There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic (+ 7 more facts)

Daily Facts (06 Jan 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:

• Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death
• The New York Yankees have appeared in the World Series a league leading 38 times and won 26 titles
• Boeing completed more than 15,000 hours of wind-tunnel testing on the first 747
• The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long
• There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic
• Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps in 1840
• During World War II, Kit Kat was unavailable due to milk shortages, so the chocolate bar was made without milk
• A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers

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