India has the largest vegetarian population in the world, with an estimated 300 to 400 million vegetarians.

Synchronized skating — where teams of up to 20 skaters perform together — is a competitive discipline not yet in the Olympics.

About 30% of people meet their partner through friends.

High jumpers use the Fosbury Flop — jumping backwards over the bar — introduced by Dick Fosbury at the 1968 Olympics.

Haiku poetry traditionally captures a moment in time, contrasting a seasonal reference (kigo) with a cutting word (kireji).

Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics — King Gustav V of Sweden called him 'the world's greatest athlete.'

The CIA’s Project ARTICHOKE preceded MK-Ultra in studying interrogation methods.

The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, first held in 1897.

Sourdough bread is made from a 'starter' — a live culture of wild yeast and bacteria that can be maintained for decades.