Daily Facts (17 May 2024)

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Today's facts:

• There are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams could be bounced off of them from Earth. These beams help give us the distance to the moon give or take a few metres.
• Wendel Clark holds the record for the longest span between NHL All-Star appearances, with 13 years (1986-1999)
• It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
• In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England
• The production of toilet paper in China began in 1391, which was used for the Emperors
• According to research, Los Angeles highways are so congested that the average commuter sits in traffic for 82 hours a year
• The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers
• In 1903, there were originally only eight Crayola crayons in a box and they sold for five cents

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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