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Daily Facts (26 Nov 2025)

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Today's facts:

The margarita is one of the most popular cocktails in Florida.
Ghana is the only African team to reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup, carrying the hopes of the continent after the elimination of all other African representatives.
The first performance of Lohengrin in Italy marked the first performance of any Wagner opera in the country.
DFID nutrition interventions have reached over 1.9 million children under 5 in Zambia.
AstraZeneca is cutting 2,150 jobs in George Osborne's constituency, including the closure of its Alderley Park research center, just five months after receiving a £5m government grant to develop the facility.
Matthew Paris was an English Benedictine monk and chronicler known for his extensive writings, which are one of the most important sources of knowledge about events in Europe from 1235 to 1259.
Catherine Howard was likely born in Lambeth, London, circa 1521-1523, but her exact date of birth is unknown because people of her social class were not considered important enough to have their births recorded.
Before the Classical concept of the nine Muses, there were only three original Muses named Melete (Practice), Mneme (Memory), and Aeode (Song).
The story of the Harmonious Blacksmith being inspired by a blacksmith in Edgware is a fabrication first proposed by Richard Clark in 1836, without any supporting evidence.
Corfu Airport, technically named Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, is located about 3km from Corfu Town and serves as a direct alternative for international flights, bypassing Athens.

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November 26, 2025

Today's facts: Margarita-popularity; Trailblazers; Wagner's Debut; Impactful Reach; Job Cuts; Chronicler's Legacy; Unrecorded Birth; Proto-Muses; Myth creation; Alternative Hub

Listen Later

7 minutes

Daily Facts (26 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:

The margarita is one of the most popular cocktails in Florida.
Ghana is the only African team to reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup, carrying the hopes of the continent after the elimination of all other African representatives.
The first performance of Lohengrin in Italy marked the first performance of any Wagner opera in the country.
DFID nutrition interventions have reached over 1.9 million children under 5 in Zambia.
AstraZeneca is cutting 2,150 jobs in George Osborne's constituency, including the closure of its Alderley Park research center, just five months after receiving a £5m government grant to develop the facility.
Matthew Paris was an English Benedictine monk and chronicler known for his extensive writings, which are one of the most important sources of knowledge about events in Europe from 1235 to 1259.
Catherine Howard was likely born in Lambeth, London, circa 1521-1523, but her exact date of birth is unknown because people of her social class were not considered important enough to have their births recorded.
Before the Classical concept of the nine Muses, there were only three original Muses named Melete (Practice), Mneme (Memory), and Aeode (Song).
The story of the Harmonious Blacksmith being inspired by a blacksmith in Edgware is a fabrication first proposed by Richard Clark in 1836, without any supporting evidence.
Corfu Airport, technically named Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, is located about 3km from Corfu Town and serves as a direct alternative for international flights, bypassing Athens.

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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