Today's facts: Mass Ossuary; Power shift; Dutch Courage; Nobility Origin; Geothermal Marvel; Apsley House; Bone-storage; Abbas' Victory; Star-studded; Aviation Melody

Daily Facts (02 Dec 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 Catacombs of Paris house the bones of over six million people, making it one of the largest ossuaries in the world. Saddam Hussein took over the presidency of Iraq from Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr on 16 July 1979, amid allegations that Hussein had threatened to remove al-Bakr by force if he did not resign. The English forces in Holland discovered gin during the Dutch War of Independence and nicknamed it "Dutch courage." The term "hidalgo" originated in the 12th century as a contraction of "hijo de algo," meaning "son of something," and initially applied to all nobles, particularly the lesser nobility in Spain. The Blue Lagoon in Iceland, recognized by National Geographic as one of the 25 wonders of the world, attracts over 400,000 visitors annually and features six million liters of geothermal seawater that is renewed every 40 hours. Apsley House, also known as Number One, London, is the only preserved example of an English aristocratic town house from its period. Ossuaries, which are facilities used to store human bones, were commonly utilized in areas with limited grave space, allowing bodies to be exhumed after decomposition and their bones to be transferred to permanent storage. Mahmoud Abbas won the Palestinian presidential election on January 9, 2005, defeating six other candidates. "Few Good Men, A (1992) features an iconic cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore." Shirley Temple's signature song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" is performed in the film "Bright Eyes" while she sings to fellow aviators on an airplane as it taxis on the runway. 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