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Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark (+ 8 more facts)

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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.

This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios

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