Start your day smarter with Fun Facts Daily. Every episode explores a different topic giving you a quick and easy way to enjoy learning something new every weekday! Fun Facts Daily cuts through the noise of the world to deliver positive, uplifting, and fascinating trivia about art, biographies, geography, history, pop culture, science and anything else that might pique your curiosity. Get your daily dose of knowledge with a word of the day, five fun facts to blow your mind as well as practical tips and tricks that you can actually use. Every episode is safe for work (SFW) and appropriate for curious listeners of all ages.
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Start your day smarter with Fun Facts Daily. Every episode explores a different topic giving you a quick and easy way to enjoy learning something new every weekday! Fun Facts Daily cuts through the noise of the world to deliver positive, uplifting, and fascinating trivia about art, biographies, geography, history, pop culture, science and anything else that might pique your curiosity. Get your daily dose of knowledge with a word of the day, five fun facts to blow your mind as well as practical tips and tricks that you can actually use. Every episode is safe for work (SFW) and appropriate for curious listeners of all ages.
Discover the engineering marvels and medieval history behind parade floats. Originating as river barges and mobile "pageant wagons" in the Middle Ages, these moving stages have evolved into the massive spectacles seen today. Learn how the Tournament of Roses Parade enforces strict organic-only rules, requiring volunteers to hand-glue seeds and flowers, while drivers navigate blindly from deep within the chassis using nothing but a spotter and a pink line painted on the street.
From the chaotic origins of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featuring live lions and tigers to the Guinness World Record-breaking float with surfing dogs, explore the strange evolution of street processions. Uncover why giant helium balloons were once released into the sky with return address labels and how safety regulations have changed the way we celebrate on the streets.
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Who ARTed | Tony Starg and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons
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Fun Facts Daily
Start your day smarter with Fun Facts Daily. Every episode explores a different topic giving you a quick and easy way to enjoy learning something new every weekday! Fun Facts Daily cuts through the noise of the world to deliver positive, uplifting, and fascinating trivia about art, biographies, geography, history, pop culture, science and anything else that might pique your curiosity. Get your daily dose of knowledge with a word of the day, five fun facts to blow your mind as well as practical tips and tricks that you can actually use. Every episode is safe for work (SFW) and appropriate for curious listeners of all ages.
