Today's facts: Ephemeral buds; Cattle-population; Unclean meat; Maternal self-sacrifice; Grooming Time; Contemptuous Play; Professional Sport; Open-air; Right-handedness Bias; Longevity

Daily Facts (19 Sep 2025) [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 average lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand Camel is considered unclean meat in the Bible Certain female species of spiders such as the Australian crab spider, sacrifice their bodies as a food source for their offspring One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving In 1968, Abbie Hoffman played with a yo-yo while testifying before a congressional committee. He was found in contempt Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil Tarantulas can live up to 30 years 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