The most expensive painting ever sold is Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, which went for $450.3 million in 2017.

Impressionism, initially mocked as unfinished and messy, transformed into one of the most celebrated art movements in history.

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 — a first for a songwriter.

The sitar, fundamental to Indian classical music, has 21 strings — 7 played and 14 sympathetic.

Olympic weightlifters follow a precise diet and weigh in the day before competition to make their weight category.

Spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves were once more valuable than gold by weight.

The Shinto shrine of Ise in Japan is demolished and rebuilt every 20 years — a tradition that has continued for 1,300 years.

The waltz was considered scandalous when introduced in the late 18th century because partners held each other closely.

The world's longest musical piece, 'As Slow As Possible,' is being performed in a German church and will last 639 years.