October 26, 2025

Today's facts: Antietam Emancipation; Multitalented Composer; Bestseller; Legendary Triumph; Resilience Monument; Top-rated; Anniversary Origins; Controversial Premiere; Pioneer Settlement; Knife recommendation

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Daily Facts (26 Oct 2025)

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The Battle of Antietam is known as the bloodiest single day in American history, with its outcome allowing President Abraham Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Anthony Burgess composed over 250 musical works, although he is best known for his literary contributions.
Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld novels, has sold more than 55 million books worldwide.
Red Rum, trained by Ginger McCain, achieved a historic hat-trick by winning the Grand National three times, making him a legendary figure in horse racing.
The Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise, Alabama, was built in 1919 to commemorate the significant damage the boll weevil beetle caused to the region's cotton crops and the resilience of farmers in overcoming this adversity.
At its height, The Crystal Maze attracted 6 million viewers, making it the most watched show on Channel 4.
The tradition of associating specific materials with wedding anniversary years is believed to have begun in Victorian times, when discovery, classification, and cataloguing were popular.
On its premiere night on January 26, 1907, The Playboy of the Western World sparked a near riot at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, leading to the actors not finishing the play and the author being threatened by audience members.
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by a group of 148 Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young, marking the first permanent non-Indian settlement in the Salt Lake Valley.
The recipe suggests using a Stanley or Craft knife to make slashes in the pork skin for optimal crackling.

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October 26, 2025

Today's facts: Antietam Emancipation; Multitalented Composer; Bestseller; Legendary Triumph; Resilience Monument; Top-rated; Anniversary Origins; Controversial Premiere; Pioneer Settlement; Knife recommendation

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7 minutes

Daily Facts (26 Oct 2025)

[Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website.

Today's facts:

The Battle of Antietam is known as the bloodiest single day in American history, with its outcome allowing President Abraham Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Anthony Burgess composed over 250 musical works, although he is best known for his literary contributions.
Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld novels, has sold more than 55 million books worldwide.
Red Rum, trained by Ginger McCain, achieved a historic hat-trick by winning the Grand National three times, making him a legendary figure in horse racing.
The Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise, Alabama, was built in 1919 to commemorate the significant damage the boll weevil beetle caused to the region's cotton crops and the resilience of farmers in overcoming this adversity.
At its height, The Crystal Maze attracted 6 million viewers, making it the most watched show on Channel 4.
The tradition of associating specific materials with wedding anniversary years is believed to have begun in Victorian times, when discovery, classification, and cataloguing were popular.
On its premiere night on January 26, 1907, The Playboy of the Western World sparked a near riot at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, leading to the actors not finishing the play and the author being threatened by audience members.
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by a group of 148 Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young, marking the first permanent non-Indian settlement in the Salt Lake Valley.
The recipe suggests using a Stanley or Craft knife to make slashes in the pork skin for optimal crackling.

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

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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