Daily Facts (06 Oct 2023)

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Today's facts:

• A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
• Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
• On average, an ear of a corn has 16 rows and approximately 800 kernels
• The story of Mulan had been told in China for almost 1,500 years before Disney decided to make it into an animated movie
• The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel.
• The board game Scrabble was originally called "Criss Cross Words" by inventor Alfred Butts
• The Food and Drug Administration says the most common injury from cosmetics comes from scratching the eye with a mascara wand
• Squids move through the ocean using a jet of water forced out of the body by a siphon
• American President John Tyler had 15 children
• During World War II, condoms were used to cover rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers swam to shore

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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