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Daily Facts (16 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: St. Luke was a physician by profession and is referred to by St. Paul as "the most dear physician" in Colossians 4:14. The Curragh consists of approximately 5000 acres of softly rolling grasslands that were formed over 10,000 years ago w...

Daily Facts (15 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: "Ars gratia artis" translates to "Art for art's sake," expressing the philosophy that art's value is independent of any moral or utilitarian function. DE domains are one of the fastest growing and widely used country code top-level domai...

Daily Facts (14 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The Santa Fe Surgery Center in The Villages is described as one of Lake County's most progressive and innovative outpatient surgical facilities, equipped with state-of-the-art technology for treating eye and vision disorders. Johannes Br...

Daily Facts (13 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The Infernal Galop from Act II, Scene 2 of "Orpheus in the Underworld" is widely recognized as the music for the "Can-can." George Entwistle stepped down as BBC director general due to a broadcast that wrongly implicated a former senior...

Daily Facts (12 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The modern can opener with a cutting wheel that rolls around the rim was invented by William Lyman in 1870. Eric Moussambani gained fame for his performance in the 2000 Sydney Olympics despite swimming alone in the heats due to the disqu...

Daily Facts (11 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: Patrick Macnee, best known for his role as John Steed in The Avengers, never learned to drive the show's iconic prewar Bentleys, often keeping them in third gear for filming while crew members pushed the cars into the frame. Poole Harbou...

Daily Facts (10 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The Ford Model T revolutionized the automobile industry by making cars affordable for the average person, leading to the production of over 15 million units from 1908 to 1927. Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy has received numerous...

Daily Facts (09 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: Zoltán Kodály's concept of music education is the basis for general music teaching in Hungary and significantly influences the training of professional musicians. The Odd Couple is based on a Broadway play by Neil Simon. "Curds and whey"...

Daily Facts (08 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: City Slickers won Jack Palance an Oscar for his performance, famously delivering a one-armed push-up during his acceptance speech. Approximately 38,000 Loyalist refugees resettled in the future Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New B...

Daily Facts (07 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The steel truss cantilever bridge was a major engineering breakthrough, capable of spanning distances over 460 meters (1,500 feet) without the need for temporary supports. Florence + The Machine's debut album 'Lungs' was released in 2009...

Daily Facts (06 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The term "oriflamme" refers to a historical banner associated with the French monarchy, symbolizing royal authority. John Singer Sargent, born in Florence to American parents, is renowned for his fine portraits and is often considered an...

Daily Facts (05 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The Winter of Discontent in the UK during 1978-79 was marked by widespread strikes, including an unofficial strike by gravediggers and NHS ancillary workers blockading hospital entrances, which reduced many hospitals to accepting only em...

Daily Facts (04 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The lacrimal gland in adults measures approximately 20 mm by 12 mm by 5 mm and weighs about 0.78 g. Kaskade, born Ryan Gary Raddon, is recognized as one of the most successful American progressive house DJs of the 2000s. Diane von Furste...

Daily Facts (03 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: Fanny Brawne's engagement to John Keats lasted from December 1818 until his death in February 1821, spanning some of the most poetically productive years of his life, a fact largely unknown until 1878 when his letters to her were publish...

Daily Facts (02 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: A double bogey, also known as a buzzard, is a score of two strokes over par for a hole, a term that has largely fallen out of modern golf vocabulary. The Great Wall of China is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching approxi...

Daily Facts (01 Oct 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The tympanic membrane is commonly known as the eardrum. Regular Coke contains approximately 138 calories per can, while Diet Coke contains significantly fewer calories due to the use of artificial sweeteners. Goya's painting "La maja des...

Daily Facts (30 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: John Frankenheimer's film "Grand Prix," released in 1966, utilized real Formula One race footage and was shot at actual speeds, with only James Garner performing his own driving stunts. The play "Power Lunch" by Alan Ball satirically exp...

Daily Facts (29 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: In 1839, a tribal leader named Cinque led a mutiny aboard the slave ship Amistad, ultimately resulting in a landmark Supreme Court case that argued for the freedom of the enslaved Africans on board. Many flowers have specific meanings as...

Daily Facts (28 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The first century AD of the Roman Empire was marked by a turbulent political landscape where emperors were often selected based on hereditary succession rather than ability, leading to a cycle of great leaders and tyrants. Dido's debut a...

Daily Facts (27 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: Nunavut's legislative assembly is the only one in Canada that operates without political parties, fostering a consensus-based governance model. The dim sim was developed in Melbourne by Chinese chef William Wing Young for his restaurant...

Daily Facts (26 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: Pigeons don't fledge (leave the nest) until they are almost adult-sized, making it difficult for people to distinguish baby pigeons from adults. Franklin was introduced in 1968 as the first black character in the "Peanuts" comic strip, w...

Daily Facts (25 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: On September 9, 1938, the cargo motorship Norwegian Elg ran aground on Oceano beach, leading to a chaotic scene where thousands scavenged for jettisoned lumber, resulting in drownings and fights among salvagers. El Greco, originally name...

Daily Facts (24 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The Norse mythology features a unique cosmogony where gods like Odin and the Æsir inhabit Asgard, a lofty hill at the center of the world, while their ancient foes, the Frost Giants, reside in Utgard, symbolizing the perpetual struggle b...

Daily Facts (23 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: In "The Road to Morocco," Bing Crosby's character sells Bob Hope to a slave trader to solve their predicament after being shipwrecked. "Cabaret is set in 1931 Berlin during the rise of the Nazis, exploring the nightlife at the Kit Kat Kl...

Daily Facts (22 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The Chinese kept the secret of how silk was made for 2,500 years, with the penalty for revealing it being death. The musical "Pajama Game" revolves around labor disputes at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where worke...