Whistled languages, used in mountain communities, encode full speech — the Silbo Gomero language of the Canary Islands is a UNESCO Heritage.

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

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.

Elvis Presley never wrote any of his own songs.

Shintoism, Japan's indigenous religion, venerates kami — spirits in nature, ancestors, and sacred objects.

Traditional Japanese kabuki theater originally featured women actors — they were banned in 1629, and men have played female roles ever since.

The oldest known musical instrument is a flute carved from a vulture bone, found in Germany and dated to 40,000 years ago.

The fastest recorded serve in tennis by a woman is 220 km/h by Georgina Garcia Perez.

Most people form long-term relationships with someone within their social circle.