Daily Facts (19 Apr 2023)

Today's facts:

The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler, an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890
To manufacture a new car approximately 148,000 liters of water is needed.
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest bar per capita than anywhere else in the world
The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. It was first erected as "Hollywoodland."
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet
Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke
There are 158 verses in the Greek National Anthem
The most common pear world-wide is the Bartlett. It is bell-shaped, sweet and soft with a light green colour

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Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT.

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