100th Episode! Fun Facts About 100

Celebrate the 100th episode of Fun Facts Daily with a collection of facts related to the number 100. Discover the surprising history and significance of the number one hundred. This milestone number is the foundation of the Celsius temperature scale, the globally accepted system for measuring temperature, which sets the freezing and boiling points of water one hundred degrees apart. The Karman Line, is the internationally recognized boundary 100 kilometers above Earth that marks the beginning of outer space. Learn fascinating details about U.S. currency, such as why founding father Benjamin Franklin, a non-president, is featured on the $100 bill. The number also has a surprising linguistic history; the word "hundred" originally referred to the "long hundred," which was 120. Check out my Spotify playlists: Fun Facts for Social Studies Class Fun Facts About Animals Fun Facts About Space Fun Facts About Food Want to learn more? Head over to my website www.funfactsdailypod.com and be sure to listen to my other podcasts Who ARTed: Weekly Art History for All Ages or Art Smart. For family fun, check out my son's podcast Rainbow Puppy Science Lab Fun Facts Daily is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices