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The word Karate means, empty hand. (+ 9 more facts)

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Daily Facts (19 Mar 2024)

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Today's facts:

  • There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
  • As part of the original design, the names of 72 French scientists and other famous people is imprinted on the sides of the Eiffel tower
  • In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America.
  • Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean
  • JELL-O was declared The "Official State Snack" of Utah in January 2001
  • In Japan, tipping at restaurants is not a norm. However, some restaurants might add a 5 - 10 % service charge to the bill
  • When a porcupine is born, its quills are soft and mostly white, but harden within hours
  • A baseball will go farther in hot temperature than in cold temperature
  • Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States
  • The word Karate means, "empty hand."

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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