Danish architect Jørn Utzon, designer of the world-famous Sydney Opera House, walked off the project when it was only partially complete due to local political interference and pointed questions about cost overruns. He never returned to Australia.
Danish pastry is of Viennese origin but has become a specialty of Denmark and neighboring Scandinavian countries, where it is known as “Viennese bread.” (It’s called Plundergebäck or Golatschen in Austria.)
The Neuschwanstein Castle is located near Austria, in Bavaria.
So they perfected time travel, too? 
Actor William Gillette, famous for his performances as Sherlock Holmes, built Gillette Castle in East Haddam, CT as his home after originally planning to build it in Greenport on Long Island. After his death, it became a state park.
The Gillette razor company was founded in 1901 by King Camp Gillette to sell disposable safety razors. Gillette’s razor retailed for a substantial $5 (about $134 in 2006 dollars) — half the average working man’s weekly pay — yet sold by the millions.
The video for Men Without Hats’ lone hit, “Safety Dance”, featured English folk revival imagery, notably Morris men, Mummers, Punch and Judy, and a Maypole.
Elendil was a great and wise King of Men in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. He died, along with the equally heroic Elven-king Gil-Galad, fighting the Dark Lord Sauron on the slopes of Mount Doom.
George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire wasreportedly inspired by the Wars of the Roses and Ivanhoe.
George R.R. Martin also wrote Tuf Voyaging, a prize-winning collection of interrelated science fiction short stories about a very pale, bald and antisocial man, Haviland Tuf, who finds an immensely powerful ancient warship adrift in space and proceeds to put it to (mostly) good use.
Haviland Thin Mints are produced by Necco (new England Confectionery Company). The mints are available in such flavors as Raspberry Crème and Orange Crème as well as the original dark chocolate.
French was the official language of England for 296 years, from 1066-1362.
French is the official language of the Seychelles.
Attorney General William French Smith and Congressman Jack French Kemp were both prominent Republicans in the Reagan era.
French Stewart is best known for his role as the alien visitor Harry on the TV series “Third Rock from the Sun”.
Saudi diplomats visiting President Harry Truman were once photographed having a snowball fight on the White House lawn.
While running for president, Senator Barack Obama was photographed having a snowball fight with some of his staffers.
(The childlike gleam in his eyes as he bunches the snowball up in his hands is still, to this day, my favorite image of him).
Barack is a type of apricot brandy made in Hungary. The word means both apricot and peach in Hungarian.
Calvados is an apple brandy made in the Normandy area of France.
25% of an apple’s volume is air, which is why they float.
After re-signing from Apple Computer, Steve Jobs founded the NeXT computer company. One of the NeXT computers contained the complete works of Shakespeare and the entire Oxford English dictionary.