The fastest recorded serve in tennis was 163.7 miles per hour by Sam Groth in 2012.

Shintoism, Japan's indigenous religion, venerates kami — spirits in nature, ancestors, and sacred objects.

The Mona Lisa was considered an unremarkable painting until it was stolen in 1911 — the resulting publicity made it famous.

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows — it was fashionable to shave them in 15th-century Florence.

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 — a first for a songwriter.

More people die taking selfies than from shark attacks in some recent years.

Most people form long-term relationships with someone within their social circle.

Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words still used today, including 'bedroom,' 'lonely,' 'generous,' and 'obscene.'

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