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Back to EpisodesThomas Edison was afraid of the dark (+ 8 more facts)
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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Daily Facts (27 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
- In 1958, the United States Coast Guard off western Greenland measured the tallest known iceberg at five hundred and fifty feet
- A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
- In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water
- Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark
- Astronauts get taller when they are in space
- The name Santa Claus came from Saint Nicholas who was a bishop in the town of Myra, and was known to be very nice to children
- There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
- American President Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) used to like Vaseline being rubbed on his head while he ate breakfast in bed
- An average person laughs about 15 times a day
Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.
Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
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