Today's facts: Late-bloomer; Fish Fry; Pioneering Surgery; Feline-population; Giant; Bone-chandelier; Etymology: Umbra; Choking fatalities; Origin Name; Soapvertising

Daily Facts (29 Sep 2025)
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Today's facts:
The parents of Albert Einstein were worried that he was mentally slow because it took him a long time to learn how to speak
A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."
The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893
In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats
The Goliath beetle is about the size of your fist and can weigh as much as 3-4 ounces
In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones
The word "umbrella" is derived from the Latin root word "umbra", which means shade or shadow
Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death
The Chihuahua was named after the Mexican state where they were discovered
Daytime dramas are called Soap Operas because they were originally used to advertise soap powder. In America in the early days of TV, advertisers would write stories around the use of their soap powder
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Fact explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.
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