The oldest known board game is Senet, played in ancient Egypt over 5,000 years ago.

Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146 BCE.

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens was publicly congratulated by Hitler's rival Adolf Hitler — contrary to the popular myth.

The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, holds over 1.3 million seed samples as a backup for global agriculture.

The longest recorded rally in professional tennis lasted 643 shots in a match in 1984.

The tradition of the white wedding dress was popularized by Queen Victoria in 1840 — before that, brides wore any color.

Tug of war was in the Olympics from 1900 to 1920.

Freestyle skiing's halfpipe event requires athletes to complete tricks at heights of up to 7 meters above the pipe's lip.

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