Daily Facts (22 Jun 2024)

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Today's facts:

• The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant
• By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt bulb for four hours
• The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later
• The original meaning of the word grocer was referring to a person who traded food in wholesale. These people would usually sell in large quantities, or by the "gross."
• The loudest insect in the world is the male cicadas, which are like crickets. When they rub their abdomens, the sound made can be heard from 1300 feet
• NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
• Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better
• Over 100 million birds die annually by crashing into glass windows in the United States

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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