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Welcome to the Fun Fact Factory

Check here for some fun and interesting facts. Facts to make you smarter. Facts to dazzle your friends with. That's a fact. In fact, the best thing about reading nonfiction (what I write) is that it's fact filled. That's information and we all know everyone can always use info. Are you ready? Here come the facts:

The Statue of Liberty is a really big statue. Each of her hands is about 150 square feet or about the size of a small classroom. (From my book The Statue of Liberty)

The Washington Monument weighs 90,854 tons. That’s about equal to the weight of seven male African elephants. (From my book The Washington Monument)

Early American colonists did not eat popcorn as a snack or dessert. The put it in a bowl with water or milk and sugar. Presto! The first breakfast cereal was born. (From my book POPCORN!)

Shark bites have been found on nuclear submarines. These submarines give off a weak electrical charge. The sharks may have mistaken the submarines for their prey. (From my book Scary Sharks)

A single bite from a king cobra can kill a large elephant. (From my book Sinister Snakes)

Alligators look slow, but they can be fast on their feet. They can reach speeds of up to 20 miles per hour for short distances. (From my book Fearsome Alligators)

A killer bee will sting in 3 seconds. It takes a European honeybee as long as 30 seconds to sting. (From my book Killer Bees)

During the American Revolution, colonists destroyed a statue of England's King George III and used the metal to make bullets. (From my book INDEPENDENCE DAY: BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES)

Squanto, a Native American, helped the Pilgrims farm. He taught them to bury a dead fish wherever they planted seeds to enrich the soil and help crops grow. (From my book THANKSGIVING DAY: A TIME TO BE THANKFUL)

Norway is called the Land of the Midnight Sun. It lies so far north that from about mid-May to the end of June, the sun never sets. During that time, Norway has sunlight 24 hours a day. (From my book NORWAY)

The Parque de Bombas, built in 1883, is an unusual looking firehouse in Puerto Rico. It's bright red with black stripes. Today, it's a museum you can visit. (From my book PUERTO RICO)

The noodles in baked macaroni and cheese got their start in a wheat field. They are among the many wheat products that appear on our tables at meal time. (From my book WHEAT)

The shock from an electric eel is powerful enough to kill a horse. (from my book ELECTRIC FISH)

Sugar is used in tanning leather and making some plastics. (from my book SUGAR)

In 1893 the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato is a vegetable - not a fruit. (from my book TOMATOES)

Corn has been an ingredient in fuel, soap, straws, crayons, and toothpaste. (from my book CORN)

The tuatara, a small prehistoric-looking reptile, can only be found in New Zealand. It died out everywhere else more than 100 million years ago. (from my book AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND)

Some bananas come from Iceland. They are grown in special hothouses which are heated by underground volcanic springs. (from my book BANANAS)

Canada is the world's second largest country. Only Russia is larger. (from my book CANADA)

To know more, read more. More interesting facts can be found in my books. Ask for them at your library. Check back at the Fun Fact Factory too. New and interesting fun facts will always be turning up here.

That's a fact!