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The academic journal African Affairs was first published to commemorate the travels of the explorer Mary Kingsley. 
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| Canadian football cornerback Stanford Samuels recorded the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' only blocked punt of 2006. |
| Species in the fungal genus Rhodocollybia have spores that are dextrinoid. |
| Benito Mussolini emigrated to Switzerland in 1902, only to be deported after becoming involved in the socialist movement. |
| In 1992, the Naval Reserve of Canada created a reenactment group of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine, a colonial military force of New France. |
| gambling on papal elections has been documented since the 16th century, despite being punishable by excommunication. |
| Edmonton Eskimos head coach Richie Hall (pictured) is the first African-American head coach in Eskimos history. |
| The Royal Mail consumes nearly 1 billion rubber bands per annum at a cost of almost £1,000,000. |
| After recording two sacks against Winnipeg during the 2008 CFL season, Jonathan Brown passed Harold Hallman for most sacks in Toronto Argonauts team history. |
| Ham Hill, a nature reserve managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, is one of only two confirmed sites in the county where Musk Orchid grows. |
| In the shuffle ensuing from the 1983 resignation of Yves Bérubé and two other Quebec ministers, four unelected people became ministers, the highest number since 1936. |
| While robbing the countryside east of Toronto, members of the Markham Gang found a way to sell the same stolen horses over and over. |
| Markus Howell (pictured), broke the 1,500 career yard mark in both kickoff and punt returns in 2008. |
| Even after Germany lost its colonies during WWI, colonial postage stamps continued to be sold by the German post office?. |
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