Daily Facts (12 Apr 2024)

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Today's facts:

• A sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon
• Before the fur trade had started in Canada, it was estimated that there were over 6 million beavers
• In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard."
• Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight
• The odds of having quadruplets are 1 in 729,000
• The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
• All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873
• 850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter
• One billion seconds is about 32 years
• Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph

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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