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1. Greyhounds were introduced into America to – help farmers control jackrabbit populations.

 2.  Seventeen states have made Greyhound racing legal – Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Nevada and South Dakota do not offer live Greyhound racing, but allow wagering on simulcasts. (AGC)

3.  The organization that has copyrights to the slogan "Go Greyhound is –  Greyhound Lines, Inc. In 1930 the company formerly known as Motor Transit officially became Greyhound Corporation with the "running dog" as its trademark. In 1999, the company was purchased by Laidlaw Inc., a Canadian based corporation.

4.  The one-time french perfume bottle manufacturer that went on to make hood mascots which included a Greyhound was – Rene Lalique who manufactured a greyhound hood mascot from 1928 - 1939. According to Tony Wraight of Finesse-Fine-Art, it was not used specifically for any car, but just as an accessory. Its original cost was around £5 (about $7.00), and he has just sold one for £3500 (about $7,000) at major USA auction. To look at picture of one Greyhound mascot go to Finesse Fine Art,

5.  The mythological Goddess usually pictured with a Greyhound at her side is - The Greek Goddess Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana. She is known as the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, and is the the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo.

 6.  A Greyhound is mentioned in Proverbs 30:29-31, King James Version of the bible -

"There be three things which do well, yea,
Which are comely in going;
A lion, which is strongest among beasts and
Turneth not away from any;
A Greyhound;
A he-goat also

7.  The Tucson Greyhound Park grading system classifies "M" as maiden –  It means that a Greyhound has not won an official race at a pari-mutuel facility supervised by a regulatory agency.                                                                                                                                                            

8.The English author from the 1300's who mentions Greyhounds in his most famous piece of literature is - Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales. In the Prologue describing the Monk, Chaucer writes:

"Therefore he was a prickasour aright.
Greyhounds he had as swift as fowl in flight
Of pricking and of hunting for the hare
Was all his lust, for no cost would he spare." (189-192)

9.  Greyhound in French is – Levrier (accent on the first "e").

10.  The greyhound hood ornament was added to the Lincoln in 1925 –  The design was selected by Edsel Ford, and produced by the Gorham Silver Company.