You are more likely to meet someone with your birthday than you expect.

Fencing's three weapons — épée, foil, and sabre — each have different target areas and scoring rules.

Alfred Hitchcock never won an Academy Award for directing despite five nominations.

The waltz was considered scandalous when introduced in the late 18th century because partners held each other closely.

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

Fortune cookies are not Chinese — they were invented in California in the early 20th century.

The Parthenon has no straight lines — all horizontals slightly curve upward and columns lean slightly inward to appear straight to the human eye.

Free solo climber Alex Honnold climbed El Capitan (900m) in Yosemite without ropes in 3 hours 56 minutes in 2017.

The Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu was so offended she hid in a cave, plunging the world into darkness until the other gods lured her out.