Despite their name, they are not whales.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Despite extensive training, few deaf athletes make a name for themselves outside of deaf sporting competition.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Despite his name, Cartier was no jeweller: he had found worthless quartz crystals and fool's gold.

BBC: Qu��bec's wood runners

They are poor swimmers and despite their name, they inhabit fresh water as well as estuaries.

BBC: Crocodiles 'surf' long distance on ocean currents

Despite its name, the dish looked more like a burrito than an egg roll, an only-in-America fusion approach.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The End Of Overeating