Daily Facts (17 Mar 2025)

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Today's facts:

• The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the "Uncle Sam."
• Actress Debra Winger helped to perform the voice of E.T. in the movie ?E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)."
• Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
• The Liberty Bell was the first mechanical slot machine, which was invented by Charles Fey, a car mechanic in 1895.
• Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years. Average age ofthe Rolling Stones: 50.6.
• In Canada, the $1 and $2 come in the form of coins. The $1 is nicknamed a "loonie" because it contains a loon on it and the $2 is nicknamed the "twonie" because it is the equivalent of two "loonies."
• Approximately 1 billion stamps are produced in Australia annually
• There are about 125 million multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) worldwide
• Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil
• Polar bear livers contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human

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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