Martin Luther was a big man (about 330 pounds).

Some call durian fruit the king of fruit and mangosteen the queen of fruit.

The seven liberal arts, the basis of the modern school curriculum, were developed by Martianus Capella (fifth century). The arts are defined as grammar, dialectic, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, and music.

“405” was the first short film to become widely distributed on the Internet. The three-minute film, which was released in June 2000 and produced by Bruce Branit and Jeremy Hunt, took 3½ months and a budget of $300 to make. The film shows a DC-10 jet making an emergency landing onto the 405 freeway in California.

May 1 is No Pants Day in Boise, Idaho. Most people wear underwear, but kilts are also seen.

This article appears in November 14 • 2008.

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