Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 — a first for a songwriter.

Philip Glass and Steve Reich pioneered minimalism — music based on repetitive patterns with gradual change.

Fortune cookies are not Chinese — they were invented in California in the early 20th century.

Shamanism — the practice of entering altered states to interact with spiritual worlds — is found on every inhabited continent.

Poverty traps occur when poverty itself prevents people from acquiring the resources to escape it.

The word 'ketchup' likely comes from a Chinese fish sauce called 'ke-chiap'.

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

About 80% of people say trust is the most important part of a relationship.

Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, is the god of new beginnings, wisdom, and the remover of obstacles.