Daily Facts (25 Feb 2024)

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Today's facts:

• Beluga whales which are also called "white whales" are not born white. They are born grey in color, and by the age of six become completely white
• Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar
• In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called "Spirit of Australia." Warby built the boat himself in his back yard
• Astronomers once believed a planet named Vulcan existed between Mercury and the Sun
• During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips
• Over half the textile fibers that are used in the world are cotton
• The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton
• The citrus soda "7 UP" was created in 1929. The original name of the popular drink was "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda", but it got changed to "7 UP."
• The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle
• The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana

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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