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

The longest note ever held by a human was over 40 seconds by singer Alpaslan Durmuş.

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.

Sikhism, founded in the Punjab region in the 15th century, is one of the youngest of the major world religions.

The famous 'Wilhelm Scream' sound effect has been used in hundreds of movies since 1951.

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

The British punk rock movement of the 1970s was partly an artistic and political reaction to economic decline.

Hip-hop is now the most-consumed music genre in the United States by streaming volume.

The human voice is the only musical instrument capable of producing language simultaneously with music.