Daily Facts (07 Sep 2025)

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Today's facts:

• 215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton
• The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith. It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983 and lasted for 978 days
• There is a law in the state of Idaho that does not permit one citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that is heavier than 50 pounds
• A myrmecologist studies ants
• An alligator has about 80 teeth in its mouth at one time. An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime
• The word "dexterity", to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word "deter" is "sinister", to do with evil, it is related to the left hand
• The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
• Lemon juice can aid in reducing the swelling caused by insect bites
• Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life
• Singer Billy Joel tried to commit suicide when he was 21 by drinking furniture polish

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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