A group of tigers is called a streak (+ 9 more facts)
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Daily Facts (27 Apr 2025)
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Today's facts:
- Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life
- There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
- There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes
- The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm
- A group of tigers is called a streak
- In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets
- The cost to build the Empire State Building was $40,948,900
- Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell
- To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed
- Ian Fleming named his character "James Bond" after real-life ornithologist and author
Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.
Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
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