Daily Facts

Daily Facts (21 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 Famous Five characters are allowed to roam the countryside on their own despite being aged between eleven and thirteen. "Straw Dogs is a 2011 American psychological thriller film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie, and is a...

Daily Facts (20 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: Jill Craigie was Britain's second woman filmmaker and the only one to have a cinema named after her at Plymouth University. The Civil War is considered the bloodiest war in American history, lasting from 1861 to 1865. Tosca premiered in...

Daily Facts (19 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: Osbert Lancaster invented the pocket cartoon, which first appeared in 1939 in Beaverbrook's Daily Express. The Penhold grip in table tennis allows players to use the same side of the bat for all strokes, eliminating the crossover point f...

Daily Facts (18 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: Francois Fillon was appointed as the new Prime Minister of France on the first day of Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency. The novel "The Idiot" was written between 1867 and 1869 and first published in several issues of the Russian Messenger fr...

Daily Facts (17 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 Statue of Liberty was originally intended as an antimonarchy and antislavery symbol. Buddhism, founded by Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama, is the fourth largest religion in the world, with over three-hundred million followers. Graha...

Daily Facts (16 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 Latin word "sinistra," meaning "left," evolved to also signify "evil" or "unlucky" due to historical associations of left-handedness with negative connotations in many cultures. Ed Sheeran's second studio album 'x' (pronounced "multi...

Daily Facts (15 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 Aquila constellation has seven stars with known planets and is the 22nd biggest constellation, occupying 652 square degrees in the northern hemisphere's fourth quadrant. Animal Sudoku features a unique gameplay element where players...

Daily Facts (14 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 term "RoboCop" may refer to a number of articles. South Korea made history by becoming the first Asian team to reach a World Cup semi-final during the 2002 tournament. Lieutenant Pigeon's debut single "Mouldy Old Dough" became number...

Daily Facts (13 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 average person has two fractures during their lifetime. Dandelions, often considered weeds, can act as a diuretic and are used to treat conditions such as arthritis and eczema, while their leaves are thought to help regulate blood su...

Daily Facts (12 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 National Library of Ireland is digitising 23,000 different items relating to the seven signatories of the Proclamation. Elvis Presley's Hot Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich is traditionally made by frying it in a full stick of butte...

Daily Facts (11 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: Guinea pigs fed a high fat, high carbohydrate diet developed impaired glucose tolerance after eight weeks, replicating key aspects of human type 2 diabetes. The Connecticut Compromise of 1787 defined the legislative structure and represe...

Daily Facts (10 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 failed bid for the congestion charge in Manchester cost approximately £20 million. Mike Nichols was one of only a dozen people to have won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award, a distinction known as an EGOT. Pomp and Cir...

Daily Facts (09 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 Bible mentions Armageddon only once, in Revelation 16:16, where it refers to a place called Har Megiddo, meaning "the hill of Megiddo." Cyrus Gold, who became the zombie supervillain Solomon Grundy, was buried alive in 1895 and trans...

Daily Facts (08 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: A notary public is required to administer an oath to verify that a statement is true when performing a notarial act. The umbilical cord symbolizes dependency, and "cutting the cord" refers to the act of severing that dependency. Michael...

Daily Facts (07 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 heart pumps at least 2,500 gallons (9,450 liters) of blood daily and has the ability to beat over 3 billion times in a person's life. At 7,926 miles (12,756 km) in length, the equator is the longest of all lines of latitude. Jack Nic...

Daily Facts (06 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: Herpes infection of the eye is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. The Gestapo, created in April 1933, served as a secret police force in fascist Germany that was responsible for the torture and execution of hundreds of th...

Daily Facts (04 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: Many guitars will have a model name next to the brand name, often placed in various locations on the guitar such as the truss rod cover, neckplate, or tailpiece. The Muscat Blanc wine grape is around 1500 years older than Cabernet Sauvig...

Daily Facts (03 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: Booking.com offers "Secret Deals" on hotels that last for a limited time, providing discounts of 20% or more for subscribers. In Greek mythology, Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while a...

Daily Facts (02 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 Red Devils hold the British record for night-time jumping, descending from 25,000 feet. About 90% of the ozone in the Earth's atmosphere is found in the stratosphere, which serves as a protective layer that absorbs 95 to 99.9% of the...

Daily Facts (01 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: Oleksandr Turchynov was named as the Interim President of Ukraine after Viktor Yanukovych was impeached by the Parliament in February 2014. The Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, took 10 years to construct...

Daily Facts (31 Aug 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: Hernan Cortés stripped and scuttled his ships to prevent his men from turning back, effectively forcing them to continue their expedition toward the Mexican capital of Tenochtitlán. Woody Herman's band recorded "Woodchopper's Ball" in 19...

Daily Facts (30 Aug 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 Wild Hare is considered the first "official" Bugs Bunny cartoon, establishing his classic voice and appearance, as well as the character of Elmer Fudd. São Paulo is home to the world's largest gay parade, which attracted 3.5 million at...

Daily Facts (29 Aug 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: President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day on May 9, 1914. "Tess of the d'Urbervilles was initially turned down by several editors for containing material deemed too 'shocking' before being accepted by t...

Daily Facts (28 Aug 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 domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' wedding on April 9, 2005, was notable as it marked the second wedding for both the bride and groom. William Palmer, know...

Daily Facts (27 Aug 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 Decembrist Revolt, which took place on December 26, 1825, was marked by the dramatic failure of the execution of five leaders, as the ropes broke during their first hanging, a sign interpreted as divine intervention, but they were ha...