Jainism, founded in India, is one of the oldest religions and emphasizes non-violence (ahimsa) above all virtues.

The didgeridoo, played by Aboriginal Australians, may be the world's oldest wind instrument — over 40,000 years old.

Fencing's three weapons — épée, foil, and sabre — each have different target areas and scoring rules.

The concept of hell as a place of punishment varies dramatically across world religions — Buddhism's naraka is temporary, not eternal.

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

The Olympic rings represent five inhabited continents.

The world's longest musical piece, 'As Slow As Possible,' is being performed in a German church and will last 639 years.

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

During his entire lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh is known to have sold only a single painting.