- ... that the land for the Captors' Monument (pictured) at Patriot's Park in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, New York, was donated by a free African American couple?
- ... that undefeated Boyd Melson donates all the money he earns in boxing matches to stem cell research?
- ... that to save money on the construction of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Amenia Union, New York, the congregants brought building materials to the site with their own horse teams?