...that Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, New York was the historic 353-acre estate of Gilded Age millionaire William R. Coe? (Planting Fields, estate of William R. Coe, Oyster Bay, New York)
...that the first person shooter computer game Requiem: Avenging Angel was influenced by the Bible and Christian Mythology?
...that the genera Bergerocactus and Bergeranthus are named after Alwin Berger, a German botanist best known for his contribution to the nomenclature of succulent plants, particularly agaves and cacti?
...that a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, directly elected by citizens of member countries, has been proposed by legislators in an effort to counter the influence of the World Trade Organization and other unelected international bodies?

...that Typhoon Vamei formed only 92 nautical miles north of the equator, a record at the time? (Typhoon Vamei)
...that the Sanhedrin, which is part of the Mishnah,  a major Jewish religious text,  focuses on criminal law, and that  commentaries on the Sanhedrin by rabbis, as recorded in the Talmud,  are noteworthy as precursors to the development of common law principles?
...that Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and co-author of the definitive Language of Psycho-Analysis, is also an accomplished vintner?
...that Beau Sia, a perennial Nuyorican Poets Cafe favorite, first discovered slam poetry through MTV as a teenager?

...that the Schmidt-Pechan prism is a type of roof prism used for image erection in binoculars? (Schmidt-Pechan prism)
...that Jacob Bruce, a Russian nobleman of Scottish descent and one of the most educated people in Russia at the time, was famous among the 18th century Muscovites as an alchemist and mage?
...that the 1972 case of  Yvonne Wanrow, a Colville Indian, charged with the  murder of a child molester, brought about changes in U.S. criminal law as it affects women and Native Americans?
...that Badruddin Amiruldin is a Member of the Parliament of Malaysia who has told those who oppose Malaysia's status as an Islamic theocracy to leave the country?

...that the first Intercolonial cricket match in Australia was played in Launceston, Tasmania between players from Port Phillip and Van Diemen's Land in February 1851? (Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st January 1864)
...that a condenser is used to condense steam from a steam turbine to obtain maximum efficiency?
...that Samuel Andrews (1836–1904) was an English-born chemist and inventor whose request for investment capital to build an oil refinery in 1862 led to a partnership with John D. Rockefeller and the formation of the Standard Oil companies?
...that Sandia Pueblo in central New Mexico was discovered by Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1539 while on an expedition to discover the seven Cities of Cibola?
...that according to Breton folklore, not completing the 600 km long Tro Breizh in one's lifetime would condemn their soul to repeating a tour of equivalent length every seven years from within their coffin?