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The recorded history of the Briolette of India dates back to the 12th century, making it possibly the world's oldest diamond on record. 
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| The flèche is an aggressive fencing attack generally used with the foil and épée weapons, and is actually illegal to use with the sabre under USFA rules. |
| Chandra Prakash Mainali, who led an armed Maoist revolt in eastern Nepal in 1971, later served as Minister of Local Development in 1994-95. |
| The Chontal Maya of Tabasco, Mexico consider themselves the direct descendants of the Olmec civilization. |
| Despite its name, the Australian Mathematics Competition receives entries from 38 countries and that the students are ranked with respect to other students in their states, not all of Australia. |
| Marguerite Porete, author of the mystical text The Mirror of Simple Souls, was burnt at the stake for heresy in 1310. |
| Return from the Stars is regarded as the most optimistic of Stanisław Lem science fiction utopian novels. |
| Raul Macias, a Cuban-Mexican boxer parlayed his popularity into a successful career in telenovelas. |
| Retired U.S. Air Force general John Chain is the chairman of the board of Northrop Grumman, director of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and director of ConAgra Foods, Inc.. |
| More than 30 km² of the Losiny Ostrov National Park forest fall within the boundaries of Moscow. |
| A Katsa is a field intelligence officer of the Mossad who collects information and runs agents, similar to the case officer of the CIA. |
| Colonel Peter Egerton Warburton was a British explorer who crossed the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia in 1873 by camel. |
| PZL-230 Skorpion attack aircraft, cancelled in 1992, was one of the most ambitious airplane projects of Poland. |
| The explorer Peter Semenov of Tian Shan presided over the Russian Geographical Society for more than 40 years. |
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