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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

May 9, 20236 min

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

May 8, 20236 min

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

May 7, 20238 min

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

May 6, 20238 min

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

May 5, 20238 min

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

May 4, 20237 min

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

May 3, 20238 min

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

May 2, 20238 min

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

May 1, 20236 min

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

Apr 30, 20238 min

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

Apr 29, 20238 min

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

Apr 28, 20237 min

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

Apr 27, 20237 min

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

Apr 26, 20237 min

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

Apr 25, 20237 min

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

Apr 24, 20237 min

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

Apr 23, 20237 min

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

Apr 22, 20237 min

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

Apr 21, 20237 min

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

Apr 20, 20237 min

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

Apr 19, 20237 min

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

Apr 18, 20237 min

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

Apr 17, 20237 min

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

Apr 16, 20237 min

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

Apr 15, 20237 min

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

Apr 14, 20237 min

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

Apr 13, 20237 min

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

Apr 12, 20237 min

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

Apr 11, 20237 min

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

Apr 10, 20237 min

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

Apr 9, 20237 min

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

Apr 8, 20237 min

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

Apr 7, 20237 min

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

Apr 6, 20237 min

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

Apr 5, 20237 min

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

Apr 4, 20237 min

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

Apr 3, 20237 min

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

Apr 2, 20237 min

Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL | + 8 more facts (now with more detail!) | 01 Apr 2023

Daily Facts (01 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Every year, more than one million miles of Twizzlers licorice is made In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. updated The total number of episodes for the sitcom "I Love Lucy" was 180 Pluto was discovered on February 10, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL Amongst pre-schoolers, Caillou is the fastest-ever-growing television show and is seen in close to 97% of U.S. households A newborn kangaroo weighs approximately 0.03 ounces and is small enough to fit in a teaspoon Two million red blood cells die every second In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times 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

Apr 1, 20236 min

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 31 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (31 Mar 2023) Today's facts: Ninety-five percent of tropical fish sold in North America originate from Florida High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton The first recipe for a lasagna type dish was found to be from a British cookbook in the 14th century. Therefore, Italians were not the first ones to come up with the popular dish as believed Elmer Smith was the first player to hit a grand slam in a World Series Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand There are 10 million bacteria at the place where you rest your hands at a desk On October 15, 1794, the first silver dollar coins were released to be circulated to the public The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants In England, a cigarette is referred to as a fag The first president to ride in an airplane was Franklin Roosevelt 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

Mar 31, 20237 min

Astronauts get taller when they are in space | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 30 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (30 Mar 2023) Today's facts: The USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924 On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs The appliance that uses the most use of water in the home is the toilet In only eight minutes, the Space Shuttle can accelerate to a speed of 27,000 kilometres per hour. Astronauts get taller when they are in space The water inside of a coconut is identical to human blood plasma. Many lives in third world countries have been saved from coconut water fed through an IV Two objects have struck the earth with enough force to destroy a whole city. Each object, one in 1908 and again in 1947, struck regions of Siberia. Not one human being was hurt either time The original meaning of the word grocer was referring to a person who traded food in wholesale. These people would usually sell in large quantities, or by the "gross." 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

Mar 30, 20237 min

A lion feeds once every three to four days | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 29 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (29 Mar 2023) Today's facts: Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA The deepest cave in the world is the "Lamprechtsofen-Vogelshacht" cave which can be found in Salzburg, Austria. The cave is 5,354 feet deep The most popular treat for Halloween trick-or-treaters are candy bars with Snickers being the most popular The dromedary camel can drink as much as 100 litres of water in just 10 minutes In the movie "Babe", the piglet was played by over 30 different piglets they outgrew the part so quickly during the production of the film Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels In 1998, a law passed in the U.S. state of Virginia allows drivers to keep their road kill, as long as they report it within 12 hours. updated A lion feeds once every three to four days The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money 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

Mar 29, 20237 min

93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 28 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (28 Mar 2023) Today's facts: Anti-American demonstrators protesting in Bangladesh after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks carried posters of Osama bin Laden sitting alongside Bert, a beloved Sesame Street Muppet character On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth In humans, the epidermal layer of skin, which consists of many layers of skin regenerates every 27 days 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds Pilgrims did not eat potatoes for Thanksgiving as they thought they were poisonous The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca," which means cow. This name was chosen beacause the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper right-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner 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

Mar 28, 20237 min

All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico. | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 27 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (27 Mar 2023) Today's facts: The oldest inhabited house in Scotland is the Traquair Castle. The castle has had 27 kings as visitors In 1946, the New York Yankees became the first baseball team to travel by plane In Australia, a common "Boxing day" activity is surfing The ocean sunfish can produce thirty million eggs at once People with allergies can lower allergy reactions by laughing In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children Sharks are capable of going at least 6 weeks without eating; the record observed in an aquarium is 15 months by a species of shark known as the swell sharks) Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico. Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters 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

Mar 27, 20237 min

Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 26 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (26 Mar 2023) Today's facts: During the high feeding season, it has been estimated that an adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million krill in one day. (Krill are shrimp like creatures) There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls appeared for sale in the June 1, 1954 issue of the Wall Street Journal In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21, 1963 In 1905, Chapman and Skinner in San Francisco invented the first portable electric vacuum. Each year all of the Hostess bakeries combined bake 500 million Twinkies a year. (A twinkie is a sponge cake with a creamy filling.) Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste 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

Mar 26, 20237 min

Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 25 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (25 Mar 2023) Today's facts: Annually a thousand people are killed by scorpions in Mexico Although white wine can be produced from both red and white grapes, red wine can only be created from red grapes Wherever a person is standing in the state of Michigan in the United States, they are within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes Desert snails can stay in their shell for up to three years Every day the human stomach produces about 2 liters of hydrochloric acid The only animals that are capable of turning their heads 180 degrees are from the genus Galago, such as the Tarsier One in five Americans move homes every year Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs The average Super Bowl party has 18 people 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

Mar 25, 20237 min

Armadillos can be housebroken | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 24 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (24 Mar 2023) Today's facts: The Kraft company produces enough Cool Whip, a brand of whipping cream, in one year to fill the entire Grand Canyon Bhutan issued a stamp in 1973 that looked like a record and actually would play the Bhutanese national anthem if placed on a record player The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker Armadillos can be housebroken Everyday, U.S. business use enough paper to circle the Earth over 20 times No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail 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

Mar 24, 20237 min

There are 40 official jelly belly flavours | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 23 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (23 Mar 2023) Today's facts: The longest kiss on record lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes. Dror Orpaz and Carmit Tsubara recorded it on April 5, 1999 at a kissing contest held in Tel Aviv, Israel 66% of wedding cards are hand delivered by people Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without beingable tomake change for a dollar. Sharks can sense a drop of blood from a mile away The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean There are 40 official jelly belly flavours The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat. There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand 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

Mar 23, 20237 min

Fried spiders taste like nuts | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 22 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (22 Mar 2023) Today's facts: A man filed a lawsuit against his doctor because he survived longer than what the doctor had predicted The first spacecraft to visit the planet Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War Fried spiders taste like nuts The body of the average baby is 75% water Belize is the only country in the world with a jaguar preserve There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams could be bounced off of them from Earth. These beams help give us the distance to the moon give or take a few metres. When playing competitive darts the player must be 7 feet 9 1/4 inches back from the dartboard. Also the board must be 5 feet 8 inches above the floor Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously A woman has approximately 4.5 litres of blood in her body, while men have 5.6 litres 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

Mar 22, 20237 min

Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A | + 9 more facts (now with more detail!) | 21 Mar 2023

Daily Facts (21 Mar 2023) Today's facts: On average, an American family sends and receives 28 Christmas cards each year A person would have to drink more than 12 cups of hot cocoa to equal the amount of caffeine found in one cup of coffee In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second Turkeys can have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys dropped dead because of heart attacks Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans. If all the Oreo cookies ever sold were stacked on top of one another, they would be as high as 13.3 million Sears Towers People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner 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

Mar 21, 20237 min