The Higgs boson, discovered in 2012, is the particle responsible for giving other particles their mass.

The first text message was sent in 1992 and read 'Merry Christmas'.

The original purpose of ballet was entertainment for the French royal court, not performance art.

The America's Cup is the oldest international sporting trophy, first contested in 1851.

Hip-hop culture originated in the South Bronx in the early 1970s and encompasses DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti art.

Particles can exist in multiple states until observed.

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215.

Norse mythology predicted the end of the world in a cataclysmic battle called Ragnarök.

Aboriginal Australians have oral traditions and songlines that preserve ecological knowledge going back tens of thousands of years.