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Today's facts: Falls-Dry; Gold Transition; Brand anonymity; Twin-likelihood; Giant Clam; Acquisition; Elite indulgence; Bullfighter's tally; Silver dominance.; Perseverance.
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Daily Facts (23 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:
- In 1969, the American side of Niagara Falls was stopped completely for several months
- The 1912 Olympics was the last Olympics that gave out gold medals that were made entirely out of gold
- When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment
- 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 tridacna clam can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds
- Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2.7 million in 1961 from the McDonald brothers
- In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England. The cost of chocolate was about 13 shillings per pound and was a drink that only the elite enjoyed
- A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.
- In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver.
- The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old
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
936 episodes
Manage episode 501855882 series 3470831
Daily Facts (23 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:
- In 1969, the American side of Niagara Falls was stopped completely for several months
- The 1912 Olympics was the last Olympics that gave out gold medals that were made entirely out of gold
- When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment
- 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 tridacna clam can grow up to four feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds
- Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2.7 million in 1961 from the McDonald brothers
- In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England. The cost of chocolate was about 13 shillings per pound and was a drink that only the elite enjoyed
- A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.
- In 2002, the most popular car color in North America was silver.
- The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old
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
936 episodes
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