- The collective noun for a group of owls is Parliament.
- Belgian artist Georges Remi created the comic book character Tintin.
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs was famously paid an annual salary of $1 per year.
- The city of Osaka is on the Japanese Island of Honshu.
- Former UK Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher is portrayed by Meryl Streep in the movie The Iron Lady.
- The Slap , a novel by Australian author Christos Tsoikas was adapted into a min-series on the Australian network ABC.
- An espresso coffee with a small amount of milk in it is known as Macchiato.
- The Australian Herring is better known in South Australia as Tommy Ruff.
- Decimal currency was adopted by Australia in 1966.
- A cavoodle is a cross between a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel and a Toy Poodle.
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