November 15, 2025

Today's facts: Debt Repayment; Simplicity; Auctioned Piano; Metric Legalization; Perilous Peak; Tragedy; Mythical Guardian; Sequel Continuation; Expansive Sanctuary; Camouflage strategy

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Daily Facts (15 Nov 2025)

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Under Geoffrey Howe's stewardship, Britain repaid $3,600 million of international debt, some of which was paid before it was due.
Gandhi wore a dhoti, a Hindu loincloth, as a way of identifying with the poorest Indians.
The piano used for the song "As Time Goes By" in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca" is estimated to fetch up to $1.2 million at an auction.
On this day in 1866, an act of Congress made it lawful throughout the United States to employ the weights and measures of the metric system in all contracts, dealings, or court proceedings.
K2 has a fatality rate of 27%, making it one of the most dangerous 8,000-meter peaks in the world.
The Battle of Wounded Knee, which took place on December 29, 1890, resulted in the deaths of 84 Sioux warriors, 44 women, and 18 children, marking the last battle of the American Indian Wars.
Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Greek mythology, was said to have a mane made of live snakes and was known to eat only live meat.
"The Color of Money" is a sequel that was twenty-five years in the making, featuring Paul Newman reprising his role as Fast Eddie Felson from the 1961 film "The Hustler."
Phoenix Park is one of the largest walled city parks in Europe, spanning 1752 acres and home to a herd of wild fallow deer since its establishment as a royal deer park in 1662.
Aegean wall lizards enhance their camouflage by choosing rocks that closely match the color of their backs, improving their chances of avoiding predation from birds.

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November 15, 2025

Today's facts: Debt Repayment; Simplicity; Auctioned Piano; Metric Legalization; Perilous Peak; Tragedy; Mythical Guardian; Sequel Continuation; Expansive Sanctuary; Camouflage strategy

Listen Later

7 minutes

Daily Facts (15 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:

Under Geoffrey Howe's stewardship, Britain repaid $3,600 million of international debt, some of which was paid before it was due.
Gandhi wore a dhoti, a Hindu loincloth, as a way of identifying with the poorest Indians.
The piano used for the song "As Time Goes By" in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca" is estimated to fetch up to $1.2 million at an auction.
On this day in 1866, an act of Congress made it lawful throughout the United States to employ the weights and measures of the metric system in all contracts, dealings, or court proceedings.
K2 has a fatality rate of 27%, making it one of the most dangerous 8,000-meter peaks in the world.
The Battle of Wounded Knee, which took place on December 29, 1890, resulted in the deaths of 84 Sioux warriors, 44 women, and 18 children, marking the last battle of the American Indian Wars.
Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Greek mythology, was said to have a mane made of live snakes and was known to eat only live meat.
"The Color of Money" is a sequel that was twenty-five years in the making, featuring Paul Newman reprising his role as Fast Eddie Felson from the 1961 film "The Hustler."
Phoenix Park is one of the largest walled city parks in Europe, spanning 1752 acres and home to a herd of wild fallow deer since its establishment as a royal deer park in 1662.
Aegean wall lizards enhance their camouflage by choosing rocks that closely match the color of their backs, improving their chances of avoiding predation from birds.

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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