Daily Facts (12 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
- The body of the average baby is 75% water
- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class
- A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks
- The average cocoon contains about 300-400 metres of silk
- Bees can communicate with other bees by dancing. Their dance can alert other bees as to which direction and the distance nectar and pollen is located
- Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips
- Alaska got its name from the Aluet word "Alyeska" which means "The Great Land."
- The Liberty Bell was the first mechanical slot machine, which was invented by Charles Fey, a car mechanic in 1895.
- One tree can filter up to sixty pounds of pollutants from the air each year.
- In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones
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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