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Daily Facts (23 Feb 2026) [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: Samuel Johnson believed that a truly intellectual man would never want to leave London, equating weariness of the city with weariness of life itself. Encephalitis lethargica is associated with conditions like akinetic mutism. In March 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made the first spacewalk in history, floating outside his Voskhod 2 capsule for 10 minutes while facing life-threatening challenges to reenter the spacecraft. The E6B circular slide rule, created in the 1930s for aircraft pilots, is still in daily use around the world for tasks like converting time, distance, speed, and temperature values. Calcutta officially changed its name to Kolkata on August 24, coinciding with the city's 390th birthday, as part of a trend among Indian cities to remove colonial influences from their names. Spirograph was developed by British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965. Pluto is so small that it is outsize by 7 of the solar system's moons, and its equatorial radius is only 1,151 km. Daniel was thrown into a lions' den for praying to God, but he was unharmed because God sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions. The second Test match between England and the West Indies in Antigua was abandoned after just ten balls due to the pitch being deemed too sandy, marking a rare instance of play being halted so quickly in Test cricket history. UCLan's multi-million pound sports facilities served as a training venue for the Olympic Games and last year’s RFL world cup. 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 (22 Feb 2026) [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: Couvade syndrome, or sympathetic pregnancy, affects between 10 to 65 percent of men whose partners are pregnant, causing them to experience symptoms like nausea, dizziness, and cravings. The chorus "Annie, are you okay?" from Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" is inspired by his CPR training on the Resusci Anne manikin. At 17,075,400 square kilometres, Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. The Queen’s current corgis, Holly and Willow, are the 14th-generation descendants of her first corgi, Susan, who was given to her on her 18th birthday. Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing or injuring at least 140,000 people on August 6, 1945. Catalonia became the second region in Spain to ban bullfighting, with the ban taking effect on January 1, 2012, following a final event on September 25, 2011. The cattle herding Nuer tribe of southern Sudan allows a woman who cannot have children to marry another woman as a "husband" who is then impregnated by a secret boyfriend, making the barren woman the socially recognized father. Pocoyo's name is a combination of the Spanish words "poco" (little) and "yo" (me), meaning "Little me." Lucian Freud's painting "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" is predicted to sell for between £12.7m and £17.7m, potentially making it the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction. Hanley was an important manufacturer of china and earthenware from the 18th century onwards. 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 Feb 2026) [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: It is extremely rare for a pope to resign; the last time before Benedict XVI was in 1415. "Degrassi" has been reinventing itself for multiple generations since its launch in 1979, tackling contemporary issues affecting teens for 37 years. Christ was originally named "Yehoshua" and was never called "Jesus" during his earthly life. During the years 2002 through 2005, 23 of the 24 recorded terrorist incidents in the United States were perpetrated by domestic terrorists, primarily from animal rights and environmental movements. The Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642 was the first important battle of the English Civil War and marked Charles I's best chance for victory. Swiss wine consumers drink 98% of their own wine and import two-thirds of what they consume, resulting in very little Swiss wine being exported. Calvin Candie participates in a blood sport known as Mandingo fighting, where he forces male slaves to fight to the death for money. American whiskey and bourbon have become an $8 billion global industry, marking a significant resurgence in popularity. Thousands of beacons will be lit around the world on June 4, 2012, to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign. Shaun Cassidy's single "Da Doo Ron Ron" hit No. 1 in the U.S. and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. 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 Feb 2026) [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: James Blunt served as an officer in the Life Guards, a reconnaissance regiment of the British Army, and was deployed under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict in 1999. Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win the US Open Championship since Tony Jacklin in 1970. The Hallé Orchestra, founded in 1857, is Britain's first fully professional symphony orchestra. Lord Patten of Barnes, the new Chairman of the BBC Trust, was previously the Governor of Hong Kong, overseeing its return to China in 1997. The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, was constructed with the labor of tens of thousands of Jews who were brought to Rome as prisoners after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Katrina Amy Alexis Infield, also known as Jordan, was ranked #2 in a list of the "100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate" voted by viewers of Channel 4 in 2003. Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," published in 1962, did more than any other single publication to alert the world to the hazards of environmental poisoning and inspired a powerful social movement that altered the course of American history. The Flower Pot Men, a British children's television program first broadcast in 1952, featured characters Bill and Ben who spoke their own unique language called Oddle Poddle, invented by one of the show's voice actors. Despite designing the majority of St. Peter's Basilica, the 71-year-old Michelangelo refused to be paid for his work on the church. Sepals are the usually green leaflike structures that compose the outermost part of a flower, forming the calyx which surrounds and protects the flower bud. 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 Feb 2026) [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: Ferdinand Marcos was the first president to be reelected to a second term in the Philippines, a process marred by allegations of election rigging. Pott's fracture, named after English physician Percival Pott, is a break in the fibula near the ankle, often associated with a break in the malleolus of the tibia or a rupture of the internal lateral ligament. "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" aired for seven years, covering just over four months of events during World War II, from May to September 1945. The Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile has led to various interpretations and parodies, including a Spanish short film where her sadness causes the entire world to forget how to smile. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the number of people in heaven is limited to 144,000. Silicates are the most abundant minerals on Earth, formed by the combination of oxygen (46.6%) and silicon (27.7%), the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust. The term "Abominable Snowman" originated in 1921 when a British army colonel translated the Sherpa term for a creature that left behind huge footprints in the Himalayas. Josip Broz, known as Marshal Tito, led the resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II and established Yugoslavia's independence from the USSR in 1948. Kanye West claimed he "owns" Wiz Khalifa's child during a Twitter feud, stating, "You wouldn’t have a child if it wasn’t for me." The wreck of the HMS Erebus, part of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition, was discovered in 2014 after nearly six years of searching by Parks Canada archaeologists, using both crew information and Inuit testimony as guides. 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 Feb 2026) [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: John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier became the youngest president and first lady in American history seven years after their marriage. The Three-Cornered Hat is a ballet that captures Spanish folk music with vibrant rhythms and lively dances. On 30 July 1980, Vanuatu proclaimed itself a sovereign republic, with its name meaning "land independent" in the local bislama language. The first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945, generating the destructive power of 15,000 to 20,000 tons of TNT. The Armenian nation was the first to declare itself a Christian nation in 301 AD, even before the time of Constantine. China's two major rivers, the Huang He (Yellow River) and the Chang Jiang (Yangzi River), have shaped agricultural development and population growth throughout China's history, with the Huang He historically being termed "China's Sorrow" due to its frequent and devastating floods. Granules on the sun's surface last only 10 to 20 minutes and are formed by convection beneath the photosphere, with centers that are considerably hotter and rising while the edges sink. The ancient Olympic Games date back to 776 BC, but many believe they were being held even earlier, dedicated to the God Zeus. Sir Michael Caine revealed he was drinking a bottle of vodka a day and smoking several packs of cigarettes before his wife, Shakira Baksh, helped him turn his life around after their marriage in 1973. Tidjane Thiam became the first black CEO of a FTSE 100 company when he took the top job at Prudential. 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 (17 Feb 2026) [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: Ernest Shackleton may have led three Antarctic expeditions while suffering from an atrial septal defect, commonly known as a hole in his heart. On July 23, 1996, Kerri Strug completed a final vault with torn ligaments in her ankle, helping the U.S. women's gymnastics team secure their first-ever Olympic team gold medal. Shakespeare fits all of the material that would normally occupy a five-act play into just four acts in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, treating the fifth act as a joyful comic epilogue focused on the craftsmen's performance of Pyramus and Thisbe. Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, is serving a 7-year sentence for abuse of office, a conviction that has been condemned by the West as politically motivated. The Shooting Party, set in 1913 England, captures the tension of an upper-crust hunting weekend on the brink of World War I, foreshadowing the impending societal upheaval. Nanook, the Warden of Polar Bears, is a part man and part bear spirit who decides the success of hunters and enforces sacred rituals to honor the souls of animals killed. Truffles can command prices as high as $250 to $450 per pound, making them among the most expensive natural foods in the world. Scientology was started in the 1950s by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, who aimed to create a religion primarily for financial gain. Rocky Marciano ended his boxing career with a perfect record of 49 wins in 49 professional bouts, including 43 knockouts. In June 1989, Solidarity won the maximum number of seats allowed in both houses of parliament in the first free elections ever in the communist bloc, leading to the formation of the first non-Communist government in the Soviet bloc. 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 (16 Feb 2026) [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 sinking of the General Belgrano by a British submarine during the Falklands War resulted in the single largest loss of life in the 10-week conflict, with 323 Argentinian sailors dying in the incident. The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, spans 1.1 miles and is best experienced on foot, offering stunning views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Georgie Fame’s hit song "Yeh Yeh" was the first recording to knock The Beatles off the number one spot in the charts. Marti Pellow, the former frontman of Wet Wet Wet, admitted to being a heavy heroin user for three years before a public collapse in 1999, shocking fans who had perceived him as a clean-cut pop star with no issues. The highest peak of the Pyrenees is Pico de Aneto, which stands at 3,404 meters (11,168 feet). Nurse Gladys Emmanuel had several different white Morris Minors on the show "Open All Hours," with the vehicles being slightly different from each other. The Gregorian calendar was first adopted in Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain in 1582, with 10 days dropped in October of that year to realign with the equinox. Bugs Bunny made his debut on 27 July 1940, in an animated short film called 'A Wild Hare.' The Chihuahua shares a DNA type unique to Mexican pre-Columbian samples, confirming its ancestry is linked to the ancient Techichi, a small desert canine from Mayan times. Dante's Divine Comedy is composed of tercets that follow a unique rhyme scheme of ABA BCB CDC, which is his own invention, allowing for a complex and interconnected flow of the poem. 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 (15 Feb 2026) [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: Hájparfoss is one of several waterfalls in the Thjorsardalur valley, which is located north of the volcano Hekla in South Iceland. Burgess Meredith portrayed The Penguin in the 1960s Batman series and was so popular that the writers always had an episode script featuring the character ready whenever he was available. There is a wild guess estimating that there are around 750,000 GAA players in Ireland. Colonia del Sacramento is the only cultural site in Uruguay to have attained UNESCO World Heritage Status. Iran has increased the bounty for killing author Salman Rushdie to $3.3 million, reviving a death threat originally issued in 1989. Birds do not sweat, as they do not have sweat glands Charles Darwin was the first to study body language in humans and animals in his 1872 book "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals," establishing the foundation for the science of body language. The Möbius strip, invented by mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius in 1858, is a one-sided surface created by twisting a strip of paper and joining the ends. Chile won the Copa America for the first time in its history by defeating Argentina 4-1 on penalty kicks. About 50 million gallons of blood pass through the heart in an average lifetime. 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 (14 Feb 2026) [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 New Routemaster is the greenest diesel electric double deck hybrid bus in the world, emitting a quarter of the NOx and 20 percent less CO2 compared to the average hybrid bus. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for 3 days in July 1863 and was the last Confederate invasion of the Union. The abbey church of St. Andrew in Hexham was founded around 673 AD by the archbishop of York and became the head of the new see of Bernicia in 678. Clint Eastwood does not provide director commentary tracks on any of his movies. The month of Ramadan is significant in Islam as it is the time when the Quran was revealed, and it includes Laylat al-Qadr, a night considered better than a thousand months. Gout displays a striking tendency to affect the foot, particularly the first metatarsophalangeal joint, which is involved in 56-78% of initial attacks and at some point in 59-89% of cases during the disease course. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, resulted in the annihilation of five companies of the U.S. 7th Cavalry, with a total of 268 U.S. soldiers killed and 55 wounded. Sir Robert Wilson is credited with being responsible for the creation of the Russian bogy. Bjork's debut album, "Debut" (1993), climbed to No. 3 on the UK album charts and became a huge commercial success, spawning multiple dance hits and eventually earning platinum status in the United States. Patricia "Patty" Bouvier and her twin sister Selma are depicted as chain-smoking DMV employees who share a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, Homer Simpson. 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 (13 Feb 2026) [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: Hinduism, with approximately 1 billion adherents, is one of the oldest religions in the world, with its earliest forms dating back to 1500 BCE or earlier. Astrakhan was formerly the capital of a Tatar khanate, a remnant of the Golden Horde. Balsamic vinegar was a prized family possession in Northern Italy, often handed down through generations and sometimes gifted to dignitaries, such as when Duke Boniface of Canossa presented it to Roman Emperor Henry III in 1046. If convicted of blackmail, the perpetrator faces up to 7 years in prison. The rial is the currency unit of Iran, comprised of 100 dinars, while Yemen's version is comprised of 100 fils. In 1967, Sandie Shaw became the first British act to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Bonnie and Clyde were shot a combined total of approximately 130 rounds by a posse of law enforcement officers during their ambush on May 23, 1934. The muscle cuirass was often used as a ceremonial armor to impress during military reviews and parades, rather than practical combat. Arlecchino, or Harlequin, the most famous character of the Commedia dell'Arte, is recognized as the ancestor of the slapstick, carrying a bat or wooden sword. The Communist Manifesto is the most widely read and influential document of modern socialism, originally published in London in 1848. 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 (12 Feb 2026) [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 Jewel of the Nile is a sequel to the surprise-hit film Romancing the Stone, which was 20th Century Fox's answer to Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Roger Federer became the third male player in the Open Era to achieve 1,000 career match wins. Goliath was a Philistine warrior who stood over nine feet tall and wore armor that weighed 125 pounds. Ivory Coast won their first Africa Cup of Nations since 1992 by defeating Ghana 9-8 in a penalty shootout after a goalless match. 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan. Thailand offers over 3,699 discount hotels, making it one of the world's most popular travel destinations. Robben Island has served multiple purposes throughout its history, including housing a hospital, mental institution, leper colony, and military base, in addition to being the prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his incarceration. Hamadryas baboons can live in troops of several hundred individuals, showcasing complex social behaviors that include forming smaller groups called One Male Units (OMUs) for foraging. Ralph Vaughan Williams volunteered for military service at the age of forty-two during the First World War, joining the Royal Army Medical Corps and later becoming a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. The Battle of Sidi Barrani resulted in the British capturing 38,300 Italian prisoners while suffering only 624 casualties. 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 (11 Feb 2026) [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 Swedish monarchy, which has traditions dating back more than a thousand years, changed its order of succession in 1980 to a fully cognatic system, allowing the eldest heir to inherit the throne regardless of gender. Doris Speed received more fan mail than any other actor on Coronation Street during her twenty-three years on the show. The definition of a good midwife has evolved from an emphasis on physical characteristics and moral appraisal in the past to a focus on theoretical knowledge, clinical competencies, and communication skills in contemporary practice. Bud Collyer logged more hours as Superman than any other actor in history, voicing the character in approximately 2000 radio episodes and several animated series from 1940 to 1951. The death of Möngke Khan in early 1260 prompted a pullback of Hülegü’s army, leading to a smaller Mongol force advancing on Egypt. Betsy Ross was paid by the Pennsylvania State Navy Board on May 29, 1777, for her work making American flags, indicating her involvement in the production of early American flags. Jean Metzinger was a key figure in the development of Cubism and co-authored the first major treatise on the movement, titled “Du ‘Cubisme’,” in 1912. Milton Bradley's first game, The Checkered Game of Life, was designed with a moralizing purpose, where landing on negative squares like "crime" would move players backward in "life," while positive squares like "honesty" would advance them. "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose is a 2004 book co-written by Paris Hilton and Merle Ginsberg." Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content. 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 (10 Feb 2026) [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 kingdom of Navarre reached its zenith under Sancho III, who ruled over nearly all of Christian Spain during his reign from 1000 to 1035. About 25 million meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere every day, with approximately 1 million kilograms of dust settling to the Earth's surface daily. The Curie family has produced five Nobel laureates, including Marie Curie, who was the first woman to present a Physics dissertation and a double Nobel laureate. The term "astronaut" was coined in 1929 in science fiction and popularized by the U.S. space program starting in 1961. The South Downs National Park covers an area of 627 square miles and is home to around 120,000 people. The BBC sitcom "Marriage Lines" ran for five series and forty-six episodes between 1961 and 1966, originally debuting with a pilot episode in 1961 before a full series premiered in 1963. Sunflowers can be categorized into open-pollinated, hybrid, and pollenless varieties, each offering diverse colors, heights, and flowering habits. Wilfred Owen was killed in action just one week before the end of World War I, causing news of his death to reach home as the church bells declared peace. Johnny Rotten, the former punk icon, starred in a £5 million television commercial for butter, marking his first appearance in an advertisement. Fan Si Peak, at 10,312 feet (3,143 metres), is the highest point in Vietnam. 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 (09 Feb 2026) [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: Dutch MP Geert Wilders, who faces trial for inciting hatred in the Netherlands, has been banned from entering the UK due to public security concerns, despite being invited to show his controversial film linking the Koran to terrorism in the House of Lords. Some biologists believe that there are more bobcats in the United States today than in colonial times. In "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Harry Potter is unexpectedly entered into a dangerous magic tournament despite being too young, as the Goblet of Fire spits out his name without his consent. Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, despite high income inequality leaving a large proportion of the population in poverty. The USS Nautilus became the first vessel to achieve submarine transit underneath the North Pole in August 1958 during a mission named Operation Sunshine. "Go Set a Watchman," Harper Lee's second novel, was completed in the mid-1950s but remained unpublished for 60 years. Marc Chagall was appointed Commissar for Art in 1918 and founded the Vitebsk Popular Art School, where he served as director until 1920. BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The response to the 1989 EXXON VALDEZ oil spill led to the unprecedented development of a "National Programmatic Agreement on Protection of Historic Properties During Emergency Response Under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan." The system of imperial units was first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which replaced the Winchester Standards that had been in use since 1588. 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 (08 Feb 2026) [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: Bolton FC is commonly known by the nickname "Trotters." Minos became one of the three judges of Hades in Greek mythology. The Sioux believed that white buffaloes were the most sacred animals in the world and therefore never hunted them. The production of Casino Royale (1967) was so chaotic that it involved multiple directors, and significant changes were made throughout filming, including firing the main star Peter Sellers before completing his role. In 1544, Italian herbalist Pietro Andrae Matthioli referred to tomatoes as "pomi d'oro," or apples of gold, likely due to the first European tomatoes being yellow. The heavy white Embden goose can weigh up to 34 lbs, while the tiny white Czech goose weighs only 9-11 lbs. Only in Wales, and some parts of Scotland and Ireland, is an edible seaweed known as laver gathered and processed commercially, commonly eaten as laverbread with bacon. The operetta Die Fledermaus, composed by Johann Strauss II, was initially misunderstood as a failure after its première on April 5, 1874, running for only sixteen performances due to scheduling conflicts, but it was later reinstated at the Theater an der Wien. Dick Grayson first appeared as Robin in Detective Comics #38 in 1940, created to lighten the tone of Batman stories and appeal to younger readers. The women's strike at the Dagenham Ford plant in 1968 directly led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970, marking the first legislation in the UK aimed at achieving equal pay for men and women in comparable jobs. 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 (07 Feb 2026) [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: Ottorino Respighi's Sinfonia drammatica is rarely performed and recorded due to its epic length of over 58 minutes and its dark-hued, intense character, which contrasts with his more extroverted scores. Some tarantulas in captivity can survive for as long as 20 years. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé performed "Barcelona" in 1988 to celebrate Barcelona being chosen for the upcoming 1992 Olympics. Antoine Louis is credited with designing a prototype of the guillotine, which was later named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin, an advocate for humane capital punishment. The peseta was replaced by the euro in 2002, with an exchange rate of 1 euro equal to 166.386 pesetas. Nanga Parbat is known as ‘The Killer Mountain’ due to the high number of mountaineer deaths during attempts to climb it, particularly in the mid 20th century. Adele's album 25 became the fastest to sell a million copies in UK history, achieving this milestone within just 10 days of its release. Australia has the world's largest population of feral camels, which are the only feral herds of their kind in the world. Great Slave Lake is the deepest lake in North America, with a maximum depth of 614 meters. Renault plans to produce 200,000 cars a year by 2007 at its Dacia plant in Romania, having already cut the workforce from 27,000 in the late 1990s to 14,000. 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 (06 Feb 2026) [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 Beautiful South's singles compilation album, "Carry On Up The Charts," has sold over 2.2 million copies in the UK, equating to roughly one in seven households owning a copy. Daniel Day-Lewis was considered for the role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction before John Travolta ultimately landed the part. John McCain divorced his first wife, Carol, in 1980 and married his second wife, Cindy, just one month later. The Chinook wind in the Rocky Mountains can cause temperatures to rise by 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of minutes after an intense cold spell. Harrods is the biggest department store in Europe, occupying over one million square feet of selling space across more than 330 departments. Guadalcanal was the site of intense fighting between Japanese and American troops during 1942-43, culminating in an American victory. Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 20th century, holding office from 1979 to 1990, and was the only woman ever to have held the post. Retief Goosen is a two-time U.S. Open champion, having won the tournament in 2001 and 2004. Japan is home to the world's longest railroad tunnel, the Seikan Tunnel, which extends 54 kilometers (33 miles) and links the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. Badminton is estimated to be the second-largest participatory sport in the world, ranking only behind soccer. 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 (05 Feb 2026) [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: Basin Street was home to the Storyville red light district, which operated from 1897 until its closure in 1917 and was influential in the early development of jazz music. The Kelpie is a supernatural shape-shifting water horse from Celtic mythology that lures weary travelers to their doom by appearing as a beautiful tame horse before plunging them into the depths of rivers. The heptathlon consists of seven events contested over two days, while the decathlon features ten events, typically contested by men, also over two days. The Magic Roundabout features a mix of colorful characters including Florence, Dougal the grumpy dog, Ermintrude the opera-singing cow, and Zebedee, a magical jack-in-the-box. Wendy in Peter Pan grows up and tells her daughter, "Because I am grown up, dear. When people grow up, they forget the way." Dr. Doom is the arch-enemy of the Fantastic Four and the ruler of Latveria. Tiger Woods became the youngest winner of The Masters Tournament at the age of 21 years, 3 months, and 14 days in 1997, breaking the previous record held by Seve Ballesteros. Cork City is known as "Rebel Cork" due to its reputation for independence and stubborn resistance throughout its history. Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 78. Boutros Boutros-Ghali became the first African and Arab to hold the position of secretary-general of the United Nations when he assumed office on January 1, 1992. 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 (04 Feb 2026) [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: Emma Thompson wrapped her Oscar trophy in socks and carried it in her carry-on luggage through LAX, where even the flight captain asked to hold it. Meadowhall has arguably the best public transport service of any shopping centre in the UK, featuring a Passenger Transport Interchange that accommodates local and regional bus, train, and Supertram services. Golda Meir was one of the 25 signers of Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948. Most modern versions of the Bible contain 66 books, consisting of 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have been translated into more than 150 languages and are used as textbooks in literacy programs worldwide. Reinhard Heydrich, known as "The Blond Beast," was the leading planner of Hitler's Final Solution, which aimed to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe. The name "Huguenot" may have originated as a term of derision, possibly derived from the German word "Eidgenosse," meaning a Confederate, and associated with the religious leader Besançon Hugues, who was involved in a failed plot for political power in France in 1560. The title "Commonwealth's Attorney" refers to the public officer elected in each city or county to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state. The largest recorded American alligator measured 5.8 meters (19 feet 2 inches) and weighed 473 kilograms (1,043 lbs). Since the early 13th century, more than half a million Coats of Arms have been recorded by individuals with their respective family names, which are still being researched and studied after over seven centuries. 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