Today's facts: Saudi involvement; Revealed Identity; Deceiver; Sulfate By-product; Rebranding; Equilateral.; Cunning Victory; Inclusion Milestone; Linguistic boldness; Olympic Debut

Daily Facts (21 Dec 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: Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks were confirmed to be Saudi citizens. The identity of The Blue Boy was unknown for nearly two centuries, but art historians now recognize him as Jonathan Buttall, the son of a hardware merchant and friend of the artist. Compeyson, a character in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," is described as a cold, selfish con artist who left Miss Havisham at the altar and consistently used others, including Magwitch, to do his dirty work. Turpentine oil is classified according to its production method, with sulfate turpentine being a by-product of the kraft process used in making kraft paper. The beverage originally called Brad's Drink is now known as Pepsi. An equilateral triangle has three congruent sides and three congruent angles. The story of the Great Race in Chinese mythology explains that the Rat finished first in the Zodiac by tricking the Ox, which was carrying him and the Cat, causing the Cat to fall into the river and lose the race. In 1993, a United States team was admitted into the MacRobertson Shield tournament, marking the first time the competition included teams from outside Australia, England, and New Zealand. Joseph Conrad chose to write his first novel, "Almayer's Folly," in English, despite it being his third language. Ice hockey has been an Olympic sport since 1920 when it was part of the Summer Games program, and it became part of the Winter Olympics in 1924. 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