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The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre (+ 6 more facts)

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Daily Facts (16 Feb 2024)

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Today's facts:

  • The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds
  • The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers
  • A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size
  • The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre
  • In 1999, All Nippon Airlines, had one of its jets fully decorated with Pokemon characters from nose to tail on its exterior
  • The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin
  • In the movie "Gandhi" 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene. Of the 300,000, approximately 100,000 received a small fee, and the other 200,000 did it for free

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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