True caviar comes exclusively from the sturgeon fish. While the term is sometimes loosely applied to the salted eggs of other fish, authentic caviar comes from wild or farm-raised sturgeon species such as Beluga, Osetra, Sevruga, and Kaluga. 

"American Pie" was dedicated to Buddy Holly. Don McLean was deeply impacted by the tragic 1959 plane crash—often referred to as "the day the music died"—that killed Holly along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson

The Mayflower became the official state flower of Massachusetts in 1918, and it was chosen over the Water Lily by school children.

Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets.

Bones are composed mostly of the mineral calcium phosphate and a protein called collagen.