Flu shots only work about 70% of the time (+ 9 more facts)

Daily Facts (18 Apr 2023) Today's facts: Ancient Egyptian women used to wear perfume cones made of wax that would melt in the heat letting out a nice fragrance Retail sales for soft drinks in the United States in 2001 were more than sixty billion dollars The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years New Jersey has a spoon museum that has over 5,400 spoons from across the world Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Flu shots only work about 70% of the time The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine Falcon, which can reach speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour The Kool Aid Man used to be known as "Pitcher Man" when he was first introduced in 1975 The first Life Saver flavour, which was peppermint, was invented in 1912 and it was called Pep-O-Mint The word Cotton originates from the Arabic word "Qutun." Facts from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas. Fact explanations from OpenAI GPT. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices