human bones An average women has 17 square feet of skin. When a women is in her ninth month of pregnancy she has 18.5 square feet of skin On average it takes a shark seven days to replace a tooth A group of larks is called an exaltation Approximately 1-2 calorie are burned a minute while watching T.V Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first World Series baseball playoffs occurred in 1903 (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (10 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produces approximately 100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. this amounts to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an hour The first World Series baseball playoffs occurred in 1903 Over half the textile fibers that are used in the world are cotton Musk is extracted from the bottom of a civet, and is used as an ingredient to make perfumes. The only desert in Canada is located in Osoyoos, British Columbia Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices Initially golf balls were made out of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with feathers Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (09 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The "Star Spangled Banner" did not become a national anthem until 1931. It was designated by an Act of Congress Ellen Macarthur, yachtswoman, had a total of 891 naps in 94 days that were each 36 minutes long while on her Vendee Round the Globe yacht race People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world One female mouse can produce up to 100 babies a year A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery The idea of Christmas cards was invented by Englishman Henry Cole in 1843 In 1924, Kleenex tissues were originally designed as a cold cream remover The largest cereal company in the world is Quaker Oats, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (+ 9 more facts)
Daily Facts (08 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps. In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America. The most frequent season for most suicides to occur is in the spring. The winter months have the lowest number of suicides The Toronto Maple Leafs used to be called the Toronto Arenas, then the St. Patricks and finally the Maple Leafs In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67. It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate The Food and Drug Administration says the most common injury from cosmetics comes from scratching the eye with a mascara wand There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa Actress Jamie Lee Curtis invented a special diaper for babies that has a pocket Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton | + 9 more facts
Daily Facts (07 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level. About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light Birds do not sweat, as they do not have sweat glands The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." 215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton The CIA has made a disk camera that is as big as a quarter. This gadget can take many pictures at a time when the disk is opened. Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash Uranus? winter and summer seasons last the equivalent of 21 Earth years The United Parcel Service shipped the killer whale Keiko (star of Disney movie "Free Willy") from Mexico City to Newport, Oregon in 1998 Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A myrmecologist studies ants | + 9 more facts
Daily Facts (06 Apr 2023) Today's facts: A myrmecologist studies ants A scorpion can have up to 12 eyes In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty On September 7, 1997, the first flight of the F-22a occurred. Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can. In the United States, 80% of households have oatmeal in their kitchen The word Spain means "the land of rabbits." The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms. It also has 6,900 mirror squares on it The average number of guests that attend a wedding in the U.S. is 189 The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901 | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 05 Apr 2023
Daily Facts (05 Apr 2023) Today's facts: With winds of 50 miles per hour, The Statue of Liberty sways three inches and the torch sways five inches On April 6, 1925, the first in-flight movie was shown. It was a silent film and appeared on a Deutsche Luft Hansa flight Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer In the first century, people used to drink goats milk to sweeten their breath A surfer once sued another surfer for "stealing his wave." The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on "pain and suffering" endured by the surfer watching someone else ride "his" wave In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901 Central air conditioners use 98% more energy than ceiling fans. Queen Elizabeth I always wore a necklace with a little perfume bottle attached everywhere she went John Van Wormer invented paper milk cartons after dropping a bottle of milk one morning. The bottle broke spilling the milk everywhere. That annoyance was enough for Van Wormer to come up with the idea. Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Some snails live on branches in trees | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 04 Apr 2023
Daily Facts (04 Apr 2023) Today's facts: The largest school in the world is City Montessori School in India and has over 25,000 students in grade levels ranging from kindergarten to college JELL-O was declared The "Official State Snack" of Utah in January 2001 In 1848, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New York. The name of the man that opened it was Antoine Zerega Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies The study of ants is called Myrmecology The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war Some snails live on branches in trees The fastest flying butterfly is the Monarch, which has been clocked with a speed as high as 17 miles per hour Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth decay | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 03 Apr 2023
Daily Facts (03 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Some arthritis medications contain gold salts, which is used as an anti-inflammatory Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth decay In 410 A.D. Alaric the Visigoth demanded that Rome give him three thousand pounds of pepper as ransom No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple The CN Tower, in Toronto, is the tallest freestanding structure in the world with a height of about 553 metres Singer Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers The Great Wall stretches for about 4,500 miles across North China Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use In the movie "The Exorcist" the vomit that (Regan) Linda Blair hurls at Father Damien Karras is thick pea soup In 1955, only 330 Volkswagen Beetle's were sold at a price of $1800 each in the United States. Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 02 Apr 2023
Daily Facts (02 Apr 2023) Today's facts: In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water Wasps that feed on ferment occasionally get drunk and pass out People that smoke have 10 times as many wrinkles as a person that does not smoke In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen boughs The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey The average adult has approximately six pounds of skin 38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday Many people in parts of China eat insects. Some common insects are bean worms, scoprions, and locusts The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices