Today's facts: Quad-winged; Hydrophobic Agent; Giraffe-heart.; Rubber-based; Pecan Legacy; Counterfeit Crisis; Unprotected Era; Invention Inspiration; Footrace; Pioneer Broadcaster

Daily Facts (04 Oct 2025)
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Today's facts:
A honey bee has four wings
The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds
Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
When former Texas Governor James Hogg was on his deathbed he made a special request that a pecan tree be planted at the head of his grave instead of a tombstone. The governor passed away on March 2, 1906, which is Texas Independence Day. The pecan tree is now the state tree of Texas
After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit
Amazingly, goalies in the National Hockey League played without masks until the year 1959
Swiss engineer George de Mestral, who got the idea after noticing burrs were sticking to his pants after his regular walks through the woods, invented Velcro.
The first Olympic games only had one event - a foot race
The first television newscaster was Kolin Hager, who used to broadcast farm and weather reports in 1928
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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