Daily Facts
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 favorite podcast platform. Hosted by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.
Episodes
June 11, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (11 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
The board game Scrabble was originally called "Criss Cross Words" by inventor Alfred Butts
Lady Bugs really are not bugs. They are actually beetles and their correct name is The Ladybird Beetle
Each Jelly Belly jelly belly bean has 4 calories
There are ...
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June 10, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (10 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
The little circles of paper that are cut out after a paper has been punched by a hole puncher are called "chad."
The iron disulfide (Pyrite) is considered "fool's gold" because it looks very similar to gold.
There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow,...
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June 9, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (09 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well
The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war
Eating a banana at night can help in falling asleep
A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet lo...
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June 8, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (08 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
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
In England, a cigarette is referred to as a fag
In a lifetime, an average human produces ...
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June 7, 2024 • 5 mins
Daily Facts (07 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
Orville Wright, a pilot, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, a Frenchman, was killed.
The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants
Earl Dean developed the bottle desig...
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June 6, 2024 • 5 mins
Daily Facts (06 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
Nintendo was first establish in 1889 and they started out making special playing cards
Every year, 100 million sharks are killed by people
An armadillo can walk under water
In 1986, a drunk fan got into a pace car at Talladega Superspeedway, and started...
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June 5, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (05 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
Hundreds of years ago, only the wealthy people used to wear underwear
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 ...
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June 4, 2024 • 2 mins
Daily Facts (04 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death
Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa
The longest fangs of a snake are fo...
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June 3, 2024 • 5 mins
Daily Facts (03 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night
Apple seeds are poisonous as they contain a cyanide compound
At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles
During the female orgasm, endorphines are released, which are powe...
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June 2, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (02 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
Bananas trees are not really trees. They are considered to be giant herb plants
The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the "water displacing" substance
Some farmers in Japan have learned to grow their...
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June 1, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (01 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer. new
There are over 2,000 species of butterflies in the rainforests of South America
The skin of a shark is made up of "tiny teeth" which are called dermal denticles
The first toilet being ...
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May 31, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (31 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floo...
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May 30, 2024 • 5 mins
Daily Facts (30 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
In a lifetime, on average a honey bee produces 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey
The name "Lego" came from the Danish word LEg Godt, which means "play well."
Scientists have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants by using genetic engineer...
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May 29, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (29 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
The majority of burglaries occur during the daytime when people are not home
The story of Mulan had been told in China for almost 1,500 years before Disney decided to make it into an animated movie
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have ...
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May 28, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (28 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes
The average lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days
The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the "Uncle Sam."
Tarantulas c...
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May 27, 2024 • 6 mins
Daily Facts (27 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water
Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark...
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May 25, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (25 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam
Some desert snails have been known to sleep for three to four years
Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed in Canada for marketing reasons
A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal...
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May 24, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (24 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
An elephant can live up to the age of seventy, or in some cases even more
Uranus has 27 moons
A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.
It is common in Israel and Egypt to eat watermelon with feta cheese
Des...
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May 23, 2024 • 5 mins
Daily Facts (23 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
Dalmatian puppies do not have any spots on them when they are born. They actually develop them as they get older
On average, Americans eat one hundred acres of pizza a day. This amounts to about three hundred fifty slices per second
In the U.S., the milk...
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May 22, 2024 • 7 mins
Daily Facts (22 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma
In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
The United Parcel Service shipped the kill...
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