Freckle Facts

Cats have freckles like people mcsweeneyvet.com/whats-th…

You would be considered a witch if you had moles or freckles during the 1692 Salem Witch Trial period. apecsec.org/11-important-…

Are You Afraid of the Dark? was nominated for a NAACP award because it featured such a diverse cast. Nickelodeon turned away kids for the show that were "too Disney." Creator D.J. MacHale described "too Disney" as "apple pie, freckles, cute, over-the-top acting." mentalfloss.com/article/8…

Australian police were able to indict a suspected ringleader of a child porn site by matching a freckle on his finger with one in images of child abuse. abc.net.au/news/2015-08-2…

Freckles, a goat in Utah, was implanted with spider genes as an embryo to produce spider silk protiens in her milk which is used to make "biosteel," a material stronger than kevlar. theguardian.com/science/2…

Among the things the Guiness World Records does not accept as records are alcohol consumption feats, anything to do with freckles, or blinking accomplishments guinnessworldrecords.com/…

Infared photography makes freckles appear inivisble, instead the subject's skin appears to have a porcelain like texture. petapixel.com/2015/09/28/…

Officers from Task Force Argos were able to catch the head administrator of the world's biggest paedophile online network by searching social media for his standard greeting on the dark web, as well as photographs of a distinct freckle on his finger. theguardian.com/society/2…

About 1 in 10 people have an extra nipple but most are small, misshapen, and mistaken for freckles or moles. rightdiagnosis.com/intro/…

In 1902 the Sears Catalog sold items such as Opium, Arsenic Wafers meant to help a person's complexion, Turpentine that was meant to be ingested in order to kill parasites and a rubber beauty mask that was coated with acid in order to cure blemishes, freckles and liver spots mentalfloss.com/article/3…

You can get freckles in your eyes, which can eventually turn into tumors. life123.com/beauty/skin-c…

I've always mispronounced Dr Jekyll's name. R.L. Stevenson's original pronunciation rhymed with treacle, not freckle. books.google.co.uk/books?…

As recently as the 18th century, American women washed themselves in the warm urine of a young boy to erase their freckles facts.randomhistory.com/h…

The gene responsible for red hair and freckles (gingers) came from Neanderthals ancientstandard.com/2011/…

Julianne Moore decided to write a book when her son began disliking aspects of his appearance. She was reminded of her own childhood, when she was teased for having freckles and called "Freckleface Strawberry" by other children. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jul…

1 in every 18 people are born with a third nipple, which may appear as a freckle or a mole news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/healt…

In Australia and New Zealand, sprinkles are known as "hundreds-and-thousands" and Sno-Caps are called "freckles" (bonus: the UK calls them Jazzles) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non…

Lemon juice can be used as a bleaching agent to fade freckles until they're almost gone. health.howstuffworks.com/…

Author Judy Blume, whose novels include Freckle Juice, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, and Superfudge, has sold over 82 million copies of her books. judyblume.com/about.php

People can develop nevi (moles/freckles) on their eyes, similar to ones found on the skin, and can turn into cancerous iris melanomas. eyecancer.com/patient/Con…

A freckle is also called an “ephelis.” pantherhouse.com/newshelt…