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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.

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.

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