At one point, Ho Chi Minh was a pastry chef’s assistant.

Bob Dylan, age 65, is the oldest person to launch an album in the No. 1 spot, with Modern Times selling 192,000 copies in its first week.

Dutch researchers have found that urban birds have developed a short, fast “rap style” of singing, different from their rural counterparts.

In the Hindu faith, Shakti is the female power represented by Durga or Kali on the puja tray.

Fender Telecasters and Stratocasters are the size they are because of the lumber sizes available to Leo Fender when he started out.

This article appears in February 23 • 2007.

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