A group of crows is called a murder (+ 9 more facts)
Jun 18, 2024•7 min
Episode description
Daily Facts (18 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
A group of crows is called a murder
Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years
Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, their bodies dyed blue from head to toe
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
The first television show to show any portion of a toilet was on "Leave it to Beaver." After fighting for ten weeks to show the toilet, CBS would only allow the producers to show the toilet tank, and not the whole toilet
The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck
In July 1874, a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts flew over Nebraska covering an area estimated at 198,600 square miles. It is estimated that the swarm contained about 12.5 trillion insects. These insects became extinct thirty years later
Buffalo wings, got their name because the spicy chicken wings originated in Buffalo, New York
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years
Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.
Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
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