The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the US is 2.9 times higher than for white women.

The Vedas, sacred Hindu scriptures, were composed orally for centuries before being written down.

The world's largest drum, Tridandi, is over 13 feet in diameter and weighs 2,000 kg.

Globalization has lowered consumer prices but also suppressed wages in some sectors in developed countries.

The Mona Lisa has no visible eyebrows — they may have been removed during cleaning, or Leonardo simply left them out.

The sitar, fundamental to Indian classical music, has 21 strings — 7 played and 14 sympathetic.

Millionaires often live below their means.

A cricket match at the Test level can last up to 5 days and still end in a draw.

Elvis Presley never wrote any of his songs — he was almost entirely a performer.