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Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

Want to get smarter in less than 10 minutes? Then check the Daily Facts podcast that brings you interesting and surprising facts from around the world every day! Did you know that the longest recorded flight of a chicken lasted for 13 seconds? Or that there"s a species of jellyfish that can essentially live forever? With the Daily Facts podcast, you"ll learn something new and fascinating with every episode. Tune in daily and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge. Listen now on your

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7:40

The first TONKA truck was made in 1947 (+ 9 more facts)

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2023/04/26

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

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7:53

Women smile more than men do (+ 9 more facts)

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2023/04/25

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

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7:37

The best selling chocolate syrup in the world is...

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2023/04/24

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

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7:41

Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year...

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2023/04/23

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

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7:39

The Pentagon cost $49,600,000 to build in 1941 (+ 9...

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2023/04/22

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

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7:38

The most recycled product in the world is the...

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2023/04/21

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

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7:48

31% of employees skip lunch entirely (+ 9 more facts)

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2023/04/20

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

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7:30

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain. (+ 9 more...

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2023/04/19

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

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7:37

Flu shots only work about 70% of the time (+ 9 more...

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2023/04/18

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

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7:13

Butterflies taste with their feet (+ 9 more facts)

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2023/04/17

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

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7:10

A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per...

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2023/04/16

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

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7:21

There are over 500 different types of bananas (+ 9...

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2023/04/15

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

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7:03

The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons (+ 9 more...

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2023/04/14

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

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7:02

The average number of bridesmaids at a wedding is...

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2023/04/13

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

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7:33

The oil that is found in poison ivy is called...

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2023/04/12

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

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7:09

A group of larks is called an exaltation (+ 9 more...

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2023/04/11

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

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7:22

The first World Series baseball playoffs occurred in...

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2023/04/10

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

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7:06

There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world...

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2023/04/09

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

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7:21

There are 293 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower...

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2023/04/08

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

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7:16

215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton | + 9...

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2023/04/07

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

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