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cosmonauts such as Grigori Nelyubov, dismissed from the Soviet space program, were airbrushed out of official photographs, leading to early Cold War speculation of failed missions even when the actual reasons for dismissal were sometimes mundane. 
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| The construction of Basilica Cathedral St. Peter and St. Patern, Vannes (pictured) took seven centuries and featured styles from Romanesque to Neo Gothic. |
| "Vrede" was the first Eurovision entry to feature DJ scratching. |
| Salmson 2, along with the Breguet 14, was the main reconnaissance aircraft of the French army in the First World War. |
| Lublin Castle was the place where the Union of Lublin, creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, was signed. |
| Norwegian politician Harald T. Nesvik claimed to have nominated George W. Bush and Tony Blair for the Nobel Peace prize. |
| The Krazy Kat cartoons printed in the San Francisco Examiner prompted a serious physical assault on author Agnes Newton Keith. |
| Osu Castle (pictured) is the seat of government in Ghana. |
| Hundreds of young North Korean women serve in state-run groups called Gippeumjo, providing high-ranking party officials with song, dance, massage, and sexual favours. |
| The levée of Louis XIV, the privilege of removing the king's nightshirt, was a great honour only accorded to a high noble. |
| Torbjörn Nilsson is considered to be one of the greatest Swedish footballers of all time, despite only having played 28 matches for the national team. |
| Calabazas Creek in Sonoma Valley cuts through a volcanic watershed with nearby relict hot springs. |
| French Champagne merchant Charles Heidsieck was imprisoned for espionage during the American Civil War, sparking an international incident. |
| The Freedom Monument (pictured) in Riga, Latvia, features a woman lifting three stars, the emblem of a united Latvia. |
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