The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 is often named one of the most important documents in New York City's development, the map is often considered far-reaching and visionary for its time.

Students at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University in China embarked on a project to recreate a rice dish from an ancient recipe, yielding an unusual and surprisingly healthy food result.

Radiocarbon analysis shows that a Quran manuscript held by the University of Birmingham, England, was written close to the time of the Prophet Mohammed.