One billion seconds is about 32 years (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (25 Apr 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: Basketball was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891 The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. It can weigh several tons and grow to more than fifty feet in length The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups, a "hot-spot" behind their hind legs is stimulated, which in turn causes their destructive nature. A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day To lose one pound of fat, a person has to burn approximately 3,500 calories Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. He later sold the patent rights for only $400. One billion seconds is about 32 years The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000 elephants May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months 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

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