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Fast facts: In high school, Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank was an excellent athlete. She competed in Junior Olympics in swimming, and placed fifth in the Washington state all-around gymnastics. In Jalisco, Mexico, the harp was significant in the development of mariachi music, which originally featured only string instruments. "Destroying angel," one of several poisonous Amanita mushrooms that grows wild in forests and fields, has an innocent appearance. It is, however, highly lethal. Even a small bite of this beautiful white mushroom can cause a violent stomach ache, a breakdown of blood cells and finally death, hours later. "Please Mr. Postman" has been a No. 1 hit on Billboard's record charts twice: The chart-topping versions were recorded by The Marvelettes in 1961 and The Carpenters in 1974. In March 2000 during the pre-ceremony Academy Award interviews, Tom Cruise confessed that he had never watched an Oscar telecast until long after he was an adult and was pursuing an acting career. In music, a hemidemisemiquaver is a 64th note.

 

On this date: In 1130, Pope Innocent II was elected. In 1818, Chile gained independence from Spain. In 1908, the New York to Paris auto race, via Alaska and Siberia, began in New York City; George Schuster won after 88 days behind the wheel. In 1937, the Cleveland (now St. Louis) Rams were granted an NFL franchise. In 1964, The Beatles performed their first New York City concert at Carnegie Hall. In 1982, Wayne Gretsky scored his 153rd point of the season to tie an NHL record. In 1991, North and South Korea formed a joint team for table tennis competition. In 1998, Intel unveiled its first graphics processing chip, the i740.

 

Quotable... "We did find it to be a positive letter, and we now look for action along the lines that he indicated in his letter." -State Department spokesman Richard Boucher regarding a letter from Yasser Arafat to the United States about Arafat's stance against terrorism.