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Daily Facts (01 Oct 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 tympanic membrane is commonly known as the eardrum. Regular Coke contains approximately 138 calories per can, while Diet Coke contains significantly fewer calories due to the use of artificial sweeteners. Goya's painting "La maja desnuda" is considered the first totally profane life-size female nude in Western art. Green curry is the only type of Thai curry paste made with fresh Thai chilies, while all other types use dried chilies. Greater Adjutants are primarily scavengers of large carcasses, including human corpses, and are known as "hargila," meaning bone swallower, due to their role in preventing the spread of disease by consuming unburied human remains. Nancy Mitford was the eldest of the six controversial Mitford sisters and is noted for popularizing the extraordinary family life of her eccentric family, leading to a "Mitford industry" that continues to this day. Roger Moore drove a white Volvo P1800 on "The Saint," which had a license plate reading ‘ST1’. More than 4,000 people have been identified by police as possible victims of phone hacking by the News of the World. Bunions, medically known as Hallux Valgus, are one of the most common forefoot problems, characterized by a prominent bump on the inside of the foot around the big toe joint. Lesley Garrett was awarded a CBE in the 2002 New Year's Honours List for Services to Music. 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
