Bud Ekins was one of the foremost stuntmen of his generation. He is known to most as the actor who jumped the fence on a disguised Triumph TR6 Trophy 650cc motorcycle in The Great Escape, and who drove the Ford Mustang 390 GT in Bullitt. He also coordinated the stunts for the popular 1970s motorcycle cop show CHiPs.
A bezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system.
An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.
The Opificio delle Pietre Dure e Laboratori di Restauro is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage based in Florence. It is a global leader in the field of art restoration and provides teaching as one of two Italian state conservation schools. The institute maintains also a specialist library and archive of conservation and a museum displaying historic examples of Pietre Dure inlaid semi-precious stones artefacts. A scientific laboratory conducts research and diagnostics and provides a preventive conservation service.
Maurice Maeterlink tried to popularize scientific knowledge for an international audience. Writing with characteristic eloquence, Maeterlinck asserts that flowers possess the power of thought without knowledge, a capacity that constitutes a form of intelligence.
Ugland House is a building located in the capital of the Cayman Islands. The building is the registered office address for 18,857 entities and has for years been linked by American politicians to tax evasion.
Elephant polo is a variant of polo played whilst riding elephants. It is played in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Rajasthan, and Thailand.
Colors is a movie by Dennis Hopper. An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.
Dead zones are low-oxygen areas in the world's oceans, the observed incidences of which have been increasing since oceanographers began noting them in the 1970s. There are 146 dead zones in the world's oceans where marine life can't be supported due to depleted oxygen levels. Some of these are as small as a square kilometre, but the largest dead zone cover 70,000 square kilometres.
Theodore Judd Serios was a Chicago bellhop, who became known in the 1960s by producing "thoughtographs" on Polaroid film. He claimed these were produced using psychic powers.