In Finland, there are more saunas than cars — approximately 3.3 million saunas for 5.5 million people.

Musical chords produce emotional responses partly because of learned cultural associations and partly because of acoustic properties.

The Boston Marathon is one of the oldest annual marathons.

The modern triathlon — swim, bike, run — was invented in California in 1974 as a way to settle debates about which sport produced the fittest athletes.

The longest recorded fart is 2 minutes and 42 seconds long.

Calligraphy is considered one of the highest art forms in East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European medieval traditions.

Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146 BCE.

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

The first woman to complete the Boston Marathon officially was Kathrine Switzer in 1967, despite officials trying to pull her off the course.