The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days (+ 9 more facts)

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May 25, 2025 • 7 mins

Daily Facts (26 May 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 November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair. The most popular place to burn candles in the house is the living room Tacoma Narrows Bridge which was located in Washington was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" because of the unusual way it twisted and swayed with even with the slightest winds when people would drive on it. The bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, fortunately no humans died, except for a dog In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916 A swordfish can live as long as 25 years and weigh up to 1,200 pounds The average life span of a single red blood cell is 120 days 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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