December 09, 2025

Today's facts: High-frequency; Record-breaking; Early Compilation; Prodigy; Outlaw Legend; Replica Parthenon; Enduring Success; Napoleon's Birth; Prolific.; Quixotic Tale

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Daily Facts (09 Dec 2025)

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Today's facts:

The Victoria line runs a remarkable 34 trains per hour, which is claimed to be the most frequent train service anywhere in the UK.
"Seasons in the Sun" became the largest-selling single in Canadian history, with over 285,000 copies sold in a matter of weeks.
Dylan Thomas began copying his early poems into notebooks at age 16, a practice that contributed to about two-thirds of his oeuvre.
David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians, was born Vernon Wayne Howell and memorized large parts of the Bible by the age of 12.
Billy the Kid, also known as William Henry McCarty, was believed to have killed 21 men, but is generally accepted to have killed between four and nine.
The Parthenon in Nashville is a full-scale replica of the original Athenian Parthenon, built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, and it includes a re-creation of the 42-foot statue of Athena.
William Somerset Maugham's novel "The Razor's Edge" has been a bestselling novel of the 20th century almost since its publication, despite being panned by critics.
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, shortly after the island had been sold to France by the Italian state of Genoa.
Assam tea is known for its unique growing conditions, which include a hot, humid rainy season and a cool, arid winter, making it one of the most prolific tea producing areas on earth.
Man of La Mancha is based on Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and is set in 16th-century Spain during the Inquisition.

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December 09, 2025

Today's facts: High-frequency; Record-breaking; Early Compilation; Prodigy; Outlaw Legend; Replica Parthenon; Enduring Success; Napoleon's Birth; Prolific.; Quixotic Tale

Listen Later

7 minutes

Daily Facts (09 Dec 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 Victoria line runs a remarkable 34 trains per hour, which is claimed to be the most frequent train service anywhere in the UK.
"Seasons in the Sun" became the largest-selling single in Canadian history, with over 285,000 copies sold in a matter of weeks.
Dylan Thomas began copying his early poems into notebooks at age 16, a practice that contributed to about two-thirds of his oeuvre.
David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians, was born Vernon Wayne Howell and memorized large parts of the Bible by the age of 12.
Billy the Kid, also known as William Henry McCarty, was believed to have killed 21 men, but is generally accepted to have killed between four and nine.
The Parthenon in Nashville is a full-scale replica of the original Athenian Parthenon, built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, and it includes a re-creation of the 42-foot statue of Athena.
William Somerset Maugham's novel "The Razor's Edge" has been a bestselling novel of the 20th century almost since its publication, despite being panned by critics.
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, shortly after the island had been sold to France by the Italian state of Genoa.
Assam tea is known for its unique growing conditions, which include a hot, humid rainy season and a cool, arid winter, making it one of the most prolific tea producing areas on earth.
Man of La Mancha is based on Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and is set in 16th-century Spain during the Inquisition.

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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