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Daily Facts (11 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: Patrick Macnee, best known for his role as John Steed in The Avengers, never learned to drive the show's iconic prewar Bentleys, often keeping them in third gear for filming while crew members pushed the cars into the frame. Poole Harbour is now home to a flock of 2,000 avocets in winter, an increase from just 25 individuals 30 years ago, representing 40 percent of the total UK wintering population. Melanie Griffith began dating Don Johnson when she was just 14 years old and he was 22, and they married for the first time after a six-month relationship in 1976. The Kuiper Belt is a region of the Solar System that is 20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive as the asteroid belt, containing many small bodies that are remnants from the Solar System's formation. The estimated draw weight of one 10th century Viking bow is 90lbs (40kgf), with an effective range of about 200m (650ft). "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the third highest grossing film of 1984, earning almost $436 million adjusted for inflation." The Crack Willow (Salix fragilis) can reach a height of eighty to ninety feet in just twenty years and can have a bole girth of up to twenty feet. Mindanao is larger than 125 countries worldwide, including the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Taiwan, and Ireland. Gustavus celebrated its 150th academic year, known as the Sesquicentennial, from the fall of 2011 through Homecoming 2012. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as Nearly Headless Nick, is a ghost who celebrates his 500th deathday party in the Harry Potter series, having died in 1492. 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
