The name of Aztec ruler Axayacatl (1470-1481) translates to “cara de agua” or “face of water.”

The Royal Scots regiment in the British army was nicknamed “Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard” after one member boasted that if they’d been on guard at Christ’s tomb, Jesus would never have gotten out.

The 17.3-mile-long Los Angeles Century Freeway, which took more than 30 years to build, cost $127 million per mile.

A German court has ruled that it is not illegal to walk on a car that is parked on the sidewalk if the walker doesn’t intend to harm it.

Women first competed in the Olympics at the 1900 Paris games.

This article appears in November 9 • 2001.

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