Dionysus is the Greek God of grape/wine

1. The Greek goddess Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking/wine, ritual madness, and ecstasy.

An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun

2. An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. During this time the center of the Sun is in exactly the same plane as the Earth's equator. During an equinox the length of day/night is nearly equal.
3. A solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice each year when the Sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes. During this time the length of day (for summer solstice) and night (for winter solstice) is at its longest.

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a collection of books called the The Canterbury Tales in the end of the 14th century

1. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a collection of books called the The Canterbury Tales in the end of the 14th century.
2. Some believe the origin of April Fool's Day comes from Chaucer's collection where one of the characters, "the vain cock Chauntecleer," was tricked by a fox.

The wooden mat used to make sushi is called Makisu

1. The wooden mat used to make sushi is called Makisu.

In Men's college basketball, a closely guarding violation is a floor-violation

1. In Men's college basketball a floor-violation is called if a defender closely (less than six feet) guards his man for more than five seconds. The count however resets if the person in possession of the ball changes from holding to dribbling or vice versa.

60 is a "superior highly composite number"

1. 60 is a "superior highly composite number" following the equation below:

Other example of superior highly composite numbers are: 2, 6, 12, 60, 120, 360, 2520, 5040.
2. 60 was a base used for the Babylonian number system. It is thought that it is possible that the Babylonian's obsession with this number was the bases for 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. The reasons however there are not 60 hours in a day is thought to be the fact that it would make the second too short to measure. In fact if the Babylonian's wanted to have 60 hours in a day, the "second" would have to be 0.4 seconds long.
3. A "perfect" number is one that satisfies both of the following criterion:
1. The sum of its proper divisors equals the number
2. The sum of all it's divisors divided by two equals the number
E.G 28
proper divisors: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14
1+2+4+7+14=28
divisors: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
(1+2+4+7+14+28)/2=28

Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the author of crime and punishment

1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the author of crime and punishment. He is thought by many to be the father of 20th-century existentialism.

Doug Jarvis holds the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964

1. Doug Jarvis holds the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964. He played in every game from October 08, 1975 to October 10, 1987.
2. Elizabeth Taylor was married 8 times to 7 different husbands.

Wuthering Heights, the only novel by Emily Brontë, was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell

1. Wuthering Heights, the only novel by Emily Brontë, was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.
2. The Brontë sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne initially published their literary works under the pseudonyms Currer Bell, Ellis Bell, and Acton Bell.

Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Mercedes-Benz GL are some of the vehicles that qualify for Section 179 tax deduction

1. Section 179 of the tax code allows vehicles over 6,000lbs that are used for "business" to qualify for an extra tax deduction. Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Mercedes-Benz GL are some of the vehicles that qualify for this deduction. The limit of deduction however was recently reduced from $250,000 to "only" $25,000.