Today's facts: Iconic Film; Longest Island; Misidentification corrected; Decade-long; Achievement; Bloodsport Arena; Epiphany Gifter; Significant model; Athletics Hub; Sumo Origins

Daily Facts (12 Nov 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: Thelma & Louise was directed by Ridley Scott and features an Oscar®-winning screenplay by Callie Khouri. Whidbey Island is the longest island on the Pacific coast of the contiguous United States. The famous Iwo Jima photograph features six flag raisers, but it was later confirmed that Harold Henry Schultz, not John Bradley, was one of the six depicted in the iconic image. James McAvoy's only marriage lasted 10.2 years. Al Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the blind Colonel Slade in "Scent of a Woman." The Colosseum was capable of seating 50,000 spectators and is estimated to have been the venue where about 500,000 people and over a million wild animals died during its games. The Befana is an ancient Santa Claus-like figure in Italy who delivers presents to children on the Epiphany, celebrated on January 6th, symbolizing the end of the Christmas season. The BMW 5 Series is considered a hugely important car for the company, despite not being its best-selling model, which is the 3-Series. Estonia has hosted a variety of significant European Athletics events over the past 12 years, including the European Juniors and European Under-23 Championships, European Cups, and the European Athletics Convention in 2013. Professional sumo wrestling can trace its roots back to the Edo Period in Japan as a form of sporting entertainment, with current tournaments beginning in 1684 at the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine. 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