Daily Facts (10 Dec 2024)
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Today's facts:
The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Sioux
When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice. They named the country "Little Venice", which translated into Spanish is Venezuela
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service
The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler, an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890
An armadillo can walk under water
99% of pumpkins that are sold are sold for decoration
Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer
Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry
The biggest hamburger that was served was 8,266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin
The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp that was banana shaped
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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