Random Facts - 69
Napoleon's christening name was Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte. He was born on the island of Corsica one year after it became French property. As a boy, Napoleon hated the French.
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Jean Genevieve Garnerin was the first female parachutists, jumping from a hot air balloon in 1799.
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The sailfish is the fastest swimmer, reaching 109 km/h (68 mph).
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Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over 1 million descendants.
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The order of the planets, starting closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
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