Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has been world champion since 2013 and has the highest Elo rating in history.

Most lottery winners lose much of their money within a few years.

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 — a first for a songwriter.

Roughly 10% of people are left-handed.

Couples who live together before marriage have mixed divorce outcomes depending on age and intent.

Christianity has around 2.4 billion followers worldwide — the most followed religion.

The Popol Vuh is the Mayan creation myth — humanity was made from maize after earlier attempts from mud and wood failed.

Elvis Presley never wrote any of his songs — he was almost entirely a performer.

High jumpers use the Fosbury Flop — jumping backwards over the bar — introduced by Dick Fosbury at the 1968 Olympics.