Monopoly is the best-selling board game in history, with over 275 million units sold.

Shamanism — the practice of entering altered states to interact with spiritual worlds — is found on every inhabited continent.

Traditional Japanese joinery uses no nails or adhesives — wooden pieces are cut to interlock perfectly.

About 1 in 10 people are left-handed.

BASE jumping stands for Buildings, Antennae, Spans (bridges), and Earth (cliffs).

You are more likely to meet someone with your birthday than you expect.

The Olympic Games are held every four years.

The Maori of New Zealand use a rich oral tradition called 'kōrero' to preserve history and genealogy.

The Maori creation myth describes the world emerging from Te Kore (the void) through stages of darkness to light.