Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts

Daily Facts (05 Oct 2024)

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Today's facts:

• The monogram "RR" for Rolls-Royce has never been altered, except for when Sir Henry Royce passed away in 1933. Then it was changed from red to black.
• It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war
• The five Olympic rings represent the five continents linked together in friendship
• Native Americans used to use pumpkin seeds for medicine
• The seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson did not know how to read until he was 17 years old
• A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour
• Found in Argentina, the ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse with one swallow
• In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die
• An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog
• In 1477, the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximillian of Austria

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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