Daily Facts

Today's facts: Sulphuric Source; Land-size; Monumental Effort; Explosive danger; Defiance; Tragedy Spot; Alphabetical Advantage; Prolific Author; Himalayas' Supremacy; Ring currency


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Daily Facts (25 Nov 2025)

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Today's facts:
  • Sulphur is the primary source for producing sulphuric acid, which is the world's most used chemical.
  • An acre is approximately 4046.9 square meters, which is about 3/4 of a football field.
  • The Taj Mahal took more than 15 years to complete and is believed to have employed 20,000 laborers.
  • Mount St. Helens is classified as a composite volcano, which tends to erupt explosively and poses considerable danger to nearby life and property.
  • Salvador Dalí was expelled from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando for declaring the examining Tribunal incompetent.
  • In 2002, 78 bodies were discovered in Aokigahara Forest, which is renowned as a popular suicide spot at the base of Mount Fuji.
  • Don Adams changed his name from Yarmy because he got tired of being last during alphabetical auditions.
  • Dulcie Gray wrote around two dozen murder mysteries, including seventeen detective stories featuring her own character, "Inspector Cardiff."
  • The Himalayas are the youngest and highest mountain range in the world, with over 30 peaks exceeding 7,315 meters (24,000 feet).
  • The ancient Britons used metal rings as money instead of coins.

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

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