- ... that in 1998, Liverdance by Rhode Island Soft Systems was the first screensaver to incorporate built-in multiple advertisements?
- ... that the Narragansett Turkey is a breed of domestic turkey unique to North America and named after Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island?
- ... that Newport, Rhode Island's historic Hunter House had been scheduled for demolition before Ralph Carpenter's restoration, which has been called "a brilliant restoration that gets better with age"?