A Dachshund (a.k.a. a sausage dog) was originally bred to hunt in low, narrow badger burrows. In fact, the term 'Dachshund' translates from German as 'badger dog'!

On the day that Alexander Graham Bell was buried the entire US telephone system was shut down for 1 minute in tribute.

Manhattan Island was once home to as many different species as Yellowstone National Park.

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