Approximately 95% of all music downloaded online is done so illegally according to industry estimates.

Beethoven continued composing after going completely deaf, writing his Ninth Symphony while totally deaf.

Olympic weightlifters follow a precise diet and weigh in the day before competition to make their weight category.

The NFL Super Bowl is consistently one of the most-watched annual sporting events in the United States.

The Tour de France has 21 stages over 23 days, covering around 3,500 km of some of Europe's most challenging terrain.

There's a statue of Jason Voorhees, the “Friday the 13th” serial killer, chained to the bottom of a Minnesota lake.

The word 'checkmate' in chess comes from the Persian phrase 'Shah Mat' meaning 'the king is dead.'

About 65% of people prefer texting over talking on the phone.

In Greek mythology, the Fates (Moirai) spun, measured, and cut the thread of every mortal life.