On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day (+ 9 more facts)

09/30/23 • 7 min

Daily Facts (30 Sep 2023)

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In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs
Before soccer referees started using whistles in 1878, they used to rely on waving a handkerchief
In the 18th century, potatoes were given out as a dessert. They were served in a napkin, salted and hot
Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th century. During that time it was provided in the form of a drink and since drinking wine during lent was a sin, so was drinking chocolate
In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard."
The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, "Mary had a little lamb."
An average driver spends approximately 2 hours and 14 minutes kissing in their car in a lifetime
On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day
The name of the popular sports drink Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was developed

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In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs
Before soccer referees started using whistles in 1878, they used to rely on waving a handkerchief
In the 18th century, potatoes were given out as a dessert. They were served in a napkin, salted and hot
Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th century. During that time it was provided in the form of a drink and since drinking wine during lent was a sin, so was drinking chocolate
In 1923, the first neon sign was introduced in the U.S. Two neon signs were sold to a Packard car dealership for $24,000 which read, "Packard."
The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, "Mary had a little lamb."
An average driver spends approximately 2 hours and 14 minutes kissing in their car in a lifetime
On average, Guinness sells 7 million glasses of beer a day
The name of the popular sports drink Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was developed

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 earliest known example of an organized market for equities dates from Rome, second century B.C
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years
Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale
The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States
The green ring that is formed around the yolk of eggs that have been cooked too long is formed by the chemical reaction from the iron in the yolk and the sulphur in the white part of the egg
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer was the first choice to play Clarice Starling in the movie "Silence of the Lambs." She turned down the role because she found it too scary
The largest LEGO castle that was ever built was built with 400,000 LEGO bricks and was 4.45 m x 5.22 m
A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute

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Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine
On September 7, 1997, the first flight of the F-22a occurred.
Every person has a unique tongue print
In London, during rush hour traffic moves on average at 13 kilometres an hour
Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body
Actor Richard Gere was considered to play the role of John McClane in the movie Die Hard. Bruce Willis played the part instead
66% of wedding cards are hand delivered by people
A dentist from Buffalo New York named Alfred P. Southwick invented the electric chair.
There are over three trillion craters on the moon, with some being having a diameter over three feet

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

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