1) The Bank of England, established in 1694, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and one of the oldest central banks in the world.

2) The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, has provided breathtaking images of distant galaxies and deep space.

3) In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Boat Festival (also known as Duanwu Festival) is celebrated to honor Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman of ancient China. It involves dragon boat races, eating sticky rice dumplings (zongzi), and performing rituals to ward off evil spirits and protect against diseases.

4) The Bugatti Veyron, one of the fastest production cars in the world, can reach speeds of over 250 miles per hour (402 km/h).