Daily Facts (07 Apr 2025)

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Today's facts:

• The word breakfast was coined due to the fact that after sleeping for hours, we are "breaking our fast."
• On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth
• A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax
• In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country
• 1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight
• Due to sugar shortages to make candy during World War II, movie theatre owners turned to popcorn, which is now the best selling snack at movie theatres today
• Turkeys have a wingspan of approximately 4.5 feet

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

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