In Japan, there is a word — 'tsundoku' — that means buying books and letting them pile up without reading them.

The Ramayana, one of Hinduism's great epics, tells of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Aboriginal Australians have oral traditions and songlines that preserve ecological knowledge going back tens of thousands of years.

Beethoven continued composing music after becoming deaf.

During his entire lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh is known to have sold only a single painting.

Cultural traditions are often passed down through generations.

A regulation NFL football must be inflated to between 12.5 and 13.5 psi.

Wealth inequality exists in nearly every country.

Chocolate was consumed as a bitter beverage by the Aztecs long before it was made into solid bars.