Daily Facts (29 Nov 2025)

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Today's facts:

• Sania Mirza is the highest ranked female player ever from India, achieving a career-high ranking of 27 in singles and 5 in doubles.
• The clove hitch is only effective when there is tension on both sides of the knot.
• Uraninite is a type of uranium ore from which uranium, a heavy toxic radioactive element with atomic number 92, can be extracted.
• The successful atomic detonation at Alamogordo under the code name Operation Trinity occurred on the same day that the leaders met at the Potsdam Conference.
• Robert Powell won Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival in 1982 for his role in the film Imperativ.
• In 2007, electric power generation accounted for 69 percent of total sulfur dioxide emissions and 20 percent of nitrogen oxides in the U.S., highlighting the significant impact of energy production on acid rain.
• The B-52's were formed in 1976 after an impromptu jam session inspired by a tropical drink shared at a Chinese restaurant.
• The "black drop" effect occurs during a transit when the disc of a planet appears to stick to the solar limb for a few seconds, creating a deformation that resembles a black drop.
• Mouse Morris achieved his first Grand National victory with Rule The World, just 12 days after winning the Irish equivalent with Rogue Angel, in a remarkable comeback following the tragic death of his son Christopher.
• The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920, after which the Yankees went on to appear in 39 World Series and win 26 of them, leading to the belief in "The Curse of the Bambino."

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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