August 07, 2025

Today's facts: Transport Budget; Sandwich-boom; Milestone Budget; Early Yawning; Devastating Pandemic; Ohaguro Tradition; Unique Honor; Diet-derived; Heart-healthy; Misnomer Beetles

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Daily Facts (07 Aug 2025)

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Today's facts:

On average Americans spend 18% of their income on transportation
In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year
The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991
The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception
The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people
In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
Wild Flamingos are pink because they consume vast quantities of algae and brine shrimp
Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications
Lady Bugs really are not bugs. They are actually beetles and their correct name is The Ladybird Beetle

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

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Daily Facts

By Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

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August 07, 2025

Today's facts: Transport Budget; Sandwich-boom; Milestone Budget; Early Yawning; Devastating Pandemic; Ohaguro Tradition; Unique Honor; Diet-derived; Heart-healthy; Misnomer Beetles

Listen Later

7 minutes

Daily Facts (07 Aug 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:

On average Americans spend 18% of their income on transportation
In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year
The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991
The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception
The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people
In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
Wild Flamingos are pink because they consume vast quantities of algae and brine shrimp
Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications
Lady Bugs really are not bugs. They are actually beetles and their correct name is The Ladybird Beetle

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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