November 14, 2025

Today's facts: Apartheid Architect; Late-bloomer; Victory; Ferrari Tribute; Holography Pioneer; Phaeochromocytoma rarity; Miraculous attempt.; Safety Innovation; Defiance, Personal; Triple feat

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Daily Facts (14 Nov 2025)

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Today's facts:

Hendrik Verwoerd was the prime minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966 and is considered the principal architect of the apartheid system.
Dick King-Smith did not become a published author until he was in his 50s, despite having a prolific output of more than 100 titles and sales of around 15 million copies worldwide.
Springfield, Vt., won the competition to host The Simpsons Movie premiere by receiving 15,367 votes, beating out 13 other Springfields nationwide.
The inaugural Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia took place from May 6-9, 2010, featuring 130 modern and classic Ferraris driving a total of 1,180 kilometers along the historic Mille Miglia route.
Dennis Gabor won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971 for inventing holography, a system of lensless, three-dimensional photography.
Adrenal tumours are very rare, and the most common type in the adrenal medulla is called a phaeochromocytoma, which can be benign or malignant.
Peter walked on water to go to Jesus before beginning to sink.
The facelifted Toyota Avensis will be the first model to feature Toyota’s Safety Sense collision avoidance kit and active safety technology.
The poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas is structured into three parts, with the final stanza becoming intensely personal as the speaker addresses his father, urging him to fight against death.
Björn Borg is the only player to have won both Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year for three consecutive years.

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November 14, 2025

Today's facts: Apartheid Architect; Late-bloomer; Victory; Ferrari Tribute; Holography Pioneer; Phaeochromocytoma rarity; Miraculous attempt.; Safety Innovation; Defiance, Personal; Triple feat

Listen Later

7 minutes

Daily Facts (14 Nov 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:

Hendrik Verwoerd was the prime minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966 and is considered the principal architect of the apartheid system.
Dick King-Smith did not become a published author until he was in his 50s, despite having a prolific output of more than 100 titles and sales of around 15 million copies worldwide.
Springfield, Vt., won the competition to host The Simpsons Movie premiere by receiving 15,367 votes, beating out 13 other Springfields nationwide.
The inaugural Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia took place from May 6-9, 2010, featuring 130 modern and classic Ferraris driving a total of 1,180 kilometers along the historic Mille Miglia route.
Dennis Gabor won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971 for inventing holography, a system of lensless, three-dimensional photography.
Adrenal tumours are very rare, and the most common type in the adrenal medulla is called a phaeochromocytoma, which can be benign or malignant.
Peter walked on water to go to Jesus before beginning to sink.
The facelifted Toyota Avensis will be the first model to feature Toyota’s Safety Sense collision avoidance kit and active safety technology.
The poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas is structured into three parts, with the final stanza becoming intensely personal as the speaker addresses his father, urging him to fight against death.
Björn Borg is the only player to have won both Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year for three consecutive years.

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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