6256. Fact

Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day.

6257. Fact

James Madison, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, was the shortest president of the US. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest at six feet, 4 inches.

6258. Fact

Dominique Larrey, Napoleon's chief surgeon, could amputate a leg in 13 seconds.

6259. Fact

The average number of peanuts in a box of Cracker Jacks is 27.

6260. Fact

Real diamonds can be made from peanut butter.

6261. Fact

Australia has had stamps that actually look like gems. In 1995 and 1996 they used a special technology to make the stamps look like diamonds and opals.

6262. Fact

Hannibal, who was a soldier, had only one eye after getting a disease while attacking Rome

6263. Animal Facts

The job of guard termites is to defend the termite nest or mound. Sometimes they explode in their efforts to deter attackers.

6264. Fact

The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis

6265. Fact

Marseilles is the oldest city in France. It was settled in about 6,000 B.C. by Ionian Greeks, who called it Massilia.

6266. Fact

Researchers have developed odourless socks. The sock fabric is made by attaching molecules that contain chlorine called halamines to textile fibers

6267. Fact

Cheese is the oldest of all man-made foods.

6268. Fact

A human's scent membrane in the nose is about the size of a postage stamp. A dog's is about the size of a handkerchief.

6269. Fact

Trees that are near street lights do not shed their leaves as fast as a tree that is in the country

6270. Fact

The largest group viewing online pornography is ages 12 to 17.

6271. Fact

Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

6272. Fact

Hippopotamuses actually sweat blood. Their skin contains a great amount of an oily substance that exudes from the pores, and when the beast perspires a little blood gets mixed in.

6273. Fact

One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.

6274. Fact

During World War II, Kit Kat was unavailable due to milk shortages, so the chocolate bar was made without milk

6275. Fact

The reason the Animal Crackers box is designed with a string handle is because when the popular circus theme was introduced in 1902 they thought it would also be a good idea to package them with a string as a Christmas novelty so they could be hung from Christmas trees

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