Daily Facts (09 Apr 2023)

Today's facts:

The "Star Spangled Banner" did not become a national anthem until 1931. It was designated by an Act of Congress
Ellen Macarthur, yachtswoman, had a total of 891 naps in 94 days that were each 36 minutes long while on her Vendee Round the Globe yacht race
People of Salt Lake City eat the most lime-flavoured gelatin Jell-O in the United States
There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world
One female mouse can produce up to 100 babies a year
A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery
The idea of Christmas cards was invented by Englishman Henry Cole in 1843
In 1924, Kleenex tissues were originally designed as a cold cream remover
The largest cereal company in the world is Quaker Oats, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT.

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