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Daily Facts (12 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: The National Library of Ireland is digitising 23,000 different items relating to the seven signatories of the Proclamation. Elvis Presley's Hot Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich is traditionally made by frying it in a full stick of butter, according to his personal chef. Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 21, 1927, completing the non-stop flight from New York to Paris in thirty-three hours. The Jonas Brothers posed for the gay magazine "Out" to address long-standing rumors about their sexual orientations. "Singin' in the Rain was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry." Jacques Cartier's discovery of the St. Lawrence River in 1534 led to the naming of Mont Real, which later became Montreal, and opened Canada for European settlement. One Direction became the first British group in US chart history to enter at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with their debut album, Up All Night. Neither Jonny Lee Miller nor Lucy Liu had ever read a Sherlock Holmes book before securing roles in the pilot. Acetaminophen is found in various over-the-counter medications, including Comtrex Cold and Flu Maximum Strength and Contac Severe Cold and Flu Maximum Strength. The distress signal "S.O.S." is represented by the Morse code sequence dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot. 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