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Despite a requirement from the Michigan Legislature it connect three counties within ten years of its founding, after 21 years the St. Joseph Valley Rail Road had completed only 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of track, all in St. Joseph County. 
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| The Pinchot Sycamore, a centuries-old American sycamore, is the largest tree in Connecticut. |
| L'Insoumis, a film noir alluding to the Algerian war, was Alain Delon's first real failure despite his acclaimed performance. |
| Dr. Seuss's book The Seven Lady Godivas is one of his only books written for adults, and though it was initially a failure when first published in 1939, original editions have sold for upwards of US$300. |
| In April 2008, Forbes listed Omid Tahvili (pictured) as one of the world's ten most wanted fugitives. |
| The distribution company Bunzl once held a virtual monopoly on the manufacture of cigarette filters in the U.K.. |
| Swedish soldier Charles F. Henningsen participated in civil wars and independence movements in Spain, Nicaragua, Hungary and the United States, but died without ever winning any of the causes for which he fought. |
| Although there is no commercial mining in Equatorial Guinea, 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of gold were retrieved in 2006. |
| The lawsuit Motte v. Faulkner in 1735 was a legal dispute over the right to publish Jonathan Swift's complete works and its outcome was viewed by Swift as another example of English oppression. |
| The Bevier House Museum in Marbletown, New York includes the earliest known land grant map for Ulster County. |
| Kim Swoo Geun, a leading South Korean architect was referred to as "Lorenzo de Medici of Seoul" by Time for his contributions to Korean culture. |
| Aberdour Castle (pictured), with parts dating from around 1200, is one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland. |
| Elizabethan mathematician and cartographer Edward Wright is said to be "the only Fellow of Caius ever to be granted sabbatical leave in order to engage in piracy". |
| According to Brunei folklore Nakhoda Manis disrespected his mother, which caused a storm to sink his ship in the Brunei River, transforming the ship into the rock known as Jong Batu. |
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