Daily Facts (16 Dec 2023)

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Today's facts:

• In February 1878, the first telephone book was published in New Haven, Connecticut. The book was one page long and had fifty names in it.
• The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."
• Kellogg?s started selling their most famous product, Corn Flakes, in 1906
• The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
• Every three seconds, a new baby is born
• Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density
• Minimum wage was 0.25 per hour when it was first enacted in 1938
• Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations
• 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
• A drink used to be made by the Aztecs for the gods which had the ingredients of ground cocoa mixed in with spices and corn

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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