Facts

Sears Roebuck and Company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears, a former railroad worker turned watch salesman, and Alvah Roebuck, a watchmaker.

Seattle passed an ordinance that states that goldfish could ride the city buses in bowls only if they kept still.

Second and third Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both died on July 4, 1826.

Seeing eye dogs are color blind but can still read stop lights by the position of the 'on' light

Self-annointing is something only hedgehogs do, in which they lick or nibble on something, make a foamy paste in their mouths, and then spread it with their long tongues in little spots on their quills. No one has ever determined exactly why they do this.

Seoul, the South Korean capital, just means "the capital" in the Korean language.

Seven cities claim to be the birthplace of the Greek epic poet Homer. He is also thought to have been born in either 1159 B.C., 1102 B.C., 1044 B.C., 830 B.C., or 685 B.C.