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Nymphaea nouchali (pictured) is the national flower of Sri Lanka where it is known as Nil Manel in Sinhala. 
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| Quentin Tarantino, a longtime fan of Australian cinema, helped put together 2008 documentary film Not Quite Hollywood, examining the "Ozploitation" B movies of the 1970s–'80s Australian New Wave. |
| The colorful kkachi durumagi (pictured) evokes the good fortune associated with the magpie in Korean folklore. |
| After Milt Davis was rejected by the Detroit Lions because they did not have a black roommate for him, Davis won two championships in four seasons with the Baltimore Colts. |
| The Tang Dynasty chancellor Liu Yan had, as a child, impressed Emperor Xuanzong of Tang by writing a song dedicated to his sacrifices at Mount Tai. |
| The butterfly Argynnis hyperbius has been threatened in New South Wales by the draining of swamps containing its natural foodplant Viola betonicifolia. |
| In addition to teaching underprivileged youth, Giovanni Buscaglione designed such architectural works as Colombia's Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Carmen. |
| The United States Academic Decathlon National Championships have featured teams from Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, Northern Ireland and Brazil. |
| Martin Luther compared images of the Virgin of Mercy (example pictured) to "a hen with her chicks". |
| Matthew T. Mason, a professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, developed the first origami-folding robot in 2004. |
| The Campbell's Covered Bridge, built in 1909, is the last remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. |
| The song "Steal My Sunshine" by Len was almost not released because its master recording was hidden under the producer's bed. |
| Upcoming film The Marc Pease Experience has been dubbed "the next Rushmore" as the two films share both similar character traits and Jason Schwartzman in the lead role. |
| Architect Stiff Leadbetter's house Elvills was the first completely new house of the Georgian Gothic revival in England. |
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