Daily Facts (31 May 2025)

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Today's facts:

• There is a species of bird, Antpitta avis canis Ridgley, that barks like a dog
• In a study that was done by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that the easiest color to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow
• Krispy Kreme make five million doughnut a day
• Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster
• In 1685, New France used playing cards as currency because of the shortage of coins
• If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears from Earth
• One female mouse can produce up to 100 babies a year
• A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood.
• Carolyn Shoemaker, famous astronomer, has discovered 32 comets and approximately 300 asteroids

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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