The Amityville haunting is a modern folk story based on real crimes. In November 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family in a house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, on Long Island. He was convicted of second-degree murder in 1975. A month later, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved in, and after 28 days they left, claiming paranormal terror. Journalists, skeptics and paranormal investigators, including Ed and Lorraine Warren, looked into the house. Jay Anson's 1977 novel and the 1979 film built the legend, and because the story is historical, no one owns it, so many unrelated films have followed.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.