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The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis (+ 7 more facts)

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Daily Facts (17 Dec 2023)

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Today's facts:

  • On average, an American home has 3-10 gallons of hazardous materials
  • Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years
  • The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour
  • The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis
  • The reason the Animal Crackers box is designed with a string handle is because when the popular circus theme was introduced in 1902 they thought it would also be a good idea to package them with a string as a Christmas novelty so they could be hung from Christmas trees
  • Fat is important for the development of children and normal growth
  • The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
  • Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races

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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