The Spree River runs through Berlin, Germany.
- Talisker whisky is distilled on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.
- On the 1995 space shuttle Atlantis, Chris Hadfield packed a collapsible guitar, which he played to great effect.
- Gamelan is the music of Indonesia. Typical gamelan bands feature such instruments as xylophones, drums, gongs and flutes. The word Gamelan comes from the Indonesian word ‘gamel’, meaning to strike or to hammer.
- The Four Noble Truths form a framework for introducing and explaining Buddhist thought.