Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War (+ 8 more facts)
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Daily Facts (10 Jun 2024)
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Today's facts:
- The little circles of paper that are cut out after a paper has been punched by a hole puncher are called "chad."
- The iron disulfide (Pyrite) is considered "fool's gold" because it looks very similar to gold.
- There are places in Saskatchewan called Elbow, Eyebrow, and Drinkwater
- When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days
- Leonardo Da Vinci never signed or dated his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa
- Canadians eat more Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) per capita than any other country in the world
- The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created during a contest for schoolchildren in 1916
- Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War
- The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello
Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.
Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
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