The loss of eyelashes is referred to as madarosis.

The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71/2 miles per hour.

Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles per day.

A M A Z I N G   F A C T S