The Vikings used to give kittens to new brides as essential household gifts.

The fastest recorded tennis serve exceeded 150 miles per hour.

Islam has five pillars: faith, prayer five times daily, charitable giving, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca.

In Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor rules heaven and earth from his celestial palace.

Gagaku, Japan's imperial court music, is the world's oldest surviving orchestral tradition, dating to the 7th century.

The Banksy shredding incident in 2018 — where a painting shredded itself after auction — actually increased its value.

In Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is the acceptance and appreciation of imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness.

Many Native American languages contain single words that would require whole sentences to express in English.

The Japanese concept of 'Bushido' (way of the warrior) was largely codified in the early 20th century, not feudal Japan.