In 1802 Matthew Flinders discovered a pink lake in the Recherche Archipelago. Its color is still a mystery for scientists
Andrei Sakharov – the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb later became a dissident to the Soviet regime, and in 1975 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
When Fidel Castro was 14-years-old he wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt & asked him for a 10 dollar bill