Daily Facts (17 Nov 2023)

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Today's facts:

• Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
• The driest place on earth is Calama, in the Atacama Desert in Chile
• The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old
• In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England. The cost of chocolate was about 13 shillings per pound and was a drink that only the elite enjoyed
• Snake is a delicacy in China
• The music group Simply Red got its name from band member Mick Hucknall, who has red hair
• Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts
• The first ice hotel was built in Swedish Lapland
• Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His real name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1898
• In 1980, Saddam Hussein received a key to the city of Detroit

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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