Emancipation; Buddhism's Reach; Espionage Connection; Door incident.; Thujone-rich; Quaker Currency; Record-holder; Invasion.; Trailblazer; Presidential Yacht

Daily Facts (17 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 Statue of Liberty was originally intended as an antimonarchy and antislavery symbol. Buddhism, founded by Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama, is the fourth largest religion in the world, with over three-hundred million followers. Graham Greene worked in an intelligence capacity for the British Foreign Office during World War II under Kim Philby, who later defected to the Soviet Union. The bottle "clinks" when his pocket gets caught on the door, not when he hits the man. Wormwood, the primary ingredient in absinthe, contains thujone, which is responsible for its unusual effects, and is richest in thujone when harvested just before flowering. Inazo Nitobe is the only known Quaker whose picture is on his country's currency. Henri Richard holds the record for the most Stanley Cup wins in NHL history, having played on 11 championship teams. Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, was the largest German military operation of World War II, involving over three million German soldiers and half a million troops from allied nations. In 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress and later opened the first congressional debate on woman suffrage. The yacht known as Honey Fitz, originally named Lenore, served several U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy, and underwent a $1 million restoration after being acquired by businessman William Kallop in 2001. 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