<h1>Daily Facts (05 Aug 2025)</h1><p> [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here <a href="https://bit.ly/DailyLifeProTipsPodcast">Daily Life Pro Tips website</a>.</p><h2> Today's facts: </h2><ul> <li>Thomas Watson, who was the chairman of IBM in 1943 predicted that their would probably only be a world market for five computers.</li> <li>The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology. Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried</li> <li>Lighthouse keepers were nicknamed "wickies" because they tended the lamps wick</li> <li>Giant flying foxes, which are a type of bat, that live in Indonesia have wingspans of nearly six feet</li> <li>The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years</li> <li>The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger</li> <li>The sport of surfing originated in Hawaii</li> <li>The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is "Sweet Georgia Brown."</li> <li>The act of stretching and yawning is referred to as pandiculation</li> <li>Incas used to create pots in the shape of peanuts that were highly prized</li> </ul><p> Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas.</p><p> Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.</p><p> This podcast is produced by <a href="https://klassicstudios.com/">Klassic Studios</a> </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

Today's facts: Underestimation; Victory Goddess; Lamp-tenders; Massive Bats; Longevity; Growth Variance; Surfing Origins; Anthem; Stretch-yawn; Peanut Pottery

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Today's facts: Underestimation; Victory Goddess; Lamp-tenders; Massive Bats; Longevity; Growth Variance; Surfing Origins; Anthem; Stretch-yawn; Peanut Pottery

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