- The first airplane to have the STOL capability was the Canadian made deHavilland Beaver.
- Farkle is a dice game that has also been called wimpout; zilch; zonk; squelch or greed, among other names.
- The Australian box jellyfish is the most poisonous marine animal.
- Kurt Bensmiller is the current world Chuckwagon Racing champion. He won the title at this year’s Calgary Stampede.
- ‘Live oak’ trees are so-called because they stay green and ‘alive’ throughout the winter when the other oak trees are dormant and leafless.
