Jazz is one of the few art forms considered uniquely American in origin, developed in New Orleans in the early 1900s.

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

Cultural traditions are often passed down through generations.

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

There's a statue of Jason Voorhees, the “Friday the 13th” serial killer, chained to the bottom of a Minnesota lake.

Wayne Gretzky scored so many goals in his NHL career that if you remove all his goals, he would still be the all-time leader in points.

The tradition of the white wedding dress was popularized by Queen Victoria in 1840 — before that, brides wore any color.

Abstract art didn't begin with Picasso — Wassily Kandinsky is generally credited as the first to paint purely abstract works around 1910.

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