At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens was publicly congratulated by Hitler's rival Adolf Hitler — contrary to the popular myth.

The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 had only 241 athletes, all male, from 14 nations.

The word 'clue' originally referred to a ball of thread — in Greek mythology, Ariadne gave Theseus a thread to escape the labyrinth.

Christianity has around 2.4 billion followers worldwide — the most followed religion.

In behavioral economics, choice architecture — how options are presented — dramatically affects decisions.

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

In Chinese mythology, dragons are benevolent creatures associated with water, rain, and imperial power — opposite to Western dragons.

The Boston Marathon is one of the oldest annual marathons.

The Mona Lisa was considered an unremarkable painting until it was stolen in 1911 — the resulting publicity made it famous.