Fencing is one of only five sports that have been featured at every modern Olympic Games.

Many world mythologies feature a world tree connecting different realms — Yggdrasil in Norse myth, Ashvattha in Hinduism.

The longest recorded point in a professional tennis match lasted over 40 shots.

Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game on March 2, 1962.

Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, is the god of new beginnings, wisdom, and the remover of obstacles.

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

Gymnast Simone Biles has performed skills in competition so advanced they were named after her.

Pantomime as an art form dates back to ancient Rome and Greece.

The human voice is the only musical instrument capable of producing language simultaneously with music.