In Norse mythology, Odin sacrificed one eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom and gain cosmic knowledge.

People are more likely to comply with requests from authority figures.

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

Operation PBSUCCESS involved CIA actions in Guatemala in 1954.

Authority symbols increase compliance.

The average professional soccer player runs about 10–13 km per match.

The first text message ever sent read 'Merry Christmas' and was sent on December 3, 1992.

Particles can exist in multiple states until observed.

Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics — King Gustav V of Sweden called him 'the world's greatest athlete.'