Another word to refer to old age is senectitude (+ 9 more facts)

02/10/25 • 7 min

Daily Facts (10 Feb 2025)

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Lightning strikes the Empire States Building about seven times a year
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class
In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year
Another word to refer to old age is senectitude
A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love
The strongest gust of wind was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory on April 12th, 1934, and measured 231 miles per hour.
The Super Bowl is broadcast to over 182 countries in the world
Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same

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Lightning strikes the Empire States Building about seven times a year
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class
In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year
Another word to refer to old age is senectitude
A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love
The strongest gust of wind was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory on April 12th, 1934, and measured 231 miles per hour.
The Super Bowl is broadcast to over 182 countries in the world
Steve Fletcher holds the record for the largest gum wrapper collection. His collection has 5300 gum wrappers from all across the world
There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same

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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The coliseum in Rome was used regularly for about 400 years
After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia, many people reported that, because of the dust, the sunset appeared green and the moon blue. The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years.
A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs
A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder
Mice will nurse babies that are not their own
Actor Charlie Chaplin made 81 movies over a career that spanned 50 years
From 1967-1976, the town of Tororo located in Uganda had thunder 251 out of the 365 days in a year for those years.
Before its name was changed, the African Penguin used be called the Jackass Penguin because of its donkey-like braying call
If a cockroach breaks a leg it can grow another one
In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack

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The country with the highest consumption of candy at 29.5 pounds annually per person is Denmark
Men are more likely to be colorblind than women. About one of out of 12 men are colorblind
Thailand used to be called Siam
One million cloud droplets are needed to make enough water to produce one raindrop.
The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined
In the game of Monopoly, the most landed on properties are B&O Railroad, Illinois Avenue, and "Go."
According to legend, tea originated in China when tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water
Just like fingerprints, every cats nose pad is different
A rainbow can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon
Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpaste

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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