Japan has a Cat Island called Aoshima where cats outnumber humans roughly six to one.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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

Gagaku, Japan's imperial court music, is the world's oldest surviving orchestral tradition, dating to the 7th century.

The world record for the 100m dash has dropped from 10.6 seconds in 1912 to 9.58 seconds today.

Operation Northwoods was a proposed U.S. plan in the 1960s that was never carried out.

The automobile transformed transportation.

Traditional Japanese kabuki theater originally featured women actors — they were banned in 1629, and men have played female roles ever since.

Archery was the first sport to be included in the Olympics after its original ancient form disappeared from the games.