The Great Gatsby was considered a commercial failure when it was first published in 1925.

Chocolate was once used as currency by the ancient Aztecs.

Dressage — precision horse riding — scores horses and riders on over 30 individual movements in a freestyle routine.

Wealth inequality exists in nearly every country.

In Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is the acceptance and appreciation of imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness.

Impressionism, initially mocked as unfinished and messy, transformed into one of the most celebrated art movements in history.

About 1 in 5 people believe they have experienced a paranormal event.

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

Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.