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Fast facts: Despite a hump or two, a camel has a straight spine. Amphibians see no color; they perceive only black and white. It takes 24 hours for a newborn swan to peck its way out of its shell. Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible. A baby caribou is so swift it can easily outrun its mother when it is only three days old.

 

On this date: In 1892, the Dalton Gang, notorious for its train robberies, was nearly wiped out while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kan. In 1936, the first intercity telecast was made possible thanks to a coaxial cable strung between New York City and Philadelphia. In 1947, Harry Truman, the first U.S. president to make use of the television, addressed the nation from the White House. He asked Americans not to eat meat on Tuesdays nor poultry on Thursdays to save on feed grains and help the starving in Europe. In 1954, blaming "conflicting career demands" for the breakup of their nine-month marriage, screen actress Marilyn Monroe filed for divorce in Santa Monica, Calif., against baseball star Joe DiMaggio on grounds of mental cruelty.

 

Quotable... "In our anger, we must never forget we're a compassionate people." -President George W. Bush on why he is offering federal aid to the people of Afghanistan.