The Stanley Cup has its own bodyguard who accompanies it everywhere it goes.

Haiku poetry traditionally captures a moment in time, contrasting a seasonal reference (kigo) with a cutting word (kireji).

Hip-hop culture originated in the South Bronx in the early 1970s and encompasses DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti art.

Anne Parrish found a childhood book she owned in a Paris bookstore years later.

Manga accounts for about 40% of all printed material sold in Japan.

Yodeling developed in the Alps as a form of long-distance communication between mountains.

About 60% of people live paycheck to paycheck.

Extreme sports athlete Travis Pastrana became the first person to land a double backflip on a motorcycle at X Games 2006.

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