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6928. Fact
The largest volcano known is on Mars: Olympus Mons, 370 miles wide and 79,000 feet high, is almost three times higher than Mount Everest

6929. Fact
Malcolm X's original name is Malcolm Little.

6930. Fact
Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year.

6931. Fact
Boiled grape juice was the fluid used as a lubricant for the first contact lenses. Eugene Flick, who invented contact lenses in 1887, chose boiled grape juice over sugar water to lubricate the thick glass lenses that covered the entire eye.

6932. Fact
Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time

6933. Fact
The first safety feature for an automobile was invented in 1908 by John O'Leary. He patented a large net, to be installed on the front fender, to scoop pedestrians out of the way before they could be run over.

6934. Fact
Brain damage occurs at an internal temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

6935. Fact
Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated.

6936. Fact
Nike Air Soles do not actually have 'air'in them.

6937. Fact
Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle

6938. Fact
General William Booth is the founder of the Salvation Army

6939. Fact
The Star Spangled Banner did not become a national anthem until 1931. It was designated by an Act of Congress

6940. Fact
The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth

6941. Fact
There are 10 towns named Hollywood in the United States.

6942. Fact
Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress

6943. Fact
Polar bears have been known to swim more than 60 miles without resting

6944. Fact
Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers

6945. Fact
Tommy McDonald, a receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the last NFL player to wear a helmet without a face mask.

6946. Fact
American President John Tyler had 15 children

6947. Animal Facts
The echidna is a mammal which lays an egg and keeps it in a pouch on its stomach. The pouch grows just before the female produces the egg and disappears again after the baby has left it.

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