Daily Facts (07 Feb 2024)

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Today's facts:

• The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
• The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people
• Iguanas can stay under water for up to thirty minutes
• Spartacus led the revolt of the Roman slaves and gladiators in 73 B.C
• The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is
• Oral-B were the first toothbrushes to go to the moon when they were aboard the Apollo 11 mission
• The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing
• Orville Wright, a pilot, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, a Frenchman, was killed.
• There are approximately 60 muscles in the face
• A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour

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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