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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

Some toothpastes contain antifreeze (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (12 May 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 Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in In the Victoria era, red tulips were a declaration of love Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years Male rabbits are ...

May 12, 20257 min

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

Daily Facts (11 May 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: Most cows give more milk when they listen to music Lake Malawi has the largest number of fish species in the world Kit Kat chocolate bar was introduced to the market in 1935 The smallest will ever written was 3.8 cm in diameter. It had 40 words written on it and was signed by two witnesses The name Santa Claus came from Sai...

May 11, 20257 min

Tarantulas can live up to 30 years (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (10 May 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: Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals The most popular pickle is the Dill pickle All of Chrysler's PT Cruisers are built in Mexico. The platypus uses its bill to find animals that it feeds on. Its bill can sense the tiny electric fi...

May 10, 20256 min

Armadillos can be housebroken (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (09 May 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: Great White sharks have about 3,000 teeth The male platypus has poisonous spurs on its legs In 1978, the World Water Speed record was made by Ken Warby from Australia. His average speed was 317.6 mph, and his jet-powered hydroplane was 27 feet long called "Spirit of Australia." Warby built the boat himself in his back yard ...

May 09, 20257 min

A chicken is 75% water (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (08 May 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 Thailand means "land of the free." The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897. The first American astronaut in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr In Australia, a dust-devil is called a "willy-willy A chicken is 75% water A group of whales is called a pod or gam In a lifetime, on average...

May 08, 20257 min

Bubble gum contains rubber (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (07 May 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 Studies indicate that surgeons who listen to music while they operate improve in their performance The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Chomolungma Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air Snails eat with a rasping mouth called a "radula," which has thousands of teeth Mummy powder was once ...

May 07, 20256 min

The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (06 May 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: JELL-O was declared The "Official State Snack" of Utah in January 2001 In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full revolutions Approximately 10.5 gallons of water is used in a dishwasher. Washing the dishes by hand can use up to 20 gallons of water Other than Londo...

May 06, 20257 min

Some Chinese chopsticks contain gold as on of their materials (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (05 May 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 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61. Most snails are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both female and male reproductive organs If a raisin is dropped into a glass of champagne it will bounce up and down in the glass Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mor...

May 05, 20257 min

In the U.S. peanuts account for 66% of all snack nuts (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (03 May 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: Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer Baseball was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles Approximately 125 people die in the United States from an anaphylaxis to foods each year Soaking beans for twelve hours in water ...

May 03, 20257 min

Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (02 May 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 sap of a banana plant leaves serious stains on hands and clothes that is extremely hard to remove For the blockbuster movie "The Terminator," O.J. Simpson was considered to play the role of the Terminator, but producers did not choose him as they thought he would not be taken seriously Depending on the size, it can take...

May 02, 20256 min

An octopus has three hearts (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (01 May 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 cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year On a ship a toilet is called a head Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records At the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney was head of the committee that orga...

May 01, 20257 min

There are over 600 different pasta shapes (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (30 Apr 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 over 600 different pasta shapes Scientists have discovered a way to make biodegradable plastic from plants by using genetic engineering. In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer ...

Apr 30, 20257 min

An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain. (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (29 Apr 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: An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain. Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are replaced every year Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known Acorns ...

Apr 29, 20257 min

Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job (+ 6 more facts)

Daily Facts (28 Apr 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 giant squid is the largest animal without a backbone The revolving door was invented in 1888, by Theophilus Van Kannel. Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes The fastest shark is the "Shortfin Mako," which can swim as fast as sixty miles per ...

Apr 28, 20256 min

A group of tigers is called a streak (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (27 Apr 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: Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun. There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes The largest ...

Apr 27, 20257 min

There are three golf balls sitting on the moon (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (26 Apr 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 "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable." There are three golf balls sitting on the moon O.J. Simpson had a severe case of rickets and wore leg braces when he was a child The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. It can take up to a month for a rattlesnake to re-supply it...

Apr 26, 20257 min

One billion seconds is about 32 years (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (25 Apr 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: Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891 The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several tons and grow to more than fifty feet in length The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long Ukrainian monk, ...

Apr 25, 20257 min

An armadillo can walk under water (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (24 Apr 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 first recipe for a lasagna type dish was found to be from a British cookbook in the 14th century. Therefore, Italians were not the first ones to come up with the popular dish as believed An ear of corn consists of 80% water The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing In the U.S., ove...

Apr 24, 20256 min

Caterpillar means hairy cat in Old French (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (23 Apr 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: First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer There was once a fish caught in Delaware Bay with a watch still ticking inside Caterpillar means "hairy cat" in Old French It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edit...

Apr 23, 20257 min

The Pentagon has 284 restrooms (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (22 Apr 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: Frog-eating bats identify edible frogs from poisonous ones by listening to the mating calls of male frogs. Frogs counter this by hiding and using short, difficult to locate calls The chewing gum Juicy Fruit has 10 calories. This is approximately the same as a bite of whole wheat bread The first TV commercial advertisement w...

Apr 22, 20257 min

Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13 (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (21 Apr 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 are roughly 100 million single adults living in the USA One grape vine produce can produce about 20 to 30 glasses of wine It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen Bill Gates began programming...

Apr 21, 20257 min

Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day. (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (20 Apr 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 housefly can only ingest liquid material. They regurgitate their food to liquify the food that they are going to eat DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for "Douglas Commercial." There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away The study of the iris of the eye is ...

Apr 20, 20257 min

The capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (19 Apr 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: January is named for the Roman god Janus. Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Suess in the book "If I Ran to the Zoo." After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States ...

Apr 19, 20257 min

The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (18 Apr 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 Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930 NASDAQ stand for, "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations." Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs When Coca-Cola began to be...

Apr 18, 20257 min

In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times (+ 6 more facts)

Daily Facts (17 Apr 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 first American president to deliver a speech over the radio was Warren G. Harding In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines Polar bears can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour...

Apr 17, 20255 min

Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (16 Apr 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 stringy thing that is seen in egg whites is called "chalazae." More twins are born in the Western world than in the Eastern world On average redheads have 90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs Between 1997-2002, there was an increase of 228% in cosmetic procedures in the United States Estuarine c...

Apr 16, 20257 min

Most lipstick contains fish scales (+ 6 more facts)

Daily Facts (15 Apr 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: Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A Most lipstick contains fish scales People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache Many of the stars that were in the Poltergeist Trilogy had strange deaths The Spring peeper (a frog) can survive the winter season with 65% of its body water as ice About...

Apr 15, 20256 min

In Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach (+ 8 more facts)

Daily Facts (14 Apr 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 Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men Teenage suicide is the second cause of death in the state of Wisconsin The name "Tonka" trucks was named after Lake Minnetonka located in Minnesota. Tonka means "great" in Siou...

Apr 14, 20257 min

India has the most post offices in the world (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (13 Apr 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 song "Strawberry Fields Forever" sung by the Beatles refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa India has the most post offices in the world Pretzel snacks have been around for over 1300 years. A European monk invented the snack using used leftover bread dough...

Apr 13, 20257 min

Slugs have 4 noses (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (12 Apr 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: Slugs have 4 noses The sole purpose of a drone bee is to mate with the queen bee Russian I.M. Chisov survived a 21,980 plunge out of a plane with no parachute. He landed on the steep side of a snow-covered mountain with only a fractured pelvis and slight concussion On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus a...

Apr 12, 20257 min
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