The recorder, now often taught to children, was a serious court instrument in Renaissance Europe.

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony opens with one of the most recognizable motifs in classical music — four notes long.

The word 'punk' originally referred to a prostitute in Elizabethan England before evolving to its modern meanings.

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

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

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

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

The top 10% of people own over 75% of global wealth.

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