Daily Facts (30 Apr 2024)

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Today's facts:

• The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day
• The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want
• A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.
• A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing
• The temperature of lightning bolts is sometimes hotter than the surface of the sun.
• The only commercial aircraft that is able to break the sound barrier is the Concorde.
• American women, on average, spend 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed
• The sex of a baby crocodile is determined by the temperature in the nest and how deeply the eggs are buried
• Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yury Dolgoruky
• Most lipstick contains fish scales

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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