Today's facts: Nomination loss.; Fascist Dictatorship; Republic declared; Automobile Patent; Prodigy Entrepreneur; Rebranding Success; Bone-artistry; Cultural distinction; Divergence; Perishable fruit

Daily Facts (20 Oct 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: Leonardo DiCaprio received his first Oscar nomination at age 22 for his role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? but lost to Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive. Benito Mussolini ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943, establishing a legal dictatorship and abandoning the pretense of democracy in 1925. On May 28, 2008, Nepal was declared a Federal Democratic Republic, officially abolishing its 240-year-old monarchy. Karl Benz patented the first true, modern automobile, the three-wheeled Motor Car, in 1886. Daniel Ek founded his first company, a website-building service, at the age of 14. Richard Branson sold his Virgin Megastores in Britain and Ireland, transforming them into the largest independent entertainment retailer in the region, which was rebranded as Zavvi. The Sedlec Ossuary contains the skeletal remains of approximately 40,000 individuals, creatively arranged into elaborate decorations by a Czech woodcarver named Frantisek Rint. The Japanese word "anime" refers to all forms of animation in Japan, but in English, it specifically denotes Japanese animation. Londoners voted to remain in the EU despite 52 percent of the overall British electorate voting to leave. The cashew tree produces an edible, pear-shaped fruit called the cashew apple, which is extremely rich in vitamin C and can be made into jam, marmalade, candy, and juices, but it spoils quickly and cannot be exported. 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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