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It took a musicologist 12 years to reconstruct the missing portions of the only copy of English Renaissance composer Martin Peerson's Latin motets so it could be published and recorded. 
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| German settlement in Bulgaria dates back to the 13th–14th century. |
| The California Condor, Mauritius Kestrel and Kakapo were all saved from extinction using modern bird conservation techniques. |
| Ananthabhadram, a film by Indian director Santhosh Sivan, was inspired by classical Kathakali dancing and paintings of Raja Ravi Varma. |
| The Alameda Works Shipyard in Alameda, California, was one of the largest and best equipped shipyards in the United States. |
| Serge Voronoff's surgical technique of grafting monkey testicle tissue onto human males has some modern supporters. |
| The Tempest Prognosticator employs a jury of twelve leeches that use small hammers to ring a bell to indicate the approach of a storm. |
| Rush Limbaugh was a U.S. ambassador to India. |
| Richard de Southchurch, Sheriff of Essex, planned to attack London with burning cocks. |
| Desmarest's Hutia has the most complex stomach of any rodent. |
| The cappuccio (pictured), a type of headgear worn by men and women in 15th century Florence, was typically made by tailors instead of hatmakers. |
| Kosambi, a city in ancient India which was a frequent site of sermons by the Buddha was one of the places considered suitable for his Parinibbāna. |
| When Archie Goodall scored for Northern Ireland in their 9–1 loss to Scotland, he became the oldest footballer to score an international goal in the 19th century. |
| South African mining magnate Sir Lionel Phillips survived being shot five times in an assassination attempt. |
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