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Induced pluripotency involves "reprogramming" a differentiated cell into a stem cell by reactivating the expression of genes associated with the embryonic stage. For this discovery, researcher Shinya Yamanaka was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2012.

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In 2010, Lindsey Vonn became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in the downhill, making alpine skiing history at the Vancouver Games.

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Nur-Sultan is the capital of Kazakhstan. The city was awarded the UNESCO "Cities for Peace" prize in 1999 and has been a member of the International Assembly of Capitals and Major Cities since 2000.

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The Mothers of Invention was Frank Zappa's rock and experimental music band active from 1964 to 1975. The composition of The Mothers never ceased to vary around the American composer and guitarist.

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Richard Thompson's song 1952 Vincent Black Lightning appears on his critically acclaimed 1991 album Rumor and Sigh.

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Bulgarian athlete Stefka Kostadinova competes in the high jump, a discipline in which she still holds the women's world record set in 1987.

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Robert Conrad is best known for his role as James T. West in the television series The Wild Wild West from 1965 to 1969.

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Tarawa is an atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, where the capital is located. The town is best known for the battle that took place there in 1943, mainly at Betio, during World War II,

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The highest point in the Caucasus is Mount Elbrus, a dormant volcano in Russia, rising 5,642 meters above sea level.

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According to Roman myths, Romulus founded the city of Rome on the site of Mount Palatine on the Tiber on April 21, 753 BC.

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