Daily Facts (14 Apr 2023)

Today's facts:

In 1890, there was no sunshine for the whole month of December in Westminster in London.
A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone. It has a series of metal bars and is played with two hammers
Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935
The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish
In his youth, United States president George W. Bush used to play for the Midland (Texas) Central Little League. He played the position of the catcher
According to legend, tea originated in China when tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water
To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed
Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state
Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean
The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT.

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