<h1>Daily Facts (12 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>Construction on the Leaning Tower of Pisa began on August 9th, 1173</li> <li>Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load</li> <li>Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth can waste four gallons of water in a minute</li> <li>A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing</li> <li>The most diners per capita in the world are located in the U.S. state New Jersey</li> <li>The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes</li> <li>In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."</li> <li>The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan</li> <li>The highest point in France is Mont Blanc, located in the Alps.</li> <li>Actress Sally Field was paid $4,000 a week for her role in the TV show The Flying Nun</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: Commencement 1173; Water-use; Water waste; Predecessor device; Dinerland; Brief conflict.; Underestimation.; Zipper-Origin; Mont Blanc; Compensation

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Today's facts: Commencement 1173; Water-use; Water waste; Predecessor device; Dinerland; Brief conflict.; Underestimation.; Zipper-Origin; Mont Blanc; Compensation

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