The original basketball hoops were actually peach baskets, and someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball after each score.

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

Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport.

The Olympic motto is 'Faster, Higher, Stronger.'.

Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender and co-owned a tavern before entering politics.

Ancient cave paintings at Lascaux, France, are approximately 17,000 years old and show remarkable artistic sophistication.

Project Blue Book officially ended in 1969.

Brandon Lee died during filming due to a prop gun malfunction.

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