The Mechanical Contrivium: D

Ten Top Trivia Tips about D!

1. D was invented in China in the eleventh century, but was only used for fireworks, never for weapons.
2. More people are killed by D each year than die in aeroplane accidents.
3. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find D.
4. D never said 'Play it again, Sam'.
5. The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal D.
6. The eye of an ostrich is bigger than D.
7. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than D!
8. A thimbleful of D would weigh over 100 million tons.
9. The pupil of an octopus's eye is shaped like D.
10. D once came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest!