Daily Facts

Daily Facts (22 Dec 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: Shaznay Lewis was the principal songwriter for All Saints, and as a result, she now receives the lion's share of the royalties from their music. "Terms of Endearment won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine." The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 marked the beginning of Japan's rise as a global power, leading to the end of China's imperial rule and a significant shift in the balance of power in Asia. "I Will Survive" was originally released as the B-side to a cover of the Righteous Brothers' song "Substitute" but became a worldwide hit after disc jockeys played the B-side instead. The 1973 version of "Apache" by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called "hip-hop’s national anthem" due to its extensive sampling in hip-hop, rap, and dance tracks since the 1980s. The 2010 Chile earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.8, ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever recorded by a seismograph. Lassie is recognized as the ultimate famous TV dog name from a long-running TV show. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters is located at two addresses in Washington, D.C.: 700 19th Street, N.W., and 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Sfumato is a painting technique characterized by the absence of harsh outlines, allowing areas to blend into one another through minuscule brushstrokes for a more realistic depiction of light and color. The Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace ship, was sunk by French agents in Auckland harbor in 1985, resulting in the drowning of a Dutch photographer and a significant international incident. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daily Facts (21 Dec 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: Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks were confirmed to be Saudi citizens. The identity of The Blue Boy was unknown for nearly two centuries, but art historians now recognize him as Jonathan Buttall, the son of a hardware merchant and friend of the artist. Compeyson, a character in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," is described as a cold, selfish con artist who left Miss Havisham at the altar and consistently used others, including Magwitch, to do his dirty work. Turpentine oil is classified according to its production method, with sulfate turpentine being a by-product of the kraft process used in making kraft paper. The beverage originally called Brad's Drink is now known as Pepsi. An equilateral triangle has three congruent sides and three congruent angles. The story of the Great Race in Chinese mythology explains that the Rat finished first in the Zodiac by tricking the Ox, which was carrying him and the Cat, causing the Cat to fall into the river and lose the race. In 1993, a United States team was admitted into the MacRobertson Shield tournament, marking the first time the competition included teams from outside Australia, England, and New Zealand. Joseph Conrad chose to write his first novel, "Almayer's Folly," in English, despite it being his third language. Ice hockey has been an Olympic sport since 1920 when it was part of the Summer Games program, and it became part of the Winter Olympics in 1924. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daily Facts (20 Dec 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: No clear facts are present in the text provided. The word "banzai" literally means ‘ten thousand years (of life to you)’ in Japanese. The lavvu, used by the Sami people, has a design that allows it to be stable in high winds without needing stakes or guy-wires for support. Brewing in Bury St. Edmunds dates back to at least 1086, as recorded in the Domesday Book, making it a site of continuous ale production for nearly 1,000 years. The Victoria Cross is the UK's highest military award for bravery and has been awarded posthumously since 1902. The oldest inhabited house in Scotland is the Traquair Castle. The castle has had 27 kings as visitors John Wayne Airport, also known as SNA, is the only commercial service airport in Orange County, California, and it serves nearly ten million passengers annually. The MOSE project, the largest public works project in Italian history, involves the construction of 78 mobile floodgates designed to protect Venice from rising sea levels and increased flooding, with costs currently estimated at $7 billion. Joseph was given a colorful coat by his father Jacob, which incited jealousy among his brothers. The first steam-powered machine, called the “miner’s friend,” was built in 1698 by English engineer Thomas Savery to pump water from flooded mines. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daily Facts (19 Dec 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: Robert Zemeckis won the Oscar, Golden Globe, and a Director’s Guild of America Award for Best Director for the hugely successful film "Forrest Gump." Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win the U.S. Open, finishing with a score of 1-over 281 at Merion Golf Club. Apollo was born on the rocky island of Delos after his mother Leto endured nine days of labor, aided by his twin sister Artemis and the goddess of childbirth, Ilithyia, who was brought to Leto by bribing the messenger Iris with a golden necklace. The standard tuning for a guitar from low to high is E-A-D-G-B-E. André Courrèges, a visionary fashion designer, introduced the iconic mini skirt and the revolutionary "Go-Go" Boot, significantly influencing women's fashion in the 1960s. BBC1's detective drama New Tricks has been cancelled after 12 years and 12 series on air. Francis Ford Coppola has two famous relatives in the film industry: his daughter Sofia Coppola, an Academy Award-winning writer and director, and his nephew Nicolas Cage, an Academy Award-winning actor. Clayton Moore is the only person to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that includes both his name and the character he was famous for playing, which reads, "Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger." Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the second-longest running Thanksgiving parade in America. Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar for her performance as an African missionary in "Murder on the Orient Express." 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daily Facts (18 Dec 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 ostrich is the tallest of any bird, capable of reaching heights up to 9 feet, and it can run at speeds of up to 40 mph. John Buchan wrote his best-known book, The Thirty-Nine Steps, while recovering from illness in 1914, and it was published in 1915 as his 27th book. Adela of Normandy was the daughter of William the Conqueror and played a significant role in English history, as her son Stephen seized the crown of England, leading to a protracted civil war. Pawns are the only pieces in chess that capture differently than they move, allowing them to capture an enemy piece diagonally while moving straight forward. Correction fluid, originally called Mistake Out, was invented in 1951 by Bette Nesmith Graham, who was the mother of Michael Nesmith from the Monkees. Australia II's victory in the America's Cup on September 26, 1983, ended a 132-year winning streak for the USA, marking the first time a challenger had won the Cup since its inception in 1851. The zodiacal constellation Leo represents the Nemean Lion, which had impenetrable skin that Hercules defeated by wrestling and strangling it. The Mushroom Kingdom is the largest kingdom in the Mushroom World and serves as the setting for numerous games in the Mario series. Phar Lap's heart weighed 6.2 kg, which is almost double the size of a normal horse's heart, weighing 3.2 kg. Argentina is composed of 23 different provinces, each with its own government and laws, while the capital city, Buenos Aires, has a population of approximately 3.1 million inhabitants. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices