Daily Facts (22 May 2024)

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Today's facts:

• The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma
• In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
• The United Parcel Service shipped the killer whale Keiko (star of Disney movie "Free Willy") from Mexico City to Newport, Oregon in 1998
• Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
• The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell
• The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
• The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937
• The Pentagon has 284 restrooms
• The name "Snickers" for the popular candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned
• In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee

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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