The Pentagon has 284 restrooms (+ 9 more facts)
May 22, 2024•7 min
Episode description
Daily Facts (22 May 2024)
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Today's facts:
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma
In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
The United Parcel Service shipped the killer whale Keiko (star of Disney movie "Free Willy") from Mexico City to Newport, Oregon in 1998
Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
The first telephone call from the White House was from Rutherford Hayes to Alexander Graham Bell
The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches
The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937
The Pentagon has 284 restrooms
The name "Snickers" for the popular candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned
In 1916, an elephant was tried and hung for murder in Erwin, Tennessee
Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.
Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
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