Costly spice; Pulitzer Winner; Iconic comic; Midwife Goddess; Cricket Origins; Pioneer Rehab; Second-strongest; Minuscule Church; Fermentation-based; Underwater Cook

Daily Facts (16 Mar 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: Saffron is still the most expensive spice in the world, with a pound representing 75,000 blossoms handpicked from each flower. Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for her novel Gone with the Wind, which has sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most popular books of all time. Calvin and Hobbes was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on December 31, 1995. Artemis was born one day before her twin brother Apollo and immediately assisted her mother in giving birth to him, marking the beginning of her role as the guardian of young children and patron of women in childbirth. The term ‘the ashes’ originated in 1882 when a journalist mockingly stated that after England’s defeat by Australia, “the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.” Betty Ford helped create the original celebrity rehab, paving the way for the treatment of Hollywood's elite at the center that bears her name. Ajax, known as "Telamonian Ajax" or "Ajax the Great," was considered the second strongest Greek warrior in the Trojan War after Achilles. Teampull Bheanain, located on the Aran Islands, is thought to be the smallest church in the world. Cascal soda uses a double-fermentation process to create juice-based flavor profiles that are lightly carbonated and free from sugar, artificial colors, and preservatives. SpongeBob SquarePants is an energetic sea sponge who lives in a sea pineapple and works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. 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