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Emil Bach House

... that all of the walnut decorations in Chicago's Emil Bach House (pictured) were sourced from a single tree?
... that Waeta Ben Tabusasi went from being a conservation officer to the speaker of his country's parliament?
... that Metallica's "Blackened" became the namesake for a record label and a whiskey brand?
... that After London has been described as a defining work in genres such as Ruined Earth and climate fiction?
... that four-time NAIA scoring champion Grace Beyer has scored more career points than any female basketball player at a four-year college or university?
... that the design of the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre's hydroslides was inspired by eels?
... that Alamo: The Price of Freedom has been shown continuously at the Rivercenter IMAX in San Antonio, Texas, since March 5, 1988?
... that the reclassification of the species in the beetle genus Caccothryptus was based primarily on their genitals?
... that a Japanese town used its COVID-19 relief funds to build a statue of a squid?