In 1991 a Swiss commercial fossil team digging near Shell, Wyoming, uncovered an almost complete Allosaurus, later nicknamed Big Al. They were working beside the old Howe Quarry, which sat on private land they had permission to use, but the new dig 300 metres north was on public land. Bureau of Land Management staff flying over to watch for wildfires noticed that a dirt road had been widened without authorisation. On the ground they found the quarry, covered by a tarp, at the end of it. Fossils on public land belong to the public, so the Swiss team gave up the skeleton and was not penalised. The Museum of the Rockies took over the excavation.

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.