George Washington had teeth made out of hippopotamus ivory (+ 5 more facts)

01/08/24 • 5 min

Daily Facts (08 Jan 2024)

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On September 3, 1970, a hailstone was found in Coffeyville, Kansas that was eight inches in diameter and weighed 1.67 pounds.
The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day
Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year
George Washington had teeth made out of hippopotamus ivory
Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836
Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living

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On September 3, 1970, a hailstone was found in Coffeyville, Kansas that was eight inches in diameter and weighed 1.67 pounds.
The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day
Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year
George Washington had teeth made out of hippopotamus ivory
Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836
Dexter is the smallest type of cow. This cow was bred to be a small size for household living

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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Urine from men?s public urinals was sold as a commodity in Ancient Rome. It was used as a dye and for making clothes hard
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.)
China has more English speakers than the United States
The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a 6 foot-tall human jumping the length of 7 football fields
Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva
There are at least six universal facial expressions. They are: happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, anger and surprise
Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits

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Cows drink anywhere from 25-50 gallons of water each day
Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours
Peanut butter is an effective way to to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes
A chicken once had its head cut off and survived for over eighteen months, headless
The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver"
The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs
The football team Green Bay Packers comes from a meat packing company called Acme Packing
The lifespan of a rhinoceros is generally 50 years
An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16 hour period

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

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