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Today's facts: Commencement 1173; Water-use; Water waste; Predecessor device; Dinerland; Brief conflict.; Underestimation.; Zipper-Origin; Mont Blanc; Compensation

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Daily Facts (12 Aug 2025)

[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:

  • Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173
  • Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load
  • Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
  • A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing
  • The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey
  • The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
  • In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
  • The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan
  • The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.
  • Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun

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

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Daily Facts (12 Aug 2025)

[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:

  • Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173
  • Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load
  • Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute
  • A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing
  • The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey
  • The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
  • In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
  • The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan
  • The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.
  • Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun

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

  continue reading

920 episodes

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