Milestone Anniversary; Orangutan Trafficking; No evidence.; Thor's popularity; Prairie Communication; China's Ascendancy; Superfluidity.; Falklands Secretary; Resilience evident; Deepest Cave

Daily Facts (18 Apr 2026) [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. Today's facts: "The Odd Couple," written by Neil Simon, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. Young orangutans are captured during logging operations or forest clearance to serve as pets. The IAEA and UNMOVIC inspectors reported on March 7, 2003, that they had found no evidence or plausible indication of Iraq reviving its nuclear weapons program. Thor, the Norse god of thunder, was so popular that he surpassed his father Odin in worship, as he did not require human sacrifices. Prairie dogs have a vocabulary of about 11 distinct calls and perform a behavior known as "kissing" to recognize family members within their territory. China has overtaken the U.S. as the world's largest economy based on purchasing power parity (PPP), accounting for just over 16.5% of the global GDP, according to 2014 data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Liquid helium remains a liquid at atmospheric pressure even at absolute zero and can only be solidified under higher pressure. John Nott served as defence secretary during the Falklands War. The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed approximately 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, and significant landmarks like St. Paul’s Cathedral, yet the verified death toll was only six people. The Krubera-Voronja Cave in Georgia is currently the deepest cave in the world, reaching at least 7,188 feet deep and being the only known cavern that extends more than 2 kilometers. 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