- Australian country singer-songwriter Slim Dusty was born David Gordon Kirkpatrick in 1927.
- Elizabeth Taylor’s second husband was Michael Wilding.
- The Bay of Biscay is part of the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand.
- Half a loaf is proverbially “better than no bread”.
- A decagon has ten sides.
- The Greek God of sleep was Hypnos.
- Sochi in Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
- South African golfer James Warburton is nicknamed the Big Easy.
- Frank Sinatra’s signature song My Way was written by Paul Anka.
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