Thailand used to be called Siam (+ 9 more facts)

02/11/25 • 7 min

Daily Facts (11 Feb 2025)

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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

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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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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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From all the oxygen that a human breathes, twenty percent goes to the brain
Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920
The name of the character that is behind bars in the Monopoly board game is Jake the Jailbird
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles
Mexican jumping beans jump because of moth larvae inside the bean
In 1871, horse cars were introduced. It was simply a car that was pulled over a track by a horse.
The largest ketchup bottle in the world is a 170 feet tall and is located in Collinsville, Illinois, USA. It was built in 1949 by the W.E. Caldwell Company as a water tower
The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed
Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state

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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