- ...that as Oregon State University athletic director, Percy Locey agreed to play the 1942 Rose Bowl at the opposing team's home field due to the attack on Pearl Harbor (pictured)?
- ...that before becoming the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy, Thomas Leigh Gatch was awarded two Navy Crosses?
- ...that Oregon State University’s Wave Research Laboratory has the world’s largest tsunami simulator?
- ... that on July 19, 2010, Rich Cho became the first Asian American general manager in NBA history when he was hired by the Portland Trail Blazers?