Daily Facts (31 Aug 2025)

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Today's facts:

• In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen boughs
• Flu shots only work about 70% of the time
• The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
• The speed of sound must be exceeded to produce a sonic boom.
• Sir John Harington, the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, was the inventor of the toilet
• There was a book written fourteen years before the sinking of the Titanic happened titled "Futility" by Morgan Robertson. This book was remarkably similar to the tragedy that happened to the Titanic in 1912
• The average human head weighs about eight pounds
• Uranus? winter and summer seasons last the equivalent of 21 Earth years
• The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread
• Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations

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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