Weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze set a world record by lifting 265 kg in the clean and jerk at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

The Magna Carta influenced later democratic principles.

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

Particles can exist in multiple states until observed.

The fastest recorded tennis serve exceeded 150 miles per hour.

Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards became a cultural icon at the 1988 Calgary Olympics despite finishing last in every ski jump event.

The first Olympic marathon winner, Spiridon Louis, was a Greek shepherd who had never trained formally.

Freestyle skiing's halfpipe event requires athletes to complete tricks at heights of up to 7 meters above the pipe's lip.

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