Fencing's three weapons — épée, foil, and sabre — each have different target areas and scoring rules.

Chocolate was once used as currency by the ancient Aztecs.

The fastest recorded serve in tennis by a woman is 220 km/h by Georgina Garcia Perez.

Celtic mythology featured a world beyond death called the Otherworld — not a punishment but a paradise.

Ennio Morricone composed over 500 film scores — his work for spaghetti westerns remains iconic.

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

Nearly half of adults worldwide have less than $10,000 in wealth.

Wealth inequality exists in nearly every country.

Manga accounts for about 40% of all printed material sold in Japan.