Leon Leonwood Bean opened his first store in Freeport, Maine, in 1912. He started the business to sell his newly invented Maine Hunting Shoe after testing the rubber-bottomed leather boots on local outdoor trips.

Carly Simon was married to fellow singer-songwriter and Adult Contemporary icon James Taylor from November 1972 until their divorce in 1983.

The "Thrilla in Manila" was the legendary third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. It took place on October 1, 1975, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines. Ali won the brutal heavyweight championship bout after Frazier's trainer stopped the fight following the 14th round.

They have extreme color vision -- Humans have trichromatic retinas, meaning we see blue, green, and red cones, but most species of butterflies have retinas with six or more photoreceptor classes.