The tomato used to be called the "love apple" or "apple of love" (pomme d'amour in French) when it was first brought to Europe in the 16th century. Europeans believed the exotic fruit had magical or aphrodisiac powers.

Koalas are not bears; they are marsupials. They dine almost exclusively on eucalyptus (gum) leaves. Each day, an adult koala eats about 200 to 500 grams of these tough leaves, which provide both their food and nearly all their water.

The car featured as KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) in the 1980s TV series Knight Rider is a customized 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

There are four U.S. states that end with the letter "n": Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.

American author Washington Irving created Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane. He published both classic tales in his 1819–1820 collection, [The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]