6248. Fact

Milton Bradley originally wanted to name the game Twister, Pretzel; but he could not since the name was copyrighted

6249. Fact

The name Santa Claus came from Saint Nicholas who was a bishop in the town of Myra, and was known to be very nice to children

6250. Fact

The name of the character that is behind bars in the Monopoly board game is Jake the Jailbird

6251. Fact

In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists

6252. Fact

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every fivemust be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips intimes ofwar or other emergencies.

6253. Fact

Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot

6254. Fact

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

6255. Fact

In 1955, only 330 Volkswagen Beetle's were sold at a price of $1800 each in the United States.

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.

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