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

In Aboriginal Australian mythology, the Dreamtime is not a historical past but an ongoing spiritual dimension.

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

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

Pelé scored over 1,000 career goals, though many came in unofficial matches — his official FIFA-recognized total is 757.

Dressage — precision horse riding — scores horses and riders on over 30 individual movements in a freestyle routine.

Traditional batik fabric dyeing in Indonesia is protected as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Manga's distinctive large eyes were popularized by Osamu Tezuka, inspired partly by Disney characters like Bambi.

Synchronized skating — where teams of up to 20 skaters perform together — is a competitive discipline not yet in the Olympics.