1. The funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 drew approximately 10 million people who came to pay their respects.

2. The only significant river that crosses the equator on two occasions is the Congo River.

3. The singer known as the “Geordie Springsteen” is Sam Fender.

4. The largest remaining carnivorous marsupial is the Tasmanian devil.

5. An extra second, referred to as a leap second, was added on June 30, 2015.

6. The science fiction novel “Dune,” authored by Frank Herbert, was influenced by the shifting sands found along the Oregon coast.

7. In 1457, both football and golf were prohibited in Scotland.

8. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located in Washington D.C., was designed by Maya Lin, a student at Yale.

9. The terms Buzzard, Clair, Cygnus, Jackdaw, and Rosebank all relate to significant oil and gas fields in the United Kingdom.

10. Dis, Duat, Helheim, Irkalla, and Mictlan are all names associated with underworlds from various mythologies, including Roman, ancient Egyptian, Norse, Mesopotamian, and Aztec traditions.

11. The estimated total lengths of roads in Britain are as follows: England has 188,900 miles, Scotland has 37,200 miles, and Wales has 21,100 miles.

12. The original names of early punk musicians include Susan Janet Ballion, Marianne Elliott-Said, Arianna Forster, and Paloma Romero.

13. Notable natural features in Yosemite National Park, California, include Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, Half Dome, Mount Lyell, and Sentinel Dome.

14. Films that depict events surrounding D-Day include “Saving Private Ryan,” “Pressure,” and “The Longest Day.”

15. Recent Prime Ministers in the UK have shown football loyalties to clubs such as Everton, Arsenal, Southampton, and Norwich City.