India has the largest vegetarian population in the world, with an estimated 300 to 400 million vegetarians.

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

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Wealth inequality exists in nearly every country.

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More people in the world have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet.

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The fastest Olympic swim races are completed in under 25 seconds.

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The oldest known musical instruments are bone flutes found in Germany dating to at least 40,000 years ago.

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About 60% of people have stayed in a relationship longer than they should have.

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Coyote is a trickster figure in dozens of Native American mythologies across North America.

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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony opens with one of the most recognizable motifs in classical music — four notes long.

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