{"podcast":{"title":"Daily Facts","slug":"daily-facts-6049373","podcast_index_feed_id":6049373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dailyfacts","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5c516db2-9fe9-11ed-9ca9-7bdec166330e/image/logo3000x3000.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Klassic Studios","episode_count":1265,"summary":"Want to get smarter in less than 10 minutes? Then check the Daily Facts podcast that brings you interesting and surprising facts from around the world every day! Did you know that the longest recorded flight of a chicken lasted for 13 seconds? Or that there's a species of jellyfish that can essentially live forever? With the Daily Facts podcast, you'll learn something new and fascinating with every episode. Tune in daily and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform. Hosted by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T00:17:49.029370+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-facts-6049373"},"episode":{"title":"Interim Presidency; Canal-Construction; Youthful Hamlet; Size-dependent; Delayed Induction; Bearded President; Sunrise Quest; Blame-shifting; Dimorphism.; Evil Symbolism","slug":"interim-presidency-canal-construction-youthful-hamlet-size-dependent-delayed-induction-bearded-president-sunrise-quest-blame-shifting-dimorphism-evil-symbolism","published_at":"2026-09-01T02:00:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-facts-6049373/interim-presidency-canal-construction-youthful-hamlet-size-dependent-delayed-induction-bearded-president-sunrise-quest-blame-shifting-dimorphism-evil-symbolism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-facts-6049373","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B8G9CB/traffic.megaphone.fm/KLSP8039096936.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B8G9CB/traffic.megaphone.fm/KLSP8039096936.mp3","summary":"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 and opened in 1869. John Gielgud first played Hamlet at the age of 26. Galapagos marine iguanas can dive up to 25 meters to forage for algae, but only the largest 5% of individuals are capable of this due to their ability to retain heat better than smaller iguanas. Joni Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her fourth year of eligibility. William Howard Taft was the last US President to have any real facial hair. The Throne of Fire, a 2011 fantasy novel by Rick Riordan, features the teenage Kane siblings who must wake the sun god Ra to prevent the chaos snake Apophis from devouring the sun and destroying humanity. The proverb \"The bad workman always blames his tools\" emphasizes that a poor performer often refuses to take responsibility for their mistakes, instead attributing their failures to external factors. Male Arctic foxes can weigh nearly 20 percent more than females, despite their body lengths differing by less than 5 percent. The severed sow’s head, referred to as The Lord of the Flies, symbolizes evil and is a direct biblical reference to Beelzebub, another name for the devil. Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"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'…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-facts-6049373/episodes/interim-presidency-canal-construction-youthful-hamlet-size-dependent-delayed-induction-bearded-president-sunrise-quest-blame-shifting-dimorphism-evil-symbolism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-facts-6049373/interim-presidency-canal-construction-youthful-hamlet-size-dependent-delayed-induction-bearded-president-sunrise-quest-blame-shifting-dimorphism-evil-symbolism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}