Paganism encompasses a wide range of polytheistic spiritual traditions — many are experiencing modern revivals.

There is a word in Japanese, 'tsundoku', meaning buying books and never reading them.

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

Brandon Lee died during filming due to a prop gun malfunction.

Light behaves as both a particle and a wave simultaneously — this is called wave-particle duality.

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

In Aboriginal Australian mythology, the Dreamtime is not a historical past but an ongoing spiritual dimension.

Synchronized swimming, now called artistic swimming, requires athletes to hold their breath for up to 3 minutes while performing choreography.

Gagaku, Japan's imperial court music, is the world's oldest surviving orchestral tradition, dating to the 7th century.