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Daily Facts (29 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
- The majority of burglaries occur during the daytime when people are not home
- The story of Mulan had been told in China for almost 1,500 years before Disney decided to make it into an animated movie
- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten
- Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours
- In Canada, the $1 and $2 come in the form of coins. The $1 is nicknamed a "loonie" because it contains a loon on it and the $2 is nicknamed the "twonie" because it is the equivalent of two "loonies."
- The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930
- English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy
- Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars
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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