Daily Facts (24 May 2023)

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Today's facts:

The first United States president to visit China was Richard Nixon
The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried
In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada
A can of Pepsi has 41 grams of sugar. This amount to about seven teaspoons of sugar
At one time, Pumpkins were recommended for the removal of freckles and curing snake bites
There are more Subway restaurants in Canada than there are McDonald restaurants
Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa
India has a Bill of Rights for cows
A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938.
The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through how much light could pass through the letter. The postage rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and this process was called candling

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

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