The Bible has been translated into Klingon. (+ 6 more facts)

09/26/24 • 5 min

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Daily Facts (26 Sep 2024)

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When the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, received an alarming number of threatening letters, soon after her husband became President at the height of the Depression, the Secret Service insisted that she carry a pistol in her purse
The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war
Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse Garon, who died at birth
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
The TV show "Saturday Night Live" made its debut on October 11, 1975
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
Annually 7 million tons of textiles and clothing is thrown out. Out of this, only 12% is used again or recycled

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When the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, received an alarming number of threatening letters, soon after her husband became President at the height of the Depression, the Secret Service insisted that she carry a pistol in her purse
The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war
Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse Garon, who died at birth
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
The TV show "Saturday Night Live" made its debut on October 11, 1975
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
Annually 7 million tons of textiles and clothing is thrown out. Out of this, only 12% is used again or recycled

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 name Aspirin was invented from "A" in acetyl chloride. The "spir" comes from spiraea ulmaria which is the plant that they got the salicylic acid from, and the "in" was used because back then it was popular to end the name of medicines with "in."
The Hundred Years War lasted for 116 years
In the movie "The Matrix Reloaded" a 17 minute battle scene cost over $40 million to produce
The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds
On average, a car driver will swear or blashpheme 32,025 times in their lifetime while driving
Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935
Termites work 24 hours per day -- they do not sleep
On average, 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the adult scalp
Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars
The first formal rules for playing the sport of baseball required the winning team to score 21 runs

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The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl
In order to scare away predators, Giant petrels, a type of seabird, throw up all over the intruder
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack
The hump of a camel can weigh up to 35 kilograms
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar nominations with sixty-four
The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane
One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
The White House has 35 bathrooms, 3 elevators, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in it
Frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh food

Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.

Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

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