Daily Facts (22 Aug 2024)

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Today's facts:

• Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating
• Honolulu, Hawaii boasts the only royal palace in the United States of America
• Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state
• Early sewing machines were destroyed by mobs or workers who felt their jobs were threatened by automation
• In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl
• The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893
• Anti-American demonstrators protesting in Bangladesh after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks carried posters of Osama bin Laden sitting alongside Bert, a beloved Sesame Street Muppet character
• At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.

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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