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Back to EpisodesToday's facts: Transport Budget; Sandwich-boom; Milestone Budget; Early Yawning; Devastating Pandemic; Ohaguro Tradition; Unique Honor; Diet-derived; Heart-healthy; Misnomer Beetles
Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Daily Facts (07 Aug 2025)
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Today's facts:
- On average Americans spend 18% of their income on transportation
- In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year
- The first movie to ever cost $100 million to make is Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991
- The early occurrence of a fetus yawning is at eleven weeks after conception
- The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people
- In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth
- The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
- Wild Flamingos are pink because they consume vast quantities of algae and brine shrimp
- Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications
- Lady Bugs really are not bugs. They are actually beetles and their correct name is The Ladybird Beetle
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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