Daily Facts (18 Apr 2026)

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Today's facts:

• "The Odd Couple," written by Neil Simon, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.
• Young orangutans are captured during logging operations or forest clearance to serve as pets.
• The IAEA and UNMOVIC inspectors reported on March 7, 2003, that they had found no evidence or plausible indication of Iraq reviving its nuclear weapons program.
• Thor, the Norse god of thunder, was so popular that he surpassed his father Odin in worship, as he did not require human sacrifices.
• Prairie dogs have a vocabulary of about 11 distinct calls and perform a behavior known as "kissing" to recognize family members within their territory.
• China has overtaken the U.S. as the world's largest economy based on purchasing power parity (PPP), accounting for just over 16.5% of the global GDP, according to 2014 data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• Liquid helium remains a liquid at atmospheric pressure even at absolute zero and can only be solidified under higher pressure.
• John Nott served as defence secretary during the Falklands War.
• The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed approximately 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, and significant landmarks like St. Paul’s Cathedral, yet the verified death toll was only six people.
• The Krubera-Voronja Cave in Georgia is currently the deepest cave in the world, reaching at least 7,188 feet deep and being the only known cavern that extends more than 2 kilometers.

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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