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Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.
Want to get smarter in less than 10 minutes? Then check the Daily Facts podcast that brings you interesting and surprising facts from around the world every day! Did you know that the longest recorded flight of a chicken lasted for 13 seconds? Or that there's a species of jellyfish that can essentially live forever? With the Daily Facts podcast, you'll learn something new and fascinating with every episode. Tune in daily and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform. Hosted by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.
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Episodes

Another word to refer to old age is senectitude (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (10 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Lightning strikes the Empire States Building about seven times a year American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class In the U.S., over 35 million people have used some sort of illegal drug in the last year Another word to refer to old age is senectitude A one ounce milk ...

Feb 10, 20258 min

Mice will nurse babies that are not their own (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (09 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The coliseum in Rome was used regularly for about 400 years After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia, many people reported that, because of the dust, the sunset appeared green and the moon blue. The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years. A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a ...

Feb 09, 20258 min

The Mexican Hat Dance is the official dance of Mexico (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (08 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The word "limelight" that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste The San Francisc...

Feb 08, 20258 min

Male rabbits are called bucks, females are does. (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (07 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications Jim Bristoe, an American, invented a 30-foot-long, 2-ton pumpkin cannon that can fire pumpkins up to five miles. Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight can increase the risk of glaucoma in men A ripe cranberry wi...

Feb 07, 20257 min

All penguins live south of the equator (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (06 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days American women, on average, spend 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth Orcas (killer wh...

Feb 06, 20258 min

The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (05 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series Egyptian pyramid builders used to eat a lot of garlic because they thought it would increase their strength The TV show Doctor Who, when it was popular, had an audience of 110 million people The monogram "RR" for Rolls-Royce has never been altered, exce...

Feb 05, 20257 min

You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (04 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere Pepper was sold as individual grains during the Elizabethan times. The guards at the London docks had to sew up their pockets so they would not s...

Feb 04, 20257 min

Bubble gum contains rubber (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (03 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Bubble gum contains rubber Rice is thrown at weddings as a symbol of fertility An artificial Christmas tree last up to six years in a home No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple The average person can live about a month without eating any food, but can only live about a week without water...

Feb 03, 20257 min

A chicken is 75% water (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (02 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history The #1 peanut producing state is Georgia The Dead Sea has been sinking for last several years Earthworms have 5 hearts In the original movie "101 Dalmatians," there are exactly 6,469,952 spots on all 101 Dalmatians as they are shown in 113,...

Feb 02, 20257 min

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (01 Feb 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: In 1876, Maria Spelterina was the first woman to ever cross Niagara Falls on a high wire The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897. Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreig...

Feb 01, 20258 min

Astronauts get taller when they are in space (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (31 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse In 1969, the American side of Niagara Falls was stopped completely for several months In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money There are some hospitals in Sh...

Jan 31, 20256 min

Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world (+ 4 more facts)

Daily Facts (30 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Lack of sleep can affect your immune system and reduce your ability to fight infections The city of Chicago has the only post office in the world where you can drive your car through Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world 4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water ...

Jan 30, 20255 min

In one trip, a honey bee visits about 75 flowers (+ 5 more facts)

Daily Facts (29 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world When Black Jack Ketchum was hung back in 1901 in Clayton New Mexico, the noose actually ended up taking his head off. The head had to be sewn back on so Black Jack could be buried properly In one trip, a honey bee visits about 75 flowers The state that has the most diners ...

Jan 29, 20255 min

The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796 (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (28 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: In 1916, Charlie Chaplin was making $10,000 a week, making him the highest paid actor of his time The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates Bananas trees are not really trees. They are considered to be giant herb plants The state t...

Jan 28, 20256 min

Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1900-1920 (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (27 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested during his term as President for running over an old lady with his horse, but the charges were later dropped In twi...

Jan 27, 20258 min

The food that is digested in your stomach is called chyme. (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (26 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Approximately one out of four injuries by athletes involve the wrist and hand Some of the other names that were thought of for the dwarfs in the Disney movie "Snow White" were Awful, Dirty, Shifty, Hotsy, and Jumpy The food that is digested in your stomach is called "chyme." The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated i...

Jan 26, 20258 min

Dolphins sleep with one eye open (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (25 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide On August 21st, 1911, someone stole the Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world, from the Louvre Museum. It was recovered two years later Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952,...

Jan 25, 20257 min

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic (+ 6 more facts)

Daily Facts (24 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic The reason the soft drink Dr Pepper is called that is because the inventor Wade Morrison named it after Dr. Charles Pepper who had given him his first job The unique characteristics of Barbie dolls in Japan are that they have their lips closed with no teeth showing T...

Jan 24, 20256 min

Some snails live on branches in trees (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (23 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918 Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the ha...

Jan 23, 20257 min

Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (22 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: On average, an American relocates 11 times in their life Humans breathe in and out approximately one litre of air in ten seconds Cows do not have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a thick pad on the top jaw Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size The stomach of an adult can hold 1.5 liters of material A mole ca...

Jan 22, 20257 min

Most American car horns honk in the key of F (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (21 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Pretzel that have no salt on them are called "baldies." Most American car horns honk in the key of F It takes the Hubble telescope about 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivilent amount of energy as 30 household lightbulbs to complete an orbit. The ostrich has two toes on each ...

Jan 21, 20256 min

Most snakes have six rows of teeth (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (20 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: There are some bananas that are red instead of yellow There are five years in a quinquennium There are over 2,000 different types of cheese in the world Most snakes have six rows of teeth In 1890, Scott Paper produced the first toilet paper to be available on a roll Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every De...

Jan 20, 20257 min

A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (19 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable Over 600,000 people died as a result of the Spanish influenza epidemic Blue Jays can imitate the calls of hawks Over 100 million birds die annually by crashing into glass windows i...

Jan 19, 20257 min

The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (18 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously There is a muppet named Kami that appears on the South African version of the T.V. show "Sesame Street" that is HIV-positive The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards Keeping your car tuned up is...

Jan 18, 20258 min

In 1963, Mister Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (17 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Flamingos are able to fly at a speed of approximately 55 kilometers an hour. In one night they can travel about 600 km On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus Brain damage will only occur if a fever goes abov...

Jan 17, 20258 min

215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (16 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: All of the Peking ducks in the United States are descendents from three ducks and one drake imported to Long Island, New York in 1873 In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die The word "umbrella" is derived from the Latin root word "umbra", which means shade or shadow If you were...

Jan 16, 20257 min

A regulation baseball has exactly 108 stitches (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (15 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas The country with the highest consumption of chocolate per capita is Switzerland, with 22 pounds per person, per year The reason why some people get a cowlick is because the growth of their hair is in a spiral pattern, which causes the hair to either stand straight u...

Jan 15, 20257 min

On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (14 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: On average, a hen lays 300 eggs per year An average women has 17 square feet of skin. When a women is in her ninth month of pregnancy she has 18.5 square feet of skin A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood. Annually 7 million tons of textiles and cl...

Jan 14, 20258 min

Eating dandelions can make you urinate more (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (13 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Eating dandelions can make you urinate more Singer Chaka Khan came out with a line of chocolates called "Chakalates." The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may ...

Jan 13, 20257 min

The word Thailand means land of the free. (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (12 Jan 2025) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: Pineapples were first introduced into Europe by Christopher Columbus In the United States birds and planes collided more than 22,000 times between the years of 1990 and 1998 The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds 97% of all paper money in the US contains trac...

Jan 12, 20257 min
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