Otto Lilienthal, a German pioneer of aviation, was one of the leading pioneers of the popular outdoor activity of hang-gliding. He became known as the Glider King but died of injuries sustained when his glider stalled and he was unable to regain control; falling from about 15 m (50 ft), he fractured his neck.
Pop duo M2M was formed in 1998 by two Norwegians, Marion Elise Raven and Marit Elisabeth Larsen.
A cuica is a South American drum from Brazil and is often used in the Samba.
The Sook Ching massacre, a systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore by the Japanese military during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, may have seen a death toll of somewhere between 25,000 and 50,000.
The longest running event in a women’s heptathlon is the 800 metres and was first contested at the Olympic level in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.
The pineapple stem extract known as bromelain is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects.
In 1697 the culmination of the Spanish conquest of Petén resulted in the defeat of the last independent native Mayan kingdom in the Americas.
The baht is the currency of Thailand.
The Etruscan Regolini-Galassi tomb, an elaborate Etruscan family tomb which dates to the 7th century BC, was discovered in 1836 in an undisturbed condition.
A "rain of fish", a tornado that travels over the ocean, sucks up fish and then drops them over villages, is a common theme appearing in Honduran art.
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