1) The musical "The Phantom of the Opera" has been running in London's West End since 1986, making it the longest-running musical in history.

2) The first recorded car accident occurred in 1891 in Ohio.

3) The corpse flower, or titan arum, is known for its unpleasant smell, often compared to that of rotting flesh.

4) The invention of the transistor by Bell Laboratories in 1947 revolutionized electronics and paved the way for the development of smaller, more efficient electronic devices.