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climbing mulberry trees. Dall's porpoise never sleeps, elephants sleep two hours a day, horses nap standing up, and Sitatunga antelopes can sleep submerged Damascus, Syria is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Civilization can be traced as far back as 2,000 B.C. Dana Carvey changed his name to "Tom" for 2 weeks because he thought Dana was a girl's name. Daniel Boone hated coonskin caps. Daniel Butterfield was the author of the melody "Taps," and it was the only song he ever wrote. Danishes are called Vienna cakes in Denmark, and Spanish rice is unknown in Spain. Dark roasted coffees actually have LESS caffeine than medium roasts. The longer a coffee is roasted, the more caffeine burns off during the process. Dave Matthews relocated to the United States to avoid service in the South African Military. David Sarnoff received the Titanic's distress signal and saved hundreds of passengers. He later became the head of the first radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). David Wolf was the first person to cast an absentee ballot from space. In November 1997, he cast a vote via e-mail for the mayor of Houston while onboard the space station Mir. Daylight savings time started during World War I, so Americans could use as much natural lighting as possible and conserve energy needed for war production. Despite the Uniform Time Act, which Congress passed in 1966 to standardize the time change, several states within the United States do not observe Daylight Saving Time. They are Arizona, Hawaii, parts of Indiana, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. Death Valley, California, has a point that is 280 feet below sea level. December 1972 U.S. astronaut Eugene Cernan becomes the last person to set foot on the moon. Deer sleep only 5 minutes a day. Dennis H. sent in a link proving this fact to be wrong, which means the book I got it from was wrong. I contacted the U.S. Mint and found that the first circulated coins 11,178 copper cents were minted in March 1793. Dentists have recommended that toothbrushes be kept at least six feet from toilets to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. Despite a population of well over one billion people, there are only an estimated 250 million televisions in use in China. Despite its reputation for being finicky, the average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids. In case you were wondering, cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet. Despite the break up of the USSR, Russia is still the largest country in the world. It’s almost twice the size of Canada, which ranks second. Despite the fact that federal spending on the drug war increased from $1.65 billion in 1982 to $17.7 billion in 1999, more than half of the students in the United States in 1999 tried an illegal drug before they graduated from high school. Additionally, 65% have tried cigarettes by 12th grade and 35% are current smokers, and 62% of twelfth graders and 25% of 8th graders in 1999 report having been drunk at least once. Despite the fact that Madagascar is situated about 300 miles off the Eastern African coast, the majority of it's population is from Indonesia which is 3000 miles further East. Despite the many rat infested slums in New York City, only 311 people are bitten by rats in an average year. But 1,519 residents are bitten annually by other New Yorkers Detroit policeman William L. Potts is credited with inventing the modern street traffic light in 1920. He worked out an electric light system that allowed him to control three street intersections from one tower He picked the red, yellow and green because railroads used them. Developed in Egypt about 5,000 years ago, the greyhound breed was known before the ninth century in England, where it was bred by aristocrats to hunt such small game as hares. Devon is the only county in Great Britain to have two coasts. Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about 180,000 deaths per year. Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring substance, and is also one of the most valuable natural substances. Diamonds are crystals formed almost entirely of carbon. Because of its hardness, the diamond is the most enduring of all gemstones. They are among the most costly jewels in the world, partly because they are rare, Only four important diamond fields have been found in Africa, South America, India, and the Soviet Union. Did you know a tuna called the 'Blue Fin' tuna can be sold for over $20,000 around the world? Did you know that 85.7% of statisics are made up? Did you know that a goldfish has a memory spand of 5 seconds??? You wouldn't wanna tell a goldfish anything to improtant!! Did you know that cow farts are one major cause of global warming. Did you know that crocodiles never outgrow the pool in which they live? Did you know that in Tibet there is actually a practice called 'polyandry' where many men, usually brothers, marry a single woman? This takes place so that only one set of children will inherit the land. Did you know there was one U.S. state that no longer exists? In 1784 the U.S. had a state called Franklin, named after Benjamin Franklin. But four years later, it was incorporated into Tennessee. Diet Soda kills brain cells because they use so many chemicals to make it "diet"... Dill seeds are so small that approximately 10,000 dill seeds would be required to make an ounce. Discovered in the foundations of Dudley Castle near Birmingham, England, these condoms were made from fish and animal intestines and dated back to 1640. Dismal first-year sales of famous products: VW Beetle (U.S.)--sold 330 first year. Liquid Paper--sold 1,200 bottles first year. Cuisinart--sold 200 first year. Remington typewriter--sold 8 first year. Scrabble--sold 532 first year. Coca-Cola--sold 25 bottles first year. (For total of $50; supplies and advertising ran $70.) Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 30,500 acres (46 square miles), making it twice the size of the island of Manhattan, New York. Disneyland opened in 1955. DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleicacid. Dogs and humans are the only species that have prostates. Dogs can't decifer size. Thats why little dogs are mean. Dolley Madison is credited with inventing ice cream. Nancy Johnson, the wife of a naval officer, is credited for inventing the ice cream freezer. Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open. Dolphins don't automatically breath; they have to tell themselves to. Dolphins sleep at night just below the surface of the water. They frequently rise to the surface for air. Dolphins sleep with one eye open Dolplins are the only other mamals besides humans that have sex for fun. Domestic cats hate lemons or other citrus scents. Dominica, Mexico, Zambia, Kiribati, Fiji and Egypt all have birds on their flags. Dominique Larrey, Napoleon's chief surgeon, could amputate a leg in 13 seconds. Don Mac Lean's song "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), who all died in the same plane crash. Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, has been translated into more languages than any book outside of the Bible. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. Donald Duck lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes Don't even think about having sex while in a moving ambulance in Tremonton, Utah as it is very, very illegal. Of course, a stationary ambulance is another story. Dr. Alice Chase, who wrote 'Nutrition for Health', died of malnutrition. (not verified) Dr. George F. Grant received U.S. patent number 638,920 on December 12, 1899. His invention? The golf tee. He created it because he didn't want to get his hands dirty by building a mound of dirt to place his ball on. Dr. Guillotin merely proposed the machine that bears his name (which was rejected by the crown) and he never made a working model. The first working model was made by his assistant years later. When the machine attained infamy in the French Revolution, Dr.Guillotin protested its use and went to his grave claiming that the machine was unjustly named after him. Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called "flower of the blessed night" in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor. Dr. Seuss pronounced his name "soyce". Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" after his editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 different words. Draftsmen have to make 27,000 drawings for the manufacturing of a new car. Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph. Dragonfly larvae develop under the water and eject water from their anus to propel them for short distances Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT". Dry ice does not melt, it evaporates. Dry wine is a wine that has been completely fermented, meaning that only 0.1% of the sugar remains. Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 was bigger than Mt Everest. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. Duffel bags are named after a town of Duffel, Belgium, where they were first made. Dunkirk, France is the site of the largest military evacuation in history. During World War II, some 340,000 Allied troops were evacuated to England. The retreat by sea took place between May 26 and June 4, 1940. During a severe windstorm or rainstorm the Empire State Building may sway several feet to either side. During conscription for World War II, there were nine documented cases of men with three testicles. During Hell Week (the most grueling portion of training) the trainees get 4 hours of sleep. During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, "Red Vineyard at Arles". During his entire lifetime, Herman Melville's timeless classic of the sea, 'Moby Dick', only sold 50 copies. During his lifetime Paganini published only five compisitions. He didn't expect anybody to be able to play them, and at that time nobody could. During its entire life time a housefly never travels more than a hundred feet from the place where it was born. During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times its normal size. During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old. During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes. During the American Civil War the Union soldiers were issued eight pounds of ground roasted coffee as part of their personal ration of one hundred pounds of food. And they had another choice: ten pounds of green coffee beans. During the average human life, you will consume 70 assorted bugs as well as 10 spiders whilst you sleep. During the baseball rivalries between the two major leagues in the 1890s, the Pittsburgh Nationals took advantage of a technicality and signed a player away from another club. The Nationals' president, J. Palmer O'Neill, was called J. "Pirate" O'Neill, and his club became the Pittsburgh Pirates. During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing. During the chariot scene a small red car can be seen in the distance. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance. During the filming of Singin' in the Rain, the director had two ladies Carol Haney and Gwen Verdon put on tap dancing shows and dance around in bucketsful of water. Apparently, he liked Gene Kelly's dancing, but wasn't able to get the sound he wanted for someone dancing in the rain. The sounds of Gene Kelly's tap dancing in the movie aren't really the sounds he made during the filming of the movie. During the mid-1800s, less than half of the newborn babies lived more than ten years. Today, over 90 percent do. During the Prohibition, at least 1,565 Americans died from drinking bad liquor, hundreds were blinded, and many were killed in bootlegger wars. Federal Agents and the Coast Guard made 75,000 arrests per year. During the Reign of Peter the Great, their was a special tax on anyone who had a beard. During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian who wore a beard was required to pay a special tax. During the US Civil war, 200,000 blacks served in the Union Army; 38,000 gave their lives; 22 won the Medal of Honor. During the winter, squirrels make waterproof nests in hollow trees. During warm weather, hippos secrete a reddish, oily fluid, called pink sweat, which acts as a skin conditioner to keep it moist. During winter in Moscow the skating rinks cover more than 250,000 square meters of land. During World War II Canadian scientists secretly developed biological weapons which were later taken over by the USA. Anthrax was one. During World War II the U.S. government used 260 million pounds of instant coffee. During World War II, bakers in the United States were ordered to stop selling sliced bread for the duration of the war on January 18, 1943. Only whole loaves were made available to the public. It was never explained how this action helped the war effort. During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. Dwight D. Eisenhower, an avid golfer, had a putting green installed on the White House lawn. Dynamite contains peanuts.
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