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Daily Facts (08 Dec 2025)

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Patricia Hodge began her acting career playing a 75-year-old grandmother and a 30-year-old prostitute in regional theater before gaining prominence in British television and film.
The mandolin usually has four courses of doubled strings, with the strings in each course tuned in unison.
The letter 'thorn' ('þ'), imported from the runic alphabet, was used in Old English to represent the 'th' sound until the fifteenth century.
The children's TV show Rainbow ran on ITV from 1972 until 1992.
Booking.com offers "Secret Deals" on hotels near Toronto Pearson International Airport that last for a limited time.
The Philae lander successfully touched down on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, marking the first time a spacecraft landed on a comet.
The central newt can go through three different adult phases: aquatic adult, terrestrial adult, and terrestrial eft.
Evenweave fabric for counted thread embroidery is more expensive because it is woven with the same number of warp and weft threads per inch, ensuring that designs will be "square" when stitched.
Paddington Bear will have his first taste of Marmite in a new TV ad after 50 years of favoring marmalade.
Oktoberfest originated on October 12, 1810, to celebrate the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

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December 08, 2025

Today's facts: Versatile Actress; Doubled Strings; Thorn-letter; Rainbow's Run; Limited Offers; Comet-landing; Phase-shifting; Evenweave-premium; Marmiteventure; Royal celebration

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7 minutes

Daily Facts (08 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:

Patricia Hodge began her acting career playing a 75-year-old grandmother and a 30-year-old prostitute in regional theater before gaining prominence in British television and film.
The mandolin usually has four courses of doubled strings, with the strings in each course tuned in unison.
The letter 'thorn' ('þ'), imported from the runic alphabet, was used in Old English to represent the 'th' sound until the fifteenth century.
The children's TV show Rainbow ran on ITV from 1972 until 1992.
Booking.com offers "Secret Deals" on hotels near Toronto Pearson International Airport that last for a limited time.
The Philae lander successfully touched down on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, marking the first time a spacecraft landed on a comet.
The central newt can go through three different adult phases: aquatic adult, terrestrial adult, and terrestrial eft.
Evenweave fabric for counted thread embroidery is more expensive because it is woven with the same number of warp and weft threads per inch, ensuring that designs will be "square" when stitched.
Paddington Bear will have his first taste of Marmite in a new TV ad after 50 years of favoring marmalade.
Oktoberfest originated on October 12, 1810, to celebrate the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

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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