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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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7:09

Milk and cheese can aid in the reduction of tooth...

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2023/04/03

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

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7:20

38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday | + 9 more...

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2023/04/02

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

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6:46

Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL | + 8...

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2023/04/01

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

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7:11

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand | + 9...

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2023/03/31

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

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7:19

Astronauts get taller when they are in space | + 9...

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2023/03/30

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

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7:30

A lion feeds once every three to four days | + 9 more...

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2023/03/29

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

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7:07

93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women | +...

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2023/03/28

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

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7:09

All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico. |...

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2023/03/27

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

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7:07

Peladophobia refers to the fear of bald people | + 9...

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2023/03/26

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,

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7:43

Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones | + 9 more...

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2023/03/25

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

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7:09

Armadillos can be housebroken | + 9 more facts (now...

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2023/03/24

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

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7:27

There are 40 official jelly belly flavours | + 9 more...

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2023/03/23

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

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7:13

Fried spiders taste like nuts | + 9 more facts (now...

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2023/03/22

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

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7:27

Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A | + 9 more...

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2023/03/21

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

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6:52

The human liver performs over 500 functions | + 9...

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2023/03/20

Daily Facts (20 Mar 2023) Today's facts: The human liver performs over 500 functions It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year'ssupply of footballs. Natural gas does not have any odor. In order to detect a gas leak, some gas companies add a chemical that smells similar like rotten eggs. Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television, only do so to view the commercials Frog-eating bats identify edible frogs from poisonous ones by listening to the

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7:20

France is known as the perfume capital of the world |...

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2023/03/19

Daily Facts (19 Mar 2023) Today's facts: There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats The biggest religious building in the world is a Hindu Temple, Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 11th century There have been over fifty million Mr. Potato Heads sold since it came out in 1952 Elvis Presley used to be a truck driver before he started singing France is known as the perfume capital of the

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7:03

Platypuses mate in the water | + 9 more facts (now...

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2023/03/18

Daily Facts (18 Mar 2023) Today's facts: If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars A snail can crawl across a razor blade without getting injured. This is possible because they excrete a slime that protects them Rice is thrown at weddings as a symbol of fertility The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several

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7:15

The largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound |...

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2023/03/17

Daily Facts (17 Mar 2023) Today's facts: A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9 The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota. Early hockey games allowed as many as 30 players a side on the ice In 1958 the United States sent three mice into space named, Mia, Laska and Benji Finnish folklore states that when Santa comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he

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6:55

Slugs have 4 noses | + 9 more facts (now with more...

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2023/03/16

Daily Facts (16 Mar 2023) Today's facts: The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher Studies have shown that classical music helps cows produce more milk In 1917, Margaret Sanger was jailed for one month for establishing the first birth control clinic Slugs have 4 noses The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch The largest ice cream sundae

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4:14

A cow has four compartments in its stomach | + 19...

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2023/03/15

Daily Facts (15 Mar 2023) Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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