The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be a temporary structure and was almost torn down in 1909.

The world record for the high jump exceeds eight feet.

The word 'clue' originally referred to a ball of thread — in Greek mythology, Ariadne gave Theseus a thread to escape the labyrinth.

Hip-hop culture originated in the South Bronx in the early 1970s and encompasses DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti art.

During World War I, German and Allied soldiers spontaneously declared a truce on Christmas Day 1914 and played football in no man's land.

There are invisible particles everywhere.

Weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze set a world record by lifting 265 kg in the clean and jerk at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Banksy, the anonymous street artist, has never been definitively identified despite decades of speculation.

In Chinese mythology, dragons are benevolent creatures associated with water, rain, and imperial power — opposite to Western dragons.