Daily Facts (06 Dec 2024)

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Today's facts:

• Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen
• Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie
• The spider used in the 2002 movie Spider-Man was a Steatoda spider, not a black widow. The spider was given anaesthesia, and was then painted blue and red
• Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since
• Hair will fall out faster on a person that is on a crash diet
• The ancient Greeks had a fascination with the planet Mars. They attributed the planet to Ares, their god of war, because of its red colour
• Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations
• Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water
• Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density
• The substance that gives red wine and dark beer its color is said to have a positive effects on cholesterol and blood pressure

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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