1. Dana the doll was actually found in an old trunk at her mom's apartment when she was little. She's kept it with her cause it was her best friend growing up.
2. Was left by herself by the age of 5 and learned how to make basic sandwiches and such by then and moved on to starting to learn to cook for herself.
3. She has a little chicken pox scar on her forehead.
4. Never celebrated her birthday until she moved in with her dad.
5. Stole her dad's cigarettes first until he found out and made her pay him for them.
6. Had a crush on Stefan when she was 13. She grew out of it when she realized he was gross.
7. Worked one "job" with Stefan when she was about 15. Her dad found out and Ileana had to put herself between him and Stefan to keep him from breaking Stefan's jaw.
8. Her first kiss was a nerdy boy her age who sat with her on the 4th of July and pointed out constellations. She thought it was cute, so she kissed him.
9. Illy actually beat up one of Stefan's "town girls" who was clearly using him. She's little, but she pulled out pretty much a handful of her hair.
10. Used to send postcards to her mother from the age of 10 till she was nearly 13 every month. Since then, she's had absolutely no contact with the woman.