Spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves were once more valuable than gold by weight.

The tradition of the white wedding dress was popularized by Queen Victoria in 1840 — before that, brides wore any color.

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

BASE jumping stands for Buildings, Antennae, Spans (bridges), and Earth (cliffs).

The fastest recorded tennis serve exceeded 150 miles per hour.

Gymnast Simone Biles has performed skills in competition so advanced they were named after her.

Islam has five pillars: faith, prayer five times daily, charitable giving, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca.

The color red has been used in art and ritual for over 75,000 years, as evidenced by ochre pigments found in South African caves.

The human voice is the only musical instrument capable of producing language simultaneously with music.